If it’s been awhile since you fired up your old propane grill – and if you’re counting on it to get you through hurricane season – you might be in for an unpleasant surprise. Tom and Mimi Cunningham ...

A dramatic shortage of overfill protection valves has propane retailers scrambling and backyard cooks fuming over empty, obsolete cylinders that should not be filled. Some 37 million to 50 million non ...

If you have an older propane gas tank that has been denied refilling by a retailer, it is probably because it lacks an Overfilling Prevention Device (OPD). As of April 2002, the National Fire ...

As the days grow warmer and longer, pools are uncovered, buds bloom and the smell of a sizzling steak floats through the neighborhood. But before you throw the first burger on the grill, check your ...

It’s time for summer barbequing, so it’s important to know the regulations and safety requirements for small propane tanks. First, all propane tanks 10 gallons (40 lb.) or less must be equipped with ...

Darrel Reifschneider, the longtime president and CEO of Manchester Tank, died Oct. 4 at the age of 91. LP Gas inducted Reifschneider into its Hall of Fame in 2017. Watch his induction speech.

After initial testing of the propane tank that was recovered after an explosion at a West Virginia convenience store, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has concluded that the ...

For people who have not fired up the gas grill in a while, a new law could make old propane tanks obsolete. As of April 1, all propane cylinders are required to have an overfill prevention device or ...