LP Gas, January 2012

An estimated 60 million 1 pound disposable propane bottles are used each year in the United States with many ending up in landfills if not recycled forklift cylinder type filler and a 420 pound cylinder type filler End users may have their cylinders refilled only by a certified propane dealer or someone trained in the transfer of LP gas much like the refilling process for 20 pound grill cylinders Instructions for filling the 1 pound cylinders are included in the Propane Education Research Councils PERC updated Dispensing Propane Safely training program see sidebar page 21 LPG For 28 years you may have known us as Tarantin Tank Equipment Company Our new name better reflects who we are today a specialized wholesale distributor of propane equipment hearth and outdoor living products If you dont know us yet we invite you to find out all we have to offer A wide variety of products equipment and services in three business segments Tanks Equipment Leisure Lifestyle Products Technical Engineering Solutions Seven regional distribution facilities Next day delivery Unparalleled customer service Knowledgeable staff Full support a nd training on everything we sell To learn more or to schedule an appointment with one of our sales professionals call 800 922 0724 TECHNOLOGY Continued from page 20 need to buy two so they have one for a spare Fleetwood expects the refillables to be popular among the many ice fishermen in Tri Gas northwest Michigan region to heat and light their shanties The plant manager is also a heavy user of the small propane bottles for lanterns heaters and torches and says the refillable cylinder makes sense for him There really is quite a few uses but I do think you have to be an outdoorsman and sportsman to make it really worth your while he says Mark Holloway president of Modern Gas in Albany Ga also bought a pack of 20 1 pound refillable cylinders and had sold half of them as of December He hopes such a product would motivate manufacturers to design lawn and landscape equipment to run specifically on propane I was more excited about it from the lawn and landscape side he says I felt like if somebody came out with this it wouldnt be long before the manufacturers would come out with the equipment to go with it Marketers can purchase a filling kit for the 1 pound refillable cylinders with two types of dispensers a 335 pound Tarantin Industries Inc Its who we are Specialized Wholesale Distributing Its what we do 22 LPGas January 2012 www LPGasmagazine com