Propane tank exchange rant

I exchange my propane tank today and when I bend down to put it away in the garage I get a whiff of propane. I check the valve and it is open about three turns. I take it back and when the manager gives me another the valve is open as well. He then checks the rest and they are all open. WTF He says that they must be shipping them that way. This just sounds wrong. The OPD valve is a safety device I don't think it was intended for them to be shipped that way.

Someone needs to correct this or there is going to be a very bad accident!

The front end manger didn't seem to concerned he closed the ones in the open cage then locked the door and went back in the store.

beerbuddy said:

The front end manger didn't seem to concerned he closed the ones in the open cage then locked the door and went back in the store.

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and now he will sell partially drained bottles. Meanwhile there is a potential for a major explosion and he isn't concerned?

Yeah that doesnt exactly sound too safe..Things go kaboooooom.

Glad you are safe ..

get two tanks... then refill instead of exchanging when firs goes dry... save $$ and you know you are getting a full tank's worth, assuming you drain it before refilling...

Propane refill cost has gone up like everything else..

Thanks, I used to refill and I will again. The only reason I stopped was the pain of waiting for the kid who was too busy pumping gas to fill the tank. Sometimes they would be so busy they would tell me to come back later.

Do you have anything like a health and safety government body.
He's probably breaking all kinds of laws.

Give OSHA an anonymous tip...

call your local Fire Department, or Fire Marshal, that is a severe fire hazard...

I've experienced that too. I've swapped tanks before and had some feel light. That's why I am taking this with me when I swap or fill tanks. It's to verify I get what I pay for.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=66627

does the store sell stick matches? buy some and flick them at the cylinders.

About the only cylinders I bother trading in are the ones that have an expired pressure certification. There is an Ace Hardware not too far away that does tank fills without much waiting.

Don't propane tanks only deliver gas if it is attached to something? I know I have disconnected tanks with the valve open, and you lose a little propane (little whoosh) but it doesn't keep coming out or anything.

The larger non-disposable propane tanks have valves that you can open at will. The disposable cylinders have Schrader valves that are self-sealing.

ColoradoXJ13 said:

Don't propane tanks only deliver gas if it is attached to something? I know I have disconnected tanks with the valve open, and you lose a little propane (little whoosh) but it doesn't keep coming out or anything.

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The new ones have a safety valve to prevent that.

all of these nifty safety features were added so that a complete moron can safely use a propane tank.... certainly not like the good old days.