Propane tank refinishing

mung · October 03, 2014, 05:17:28 AM

I have one of these on my boat. More important on a boat than a bus but still a good investment.

http://www.fireboy-xintex.com/S-1A.htm

treeplanter · October 03, 2014, 08:16:07 AM

I repainted my forklift style tank, it was not as rusty as yours, i researched this type of tank and it did not require a recert, my tank has valves for liquid and vapor, liquid for the generator, i replaced all the valves with opd built into them, replaced the regulator with an two stage type, blew out the tank with air covered the inlets while i sanded off the minor rust old paint, replaced the filler fitting and hose , added a shut off to the filler hose,added a lpg gauge to monitor fuel level, applied new lpg decals.

chessie4905 · October 03, 2014, 01:50:02 PM

What is that cable looking stuff with the turnbuckle hooked to it in the picture of your tank?

pennuja · October 05, 2014, 02:23:03 PM

Quote from: chessie4905 on October 03, 2014, 01:50:02 PM
What is that cable looking stuff with the turnbuckle hooked to it in the picture of your tank?

That is the way that they mounted it, I would not have done it that way but it has been in there forever and is still fine so I am going to leave it. The aircraft cable is rubber coated and is not digging into the tank.

pennuja · October 05, 2014, 02:31:50 PM

I was out working on the bus and grabbed a couple of pictures of the generator and noticed that there is a regulator there that may account for why there was nothing connected to the liquid connection on the tank.

Lin · October 05, 2014, 03:08:48 PM

Generally, something that uses a large volume of propane connects to a liquid port and has a vaporizer close to the machine to vaporize the liquid propane so the generator, in this case, can run on gas. The vaporizer uses water temperature exhaust heat, or even an electrical element to vaporize the liquid propane. Your picture is the vaporizer. Many times it is recommended to have an automatic shutoff valve before the vaporizer in case of some serious leak. Do you have one?

pennuja · October 05, 2014, 03:15:21 PM

There is definitely one there, but now that you mention it I should become more familiar with where they are.

I am pretty sure for every drop there is a valve but some are not quite right next to the drop.