Engines Propane Conversions. Lawnmower, tractors, generators, pumps, etc...

MN Renovator · 05-07-14, 09:35 PM

To answer two questions on this thread, when you expand liquid propane into a gas, it gets very cold. If you pull it at a high enough rate the tank will feel cold. I learned when running a 100,000BTUhr garage heater with a 20 lb tank that the propane gets too cold to evaporate the gas quick enough from the tank.

"Can I use a 30 lb tank on its side? will that create sloshing? Is it best to have the opening upwards?"

Propane tanks are made to be standing upright. If on its side you will be feeding liquid instead of gas into the regulator. The regulator is designed to work with the gas sourced from the evapoated non-liquid propane at top of the tank.

05-07-14, 09:35 PM	#11
MN Renovator Less usage=Cheaper bills Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 939 Thanks: 41 Thanked 116 Times in 90 Posts	To answer two questions on this thread, when you expand liquid propane into a gas, it gets very cold. If you pull it at a high enough rate the tank will feel cold. I learned when running a 100,000BTUhr garage heater with a 20 lb tank that the propane gets too cold to evaporate the gas quick enough from the tank. "Can I use a 30 lb tank on its side? will that create sloshing? Is it best to have the opening upwards?" Propane tanks are made to be standing upright. If on its side you will be feeding liquid instead of gas into the regulator. The regulator is designed to work with the gas sourced from the evapoated non-liquid propane at top of the tank.