Propane Installation - Positioning of Tanks

[zeehag]

i wanna lay my propane tanks on their side -- i have the regular 20 pound size aluminum tank. can these be laid on their side and still be effective? is there a problem with fluid level and regulator?? is there a problem with fluid coming thru regulator?

[rebel heart]

Page two of this thread; had the same questions myself. In short, propane is a great destroyer of rubber in is liquid form and horizontal tanks are designed to handle that before being delivered to anything that can be be harmed by the fluid.

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...s-48826-2.html

[David M]

I believe you want the gas off the top, not the liquid from the side or the bottom in the supply line. That could be a factor. I don't know for sure.

[GordMay]

Horizontal (usually "ASME") and Vertical (usually "DOT") propane tanks are not interchangeable, and must be stored, filled, and used only in the specified horizontal or vertical mounting position.

[zeehag]

ok--now i know i m gonna die--i will modify my installation... thankyou guys...

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by zeehag

ok--now i know i m gonna die ...

As a nurse, you should have already realized that you were mortal, and were going to die.

[zeehag]

gord--death is the final stage of life, as some would say-- or 10 out of 10 of us die-- we just dont have to do it with a loud BOOM..or tomorrow...i found the tanks for my boat at downwind, and will get later. they make em a lot nicer now than they did when they made my dodge van with the horizontal propane tank mounted under the chassis.....same year my boat was made....

[Unicorn Dreams]

They do make horizontal DOT certified tanks. Don't know who makes them, but my motor home has 2 of them factory installed.
One is too big for boats use i.e. 100 gallons. The other is a 10 gallon horizontal that is ised for the BBQ.
I'll try to find out what brand they are. They atr top valved just like the big horizontal tanks used at homes.

[zeehag]

found horizontal fiberglass and horizontal aluminum at downwind marine, sd...