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Propane Tank Filling Safety Warning!
Posted on 17th Sep 2019
Always wear gloves when filling a propane tank?
- Why? To prevent sever frost bite!
- When refueling a propane tank, liquid propane is pumped from a storage tank to your smaller propane tank.
- This liquid propane, can create temperatures as low as 44 below zero .
Without the use of gloves, severe frost bite can occur to any flesh coming in contact with the escaping liquid propane.
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