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Flame King specializes in making propane tanks and cylinders used daily across the globe. You’ll find the quality of our service equals that of the propane tanks we deliver. Like all of our products, each propane tank and cylinder meet or exceeds industry regulations for quality and is manufactured in facilities that have won awards for proactive safety practices and regulations.
Made of steel, Flame King offers a complete line of portable propane cylinders. Flame King’s steel portable propane cylinders come in various sizes ranging from 1 lb. to 420 lb. for recreational, commercial, industrial and home applications. These cylinders are manufactured to Department of Transportation (DOT) or Transport Canada (TC) specifications in facilities that have a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9002 requirements.
Flame King's ASME certified tanks and cylinders are manufactured to ASME specifications in facilities that have a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9002 requirements.
Great tank worth the price it is easy to move around.
First, this tank is designed to hold 80 pounds, or about 19-1/2 gallons. Final weight when filled should be 155 pounds. That's straight from the manufacturer, and a well known rule in the propane industry.
It comes with POL valve installed. POL valves do not fit your typical BBQ, you will need an adapter or a hose with POL - QCC1 type. Also note that POL valves do not have a check valve like the ones on smaller tanks, and if you do not close the valve all the way, propane will escape.
There is no OPD, or Overfill Protection Device. Technically you can overfill the tank, which can be dangerous. There is a liquid bleed valve on the main valve body that you can use to check the level and bleed off any overfill - instructions are right on the tank.
This tank is not pre-purged. The "mystery gas" that is in the tank is just clean dry air. It is meant to create a slight positive pressure so that any minor leak - like from a valve unintentionaly left cracked - will not pull in moisture laden air.
Note that this is NOT just an "overpriced tank with wheels" as one another reviewer noted, it is made to operate vertically or horizontally, which you can not do with the standard FlameKing 100# tank (which I also own). Moving this tank around is ridiculously easy compared to the other one.
Remember that this tank can not be safely transported horzontally, even though it can be used horizontally. That too is printed right on the tank.
Tare weight is incorrect as other posters noted. Mine is stamped 71.4 lbs, actual is 74.9. Not a big deal for me, I have never had a propane station fill by weight.
Quality of the tank body itself is good with good looking welds. Everything else - the collar, handles, wheel assembly - is not that great. Weld quality on some of those items is actually horrible. Tons of spatter, undercutting, etc. However, all welds to the head look a bit on the cold side, no undercutting, so that is a bit of consolation.
Country of manufacture is Taiwan.
Date of manufacture for my tank was 11 months prior to arrival, kind of a bummer but not a huge deal. Despite the minor issues, I would certainly buy another one if I needed it.
This thing is great and I regret nothing about buying it
This tank is kick ass! The wheels make it easy to move and transport. It’s a little expensive but worth it!
What you're getting is the Flame King 100 lb tank with a set of cheap wheels. If you have a dedicated dolly that will save you more than twice the price at the time of my purchase. The axle shaft support tube was unequal on each side. Poor QA on welding material layout. 6 washers were used on the opposing side to make up for the missing support shaft tube on the opposite side. This tank was provided with cheap no-flat tires. Hopefully, they will not be subject to flat spots after the tank is filled (added weight). Buyers need to know the POL valve was not included in the purchase either, so I had to re-order a POL valve to be able to fill the tank to attach my generator to the tank gas supply due to the missing POL valve. Big picture, by ordering the tank with wheels you are getting approximately $15 of material for hundreds of dollars more.
