I left bbq gas tank outside. Is it safe to use it? (washer, insulated)

[charlygal]

Propane tanks are supposed to be stored outside. Look at how they are left outside in front of stores.

[Quietude]

The only possible concern is dirt or corrosion on the connections. Make sure they're clean and crud-free before connecting the BBQ or whatever.

Also know that some spiders love the smell and will build webs on and around the valve, including inside the bronze connector. A quick look and clean-out with a shop rag is always a good idea for a cylinder that's been standing around exposed.

[AlaskaErik]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Propane Cylinder Storage - Safely Storing LP Gas Bottles

That's just the absurd lawyer warning to avoid liability because some people will do stupid things, like store a cylinder right next to a furnace.

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by AlaskaErik

That's just the absurd lawyer warning to avoid liability because some people will do stupid things, like store a cylinder right next to a furnace.

Suit yourself. You asked, I answered.. Glad I'm not living next door though.

[Quietude]

Originally Posted by AlaskaErik

That's just the absurd lawyer warning to avoid liability because some people will do stupid things, like store a cylinder right next to a furnace.

If you ship household goods using ABF or PODS or the like, there is a page of prohibited items - almost entirely haz-mat materials like gasoline, paint thinner etc. Most are mentioned "one and done"...

But propane cylinders are mentioned repeatedly in the instructions and contract with the direst warnings not to pack them in trailers or pods, with threats of high penalties and (more or less) having your stuff dumped in a pile at the nearest depot should one be discovered. They are extremely serious about it, far more than for any other item including liquid gasoline and explosives.

I doubt it's because they don't like the smell.

[AlaskaErik]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Suit yourself. You asked, I answered.. Glad I'm not living next door though.

Don't be surprised if one of your neighbors has a propane cylinder in the garage. Tens of millions of people do.

[maciesmom]

Originally Posted by AlaskaErik

Don't be surprised if one of your neighbors has a propane cylinder in the garage. Tens of millions of people do.

Tens of millions?

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by AlaskaErik

Don't be surprised if one of your neighbors has a propane cylinder in the garage.
Tens of millions of people do.

I keep one in there. It's for the space heater I'll use now and then.

15,000 BtU. Works well.

[wit-nit]

We've had 2 people in our area store propane cylinders in their garage, they now have newly remodeled homes after those homes blew up and burned down. Lucky for them they were not home inside when it happened.

[Zymer]

If a propane tank leaks in an enclosed area, the gas can accumulate. Any sort of spark can set it off, even static electricity.

I grill *a lot*, Summer and Winter, even as low as 15* below zero- meat almost *always* goes on the grill. I keep a half a dozen propane tanks ready, they are *always* stored outside.