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You might need a horizontal tank.

Liquid Propane requires surface space to “gasify”, and more space the lower the temp. That’s (one reason) why propane “pigs” are horizontal cylinders.

Unfortunately, there aren’t many small horizontal tanks.



Yeah, I researched it after the surprise. Practically for as much propane as I use, it didn't feel worth it to look at larger tanks (there's a price jump, larger ones still have limited lifespan, and smaller is easy to transport/refill). Plus I already had several 20lb tanks kicking around, so teeing them together was the straightforward option.

Down the line I figure I'll be building some sort of generator "shed", and perhaps look at using the generator exhaust to warm the tanks. A loop from the heating system would positively solve the problem, but that feels like way too big of a circular dependency.




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