This is why you burn them off and fill them with water...yes..no....maybe?maccas66 wrote:If you take the valves out, air can then enter the tank, making it an explosive mix, then all you need is a spark and whooska!, ,,,,,,,,,,, whats stopping it happening?
I think it is some what luck of the draw.....but hopefully somebody else can tell you more than that....DUAYNE B wrote:Howdy, Thanks for the advice Macca, the tanks had been open for a few weeks before i got them, the propane place takes them out when they get them so they can scrap them. Filled one with water today and cut the end off. first time for propane tank lol, have cut and modified many gas tanks, but newbie to propane tanks, got some pics and will figure how to get them on here , its that time now, So how much distortion should i expect cutting the door, am using plasma cutter for it. was gonna do some hinging first though,
dcman wrote:I thought I read that he filled it with water and cut it.....or are you pointing out it had the valve removed and time passed before it was filled up?
I would say as long as the valve was out and just sitting there open....that's okay....as long as it was on the other guys location....which it was....maccas66 wrote:dcman wrote:I thought I read that he filled it with water and cut it.....or are you pointing out it had the valve removed and time passed before it was filled up?
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