I agree. And I know Ragasco tests what happens to a composite tank in
a fire. It will not explode. Here is a video:
http://www.ragasco.com/files/documen...pg_complet.wmv


"RL" == Roger Long writes:

RL If you had a fire hot enough to burn through a fiberglass propane tank, I
RL think the gas release would be the least of your worries by the time it
RL happened. Having a fire start because a steel tank rusted through would
RL worry me a lot more.

RL --
RL Roger Long




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Don't know, but the nmaker states that "UV protection Both the
pressure vessel and the outer casing is protected by using UV
additives in the material"


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On 10 Apr 2008 08:37:08 +0200, Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen
wrote:

Don't know, but the nmaker states that "UV protection Both the
pressure vessel and the outer casing is protected by using UV
additives in the material"


Maybe so, but it looks like regular old fiberglass to me. I think I'd
paint it if it were mine. But then, I'm inclined to a belt and braces
myself.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
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On Apr 9, 8:34 pm, Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen ole-
wrote:
I agree. And I know Ragasco tests what happens to a composite tank in
a fire. It will not explode. Here is a video:http://www.ragasco.com/files/documen...pg_complet.wmv

But it will burn like a torch until the gas is all gone and it will
probably fall over since the supports will all melt... All I know
about it is what I read on the executive summary he

http://www.cabinetheatersafety.com/i...fm?pageid=3282.

There is a link to the video and a full report on the site also. It
was worth reading the whole summary report. It seems that the plastic
tanks all fail at the joint between the tank and valve and then vent
until empty. Steel tanks vent when the internal pressure gets very
high and then close again when the pressure drops. They didn't test
AL tanks. If they burn that would be the worst case, but I don't
think they would at those temps. Seems to me that steel would be the
least horrible in a fire all else being equal.

-- Tom.