Tanked Again

Considerably less challenging than my first tank episode (the 5,000 rainwater storage tank in October 2006), this propane tank is nonetheless a welcome and long overdue addition to our home. Just in time for the cold weather, it's single mission for several years will be just to fuel the living room fireplace. Eventually it will also fire up the gas clothes dryer, a convenience we can definitely do without for awhile.


This four-wheeled contraption is a combination ditch digger and mini-bulldozer. The big round disc dug the trench for a 70' poly gas line from the house to the new tank, and the blade expedited the backfill operation.



I designed the tank setup years ago so that the tank itself would be invisible from the road and entry drive. No great foresight on my part; there are enough hideously propane tanks in the front yards of some very nice homes in the area, so that was an obvious mistake to avoid. It sits down beind the driveway's limestone retaining wall, so the filler truck can still access it easily. I'm gonna further dress it up a bit by painting that silly red cap brown, and maybe throw some camo net over the whole thing. Some code says the tank must be reflective colored, but it does not say I can't hide it!