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0 pointscandiodari3y ago0 comments

I'd never risk that. The pressure that builds up in such a tank, and what happens if you were to somehow dent the tank should scare the crap out of you.

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jnsaff23y ago

Have you handled any of the industrial tanks?

They are absolutely massive. The tank that holds 13kg itself weighs about 30kg. So the amount of force to 'dent' that amount of steel would need to be ridiculous.

The weakest part is (by design) the valve. Technically I rent the bottle and buy the gas. Each refill is an exchange of the bottle after which the bottle gets pressure tested, etc.

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jnsaff23y ago

Have you handled any of the industrial tanks?

They are absolutely massive. The tank that holds 13kg itself weighs about 30kg. So the amount of force to 'dent' that amount of steel would need to be ridiculous.

The weakest part is (by design) the valve. Technically I rent the bottle and buy the gas. Each refill is an exchange of the bottle after which the bottle gets pressure tested, etc.

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