[TheForge] Propane vs LPG

[K Mayer]

>Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:07:33 -0400
>From: Bruce Freeman <freemab222 at gmail.com>
>
>I recommend using a tub of "cold" (i.e., ambient temperature) water.
>What you need is heat, not (higher) temperature.  Cold water supplies
>enough heat to the propane to promote vaporization.  "Warm" water just
>adds risk.  This is directly analogous to heating a house in winter
>using a heat pump that is warmed by the "cold" outdoor air.

The relief valve on your typical propane cylinder will not vent until the temperature of the liquid propane is above ~160F.  The cylinder pressure is solely a function of the temperature of the liquid propane (or butane) in the cylinder.

Ken
:-)