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In article <896978763.697531@iris.nyx.net>, <rsingh@nyx10.nyx.net>
wrote:
> The Webber model came with a tank equipped with OPD (overfilling
> protection device) and the connection to the hose is a "Quick
> Disconnect" type. This type of connection is also known as "Hansen" or
> "Type II" connection. Even though the Webber models have a handy "fuel
> gauge", being the engineer that I am, I decided to invest in a spare
> tank so that I never run out of propane in the middle of cooking.

Being the engineer that you are, I am sure you considered the *total*
cost of having the fail-safe container filled with propane.  This of
course includes the small but non-zero risk that the second tank will
leak propane while in storage.  I hope you're not planning to keep it
in your garage or, God forbid, your house.

> Sears & OSH only sell tanks with Type I connectors (threads on the
> outside), Target does not sell any tanks, and the Home Depot has the
> "Blue Rhino" exchange service which is a rip off.

Yeah, and fairly brutal one.  I'm not sure why *anyone* does this.
The prices are absolutely ridiculous.  I've seen propane tank
exchanges that cost around half that, for those who like the
convenience enough to pay that small premium.  Me, I prefer to know
where exactly my propane tanks have been and how exactly they've been
treated through their lives.  I don't much care for the idea of
keeping that quantity of volatile LP on hand in a tank that has been
thrown into the back of Bubba's pickup with carefree abandon.

Can't help you with your actual query; just a little extra food for
thought.
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