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Subject:Re: must a propane tank be cylindrical?
From:Deborah Walters
Date:Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:17:47 -0400

on 6/5/02 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor at LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
wrote:

> Must a propane tank be cylindrical to hold the gas safely?

Just had this conversation with my Fire Chief Saturday after responding to a
fuel spill.  YES, tanks that hold pressurized gas must be cylindrical and
have rounded (cupped) ends for strength - to keep the pressure from busting
out the sides of the tank.

deb
85 Westy "Gypsy"

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