Noob question.
I live in Iowa, last night it was 7 degrees fahrenheit outside.
I have a 125cf 75/25 tank and it's probably about 80% full, and It never even dawned on me that the cold might hurt it. I would think that since its technically a liquid gas under pressure, the lower temp would just make the pressure go down a little bit, and putting it in heat would raise it back up.

Its in a garage that's insulated, we've ordered a 60,000 btu gas furnace for the garage but our installer is a few weeks out.
thanks

 

it might blow up and spread your body parts all over the garage. but i wouldnt worry about that.

 

you will be ok, the pressure of the gas decreases when temp decreases.

 

is there not a pressure release valve on it?

 

L O F'n L !!!

 

Pv=nRT owns you.

 

if that were the case than there would not be any portable welders in canada or russia. most trucks now have the cylinders mounted outside so they are exposed to all kinds of elements. i haven't seen or heard of one blowing up or discharging due to weather conditions and i know of a lot that have seen way colder than -40

 

some places chill the bottles while they fill them because you can get more gas that way... same with nitrous refill stations.. they chill the bottle and then fill it..

 

Where do you think your local Air Gas supply keeps their bottles? Outside! :-)

 

Uh it wont be a problem. We used to have our bottles hangin out on our mobile rig in -25 or worse weather. windchill sometimes got below -50.

 

that makes no difference to the bottle, just you.