Be sure to wear work gloves for protection against sharp edges or burrs in the metal. Steel, stainless steel, cast iron, brass, and aluminum parts can be recycled at your local scrap metal dealer, or at some recycling centers.
Visit earth Many plastic parts can also be recycled; follow local municipal guidelines for plastic recycling. Insulator cones, door magnets, logs, lava rocks, weight plates, wheels, and regulator hose assemblies should be disposed of in your standard domestic garbage waste disposal system. The purpose of this is to prevent you from refilling one of those cylinders at your local propane refiller.
The tank can only be refilled by them due to some sort of magnetic interlock, for which they have the key. It is June and that means summertime! Yes, you can scrap empty gas bottles but I don't suggest that you scrap any gas bottle you find. Gas bottles , like the ones that you see gathered on the backs of stake trucks are nearly percent of the time meant for commercial use.
These types of gas bottles are manufactured using a steel alloy or aluminum. If you don't want to go to the trouble of selling them yourself, several propane dealers in the area will take them off your hands. Metal recycling firms will accept old propane tanks if you knock the valve off and puncture the can to allow any residual gas to escape. How much is an empty propane tank worth?
Category: automotive green vehicles. An empty 20 lb tank will hold about 4. The exchange is about the same price. Will Home Depot take old propane tanks? Can you leave propane tank outside in winter? Store the Tank Outside. Does Home Depot exchange propane tanks? Does Walmart take back propane tanks? Where can I return empty propane tanks? NEVER keep a filled cylinder inside a hot vehicle. You can use our Location Finder to find local retailers who sell AmeriGas propane. Most retail locations have grill tanks available for both sale and exchange, so you can return your old grill tank and get a new one in one simple step!
Some retailers can refill your old grill tank instead. The location finder lets you know what services you will find at your local retailer. Where to Buy Propane Tanks From grilling and tailgating to generators and patio heating, we're wherever you need us! You can get them re-certified for an additional 5 years but it may not be worth it depending on what they charge to do it. Grandparents owned a hardware store Good Luck! Posted by: Racer X.
THEN you can recycle them. Their staff usually don't check dates, and some don't even know they exist. So someone on CL could use an expired one for exchange for a "full" one. Edited 1 time s. Posted by: testcase. Unlike gasoline, propane has a shelf life of decades. Posted by: billb. Yes, good swap fodder. Posted by: MarkD. I had a tank a local propane dealer refused to refill because it needed to be recertified. Not economically feasible to recertify.
Went to home depot because Amerigas said on the Home Depot web site "We take any tank, no matter the condition". One of the better and the most interesting articles including reader comments I found about the refill or swap issue was [www. The metal would not take the tank unless a hole was cut into the tank.
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