CLeaning a propane tank residual smell in winter?

HuskerMan · 12-09-2018, 06:17 PM

What’s the best way to clean the potential residual smell of a propane tank in the winter when you can’t let the soap/water combination sit for a week in it? Would hate for the tank to expand and get out of round if all the water froze.

sjb67 · 12-09-2018, 07:04 PM

I cut mine then built a fire in it

Kmm · 12-09-2018, 07:59 PM

How big is the tank? It would have to get pretty cold to freeze a large tank solid in one week. A simple solution to keep it from freezing would be to toss a heavy tarp over it and fire up a torpedo heater once a day for a couple hours. Insulated blankets would also help. A simple aquarium aeration pump dumping air into the water would also work...just be careful not to use too much soap or it will foam excessively.

cholloway · 12-10-2018, 10:54 AM

Just don't fill the tank completely full and leave
it open on top to expell anything.

12-09-2018, 06:17 PM	#1
HuskerMan Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-05-12 Location: Wahoo,Ne	CLeaning a propane tank residual smell in winter? What’s the best way to clean the potential residual smell of a propane tank in the winter when you can’t let the soap/water combination sit for a week in it? Would hate for the tank to expand and get out of round if all the water froze.

12-09-2018, 07:04 PM	#2
sjb67 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-12-16 Location: Mineral Wells, Texas	I cut mine then built a fire in it __________________ Homebuilt offset stick burner, XL Big Green Egg, offset vertical, soon a Homebuilt gravity feed.

12-10-2018, 10:54 AM	#4
cholloway Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-10-11 Location: East of Atlanta, GA. Name/Nickname : Colin	Just don't fill the tank completely full and leave it open on top to expell anything. __________________ Colin - "Drinking alcohol can cause memory loss... or worse, memory loss" New Braunfels Hondo Offset New Braunfels Bandera (Refurbished & Improved) Char-Broil 450 (Purchased new in 1981) 1996 Blue Weber SS Performer Weber charcoal Go-Anywhere 2 Weber SJSs & modified stock pot Mini-WSM Weber rotisserie, Rib-O-Lator & Smokenator system Blackstone Tailgater Combo & STOK Island gasser

12-09-2018, 07:59 PM	#3
Kmm On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-30-16 Location: Varna,il	How big is the tank? It would have to get pretty cold to freeze a large tank solid in one week. A simple solution to keep it from freezing would be to toss a heavy tarp over it and fire up a torpedo heater once a day for a couple hours. Insulated blankets would also help. A simple aquarium aeration pump dumping air into the water would also work...just be careful not to use too much soap or it will foam excessively.