Description
Compact cylinders earn their place where a permanent tank cannot go — balconies, trailers, kitchens and workshops.
Best suited to intermittent duty — a weekend, a shift, an event — rather than continuous heating.
Filled to the 80% limit this vessel holds about 38 gallons of propane — roughly 3 million BTU, or about 161 lb of product. On a 30,000 BTU/hr appliance that is around 116 hours of burn time from a full fill.
The next size down is 24 gallons and the next up is 57. Stepping up costs less than most people assume once freight is counted only once.
Technical details
- Total capacity: 47 gallons
- Usable propane at 80% fill: approximately 38 gallons
- Weight of propane when filled: approximately 161 lb
- Heat content at full fill: approximately 3 million BTU
- Nominal cylinder rating: 200 lb
- Installation: Above ground
- Condition: Confirmed on your invoice
- Fuel: Propane / LPG
Getting it on site
Above ground means the vessel can be repainted, re-valved and re-certified in place. Over a thirty-year life that accessibility is worth more than the visual advantage of burying it.
This is supplied as equipment, not as an installed service. NFPA 58 and your local authority govern how and where it may be set.
Certification and paperwork
Whether new or certified used, nothing ships without a live stamp, a passed pressure test and the documentation to prove both.
The gauge and the relief valve get particular attention — an unreadable gauge causes bad decisions and a tired relief valve causes worse ones.
Worth knowing before you buy
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.
Buy the documentation, not just the steel. A vessel without a legible stamp and a test record is worth a fraction of one with both, whatever the listing says.
