02-16-2016, 11:55 PM
(02-16-2016, 07:13 PM)EdK Wrote: How do you guys transport your tanks of gas? Is it OK to lay them down while transporting them?
Ed
Depends on your LWS. Around here they tell you no, but if it is an inert gas - some of them sort of "look the other way" while you are loading it in your vehicle. Some of them will not allow you to load cylinders in anything but a truck with an open bed, and they have to be secured vertically. No car trunks, no panel vans, no pick-ups with camper shells.... no enclosed vehicles period. So it all depends on how badly they want your business. Rest assured though, if you have an "incident" on the way home they will swear on a stack of bibles that they specifically told you not to transport them that way.
Find a friend with a pick-up truck or rent one (our local Home Depot is pretty cheap) or the other option is to just pay them to deliver it and be done with it, if you can't find a place that will let you do your own transport.
And as Arvid said, you'll have to decide if you want to buy or lease. In these parts, you can only purchase the smaller cylinders now days. The larger ones are lease only. 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. The rate per year gets cheaper with the longer the lease and the initial fill is free. I would suggest you shop around a bit before laying your plastic on the counter. Seems every place is different with their rates and policies.
I currently own 5 of my cylinders, and I'm leasing 2 more. The problem with owning them sometimes is that some places don't want to refill them for you. Especially when the place you bought them from has long since gone under. It can be a real adventure.
Willie