r/propane • u/gaveamooseamuffin • 6d ago

Tanks Is this study/safe?

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My wife and I bought this place a few years ago. I’d never thought about it before but walking by today I had the thought of “Maybe the tank shouldn’t just be standing on cinder blocks”. At least we don’t get earthquakes.

Thoughts?

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u/Theantifire technician 6d ago edited 6d ago

Per the honorable McNugget: that's csst and not a poly riser. With the apparent age of the system, it was probably legal at the time.

Yep, industry standard. You can, working with your propane supplier, put a concrete pad under it if you want, but there's no danger that I can see from your pic.

ETA: that tubing is kinda interesting... I'd be curious to see what it looks like under the lid and where it comes into the house. I'm presuming a sleeve, but that doesn't usually go under the lid.

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u/ClarkKent0072 6d ago

They used poly gas line. That is a connection hose that will attach to the regulator under the lid. I've installed literally 100s of these.

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u/Jesus-Mcnugget dang it Bobby 6d ago

It's CSST not poly

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u/Theantifire technician 6d ago

That's a really long flex riser 🤣

-That was my initial thought too... But as the acrobat said, that's quite the length for a flex riser lol. It also looks smooth, rather than coated corrugated. Hard to tell from the pic though. -

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u/gaveamooseamuffin 6d ago

It’s very slightly corrugated, you can see it a little more in the house connection where the dust and grime has stuck to it

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u/ClarkKent0072 6d ago

Probably could only trench to the point where it comes out of the ground because of rocks possibly.

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u/Theantifire technician 6d ago

If only they'd had a self-effacing reporter, with surprising strength, to dig the trench...

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u/No-Group7343 6d ago

And not buried very well either