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    250 propane tank build

    showing the progression on my smoker build. started this project last fall and have enjoyed working on it a bit at a time over the past 7 months. Hoping to finish it up over the next few weekends. features: Trailer build with single 1/2” 3x5 steel beam. Cross members are 1/2” 5x5 angle iron all...
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    Riddle me this one...

    So tonight I dumped out 20 gallons of water, filled the tank slowly in one of the 2 ports, put the sensor in the other port as air was blowing out the hole. sensor read around 4500ppm. I duct taped a Empty 55 gallon bag to the second port, collected about 20 gallons of air and tied it off w...
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    Riddle me this one...

    yep!! Plan on it .
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    Riddle me this one...

    Looks like both of your replies could be correct. Looking at the Lel monitor indicates that it measures a variety of gases including oxygen, ammonia , propane, methane, natural gas, formaldehyde hydrogen sulfide ,carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide ,hydrogen and includes the word “etc”.. so no...
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    Riddle me this one...

    So I have a 250 Gallon propane tank and I am hoping to make my second smoker build with. The first one was about 150 gallons ,I finished that a couple years ago. I found this one a month ago, valves open and setting empty in a field. Filled it full to the rim of water and Dawn dish detergent...
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    Mercaptan?

    purchased a lel propane gas meter with a led display that shows ppm. for $30 with shipping I couldent come up with a reason not to buy it. hoping to cut into this bad boy soon. insides soaking in water and detergent.
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    Mercaptan?

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    Mercaptan?

    Thanks for the good info and yes Thank you for the information, that was exactly what I was looking for. The amount of time it would take if the tank just sat open. I filled the tank full of water and dawn dish soap yesterday. It was windy outside and I filled it slowly over 5 hours as to keep...
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    Mercaptan?

    thanks for thanks for the info. I’ll try it out. ive been experimenting a bit with the setup to determine if I’m going all in. I dumped 8-10 gallons of water in the tank. Moved it around a bit and pulled it back out. collected around5 gallons. I see the oils are at the top and have...
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    Mercaptan?

    Thanks for the idea!! Thanks for the reply, sounds like that would work for the displaced air / gas that’s currently in the tank, Any thoughts on how bad the smells are from the water that is released during cutting ?
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    Mercaptan?

    Hello all, Looking for advice. I have picked up a 250 gallon propane tank, valves are out and looking to start working on it. Problem is I live in a residential area and have neighboring homes on all 4 sides. im looking to fill the tank w water and detergent but am concerned that I’m going to...
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    Smokestack with no firebox

    Hoping it will work like or close to a reverse flow... experienced builders let me know if I'm wrong. That's why I logged on here to get honest feedback.
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    Smokestack with no firebox

    Yes coals under the meat but with a stainless plate 22" x 4' about 2 inches under the grate (between meat and coals)
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    Smokestack with no firebox

    The pic shows the inside wood/coal tray pulled out. I have to line it with perforated stainless or something to hold the fuel inside. I picked up this piece from a scrapyard. It's s 1/4" steel for a ramp off a industrial trailer. Heavy!! Once locked in place the end plate won't be going anywhere.
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