Refilling Propane Tanks

[Gina D.]

I am certified in AZ for propane pumping. You can not fill on the tongue there either. Tank must be sitting on the ground.

That said, Motorhome tanks are not removable, and they are filled in the coach all the time. They are configured differently.

[floyd]

Originally Posted by Gina D.

I am certified in AZ for propane pumping. You can not fill on the tongue there either. Tank must be sitting on the ground.

That said, Motorhome tanks are not removable, and they are filled in the coach all the time. They are configured differently.

Why not? Is it just because it's the law? Or is it the danger of static discharge, which could be eliminated to the same degree as sitting the tank on the ground by simply lowering the tongue jack to contact the ground.
Don't you use static cables during the transfer anyway?

[Raz]

I bet static is exactly the reason.

[BCDave]

If it is "the law" then remember that "way back in the whens" there may have actually been a valid reason, but politicians (of ANY stripe) now operate on the basis of "if it is logical. reasonable and safe, BAN it!"

[Roger C H]

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[Kenny Strong]

I was told, while traveling through Canada, that the tank must be removed, to be set in the scales, which we did... we traveled in cold weather, and did it a few times.

Later kenny