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07-03-2016, 12:07 AM
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54 Flying Cloud
1967 20' Globetrotter
1954 22' Flying Cloud
Grand Rapids
, Minnesota
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 173
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Considering new Fiberglass Propane Tanks
They're 50% lighter, won't explode and are corrosion proof. Anyone have these yet?
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07-03-2016, 03:32 AM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
xxxxx
, xxxxxx
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,349
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I considered them until I read on the Viking FAQ page that they had to be recertified every 5 years.
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10-22-2016, 01:48 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Goliad
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 55
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According to the US code DOT-SP 12706 the recert is every 10 years.
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Goliad, Texas
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10-22-2016, 04:36 AM
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Rivet Master
2017 30' Classic
Loretto
, Ontario
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 507
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Interesting. I assume its 50% lighter than steel.
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10-22-2016, 05:32 AM
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Rivet Master
2016 23' International
Centennial
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,684
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What is involved with recertifying them? The lower weight and fireproof features are appealing.
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10-22-2016, 05:42 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mantua
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,062
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Wasn't there a recall on those a few years ago? I'd check that out, otherwise seems like a good idea.
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10-22-2016, 06:04 AM
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Site Team
2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,654
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IIRC they can only be filled at certain filling stations which are not readily available. Otherwise great idea!
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10-22-2016, 06:17 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Goliad
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 55
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I fill my own tanks from my house tanks but the recall bothers me. Going to check that out as well
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Goliad, Texas
The Birth Place of S. Texas Ranching
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10-22-2016, 06:36 AM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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, At Large
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by avionstream
Wasn't there a recall on those a few years ago? I'd check that out, otherwise seems like a good idea.
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http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/cylinder-recall
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10-22-2016, 07:13 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1954 25' Cruiser
Bern - Thun
, Berner Oberland
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 87
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Links the gas bottle in the middle comes a gas tank, right, the aggregate for the vacuum toilet.
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10-22-2016, 07:58 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 31' Sovereign
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,017
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IMO not a good idea as have had tank come loose drag on pavement 2 times, firmly fastened? No covers. One ruined banana wrap. Luckily hose held tank from going under AS. These are 40# aluminum tanks, no damage to them either time except one surface scratches not deep so will easily sand out w/1000 wet or dry sand paper. If fiberglass would they break?
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10-22-2016, 03:26 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1954 25' Cruiser
Bern - Thun
, Berner Oberland
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 87
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Hans627
I had the plan to install a larger gas tank. But if the tank is empty, I need to find an LPG filling station to refuel with the trailer somewhere. The gas bottle here I can redeem on any campsite or in a shopping center. You pay once a deposit and then the price of gas for the newly filled bottle.
Greetings from Switzerland - Werner
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10-22-2016, 03:40 PM
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser6483
Hans627
I had the plan to install a larger gas tank. But if the tank is empty, I need to find an LPG filling station to refuel with the trailer somewhere. The gas bottle here I can redeem on any campsite or in a shopping center. You pay once a deposit and then the price of gas for the newly filled bottle.
Greetings from Switzerland - Werner
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Werner, how much gas do they put in tanks in Switzerland? In the US the standard propane tank holds 20 lbs.
But if you use the "exchange" program, the 20 lb tank is only filled with 15 lbs of propane.
I'm curious if they do the same short-fill in Switzerland.
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10-22-2016, 06:11 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1954 25' Cruiser
Bern - Thun
, Berner Oberland
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 87
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markdoane
For individuals, the amount of gas does not really matter. From 300 kilos (= 661,387 lbs), you need a permit, so for Commercial Transportation. Normal installation in a trailer or in a motorhome = space for 2 x 11 Kg (24.2508 lbs) gas cylinder, inside or outside, you then exchanges the empty to full. In the same size, there are also gas tank bottles (for safety reasons the capacity is only 80%). In my motorhome Renault Master L "Pössl" the tank bottles are filled from the outside. They must refuel itself.
In my Cruiser is a normal 11 kg steel bottle to replace, plus a 20 Kg (44.09246 lbs) Gas tank with outside filling. In my "pictures" is the floor plan with marked gas tanks.
Greetings - Werner
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10-22-2016, 10:49 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1954 25' Cruiser
Bern - Thun
, Berner Oberland
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 87
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Sorry...
"In my Cruiser is a normal 11 Kg FIBERGLASS bottle...."
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10-26-2016, 08:21 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2004 30' Classic
San Antonio
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 95
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Quote:
Originally Posted by avionstream
Wasn't there a recall on those a few years ago? I'd check that out, otherwise seems like a good idea.
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Viking propane cylinders were not affected by the recall. Lite Co of Tn was the culprit.
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10-26-2016, 09:11 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 25' FB Flying Cloud
Davenport
, Iowa
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,145
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With OXYGEN, STEEL AND ALUMINUM TANKS are filled to 2200 lbs., the FIBERGLASS TANKS could be filled to 3000 lbs. My concern to the tank would be temperature and solar exposure and "bruising" that could occur from road debris if not protected.
The Vapor pressure in a propane tank is 128 PSIG @ 80 degrees.
mike
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10-26-2016, 09:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 25' FB Flying Cloud
Davenport
, Iowa
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,145
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The information was from PROPANE CARBS.COM
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