Description
Where space is measured in inches rather than feet, a cylinder this size is usually the only thing that will fit the brief.
Commonly used on food trucks, campers, market stalls and anywhere the appliance moves with the cylinder.
Filled to the 80% limit this vessel holds about 5 gallons of propane — roughly 0 million BTU, or about 21 lb of product. On a 30,000 BTU/hr appliance that is around 15 hours of burn time from a full fill.
The smallest capacity we list in this class. Anything more demanding moves you to the 24 gallon.
Specification
- Rated water capacity: 6 gallons
- Usable propane at 80% fill: approximately 5 gallons
- Weight of propane when filled: approximately 21 lb
- Energy held when full: approximately 0 million BTU
- Nominal cylinder rating: 200 lb
- Installation: Above ground
- Certification: ASME stamped
- Condition: Confirmed on your invoice
- Fuel: Propane / LPG
Getting it on site
Surface installation keeps the whole vessel inspectable. Coating faults, valve seepage and gauge problems are all visible before they become expensive, which is the main argument for staying above ground where the site allows it.
Installation is a licensed trade. We will get the vessel to your site on an insured carrier; setting, connecting and commissioning it is work for a qualified propane contractor.
Condition and certification
We verify the stamp and pressure test the vessel before it leaves the yard, and the paperwork for your exact unit goes out with the order.
Fittings are verified before the vessel leaves the yard: relief valve condition, gauge operation, and clean threads on every connection.
Before you commit
Think about the delivery vehicle as well as the tank. A site a bulk truck cannot reach turns a cheap refill into an expensive one for the rest of the tank’s life.
Size against the real load, not the optimistic one. A vessel one size too small costs more across ten years of refills than the larger one did on the day you bought it.
