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bradenl123:
Thank you. Yeah as much as I desperately want a BC-1 or a TJ-066 I can't justify the 1600$ thats a new espresso machine, a portaspresso, a new HG-1 grinder, a lever machine, you get the point. I believe I will get the standard with no extra motor or drum. I will get the solid with 72 motor. I like the idea of adding some insulation and wondered if Mr. Li would add a .5"-1" stainless steel duplicate of what is already the body (if that makes sense...like a shell...essentially what the fat husky mod was for the drum but for the Huky itself.)  and then I can stuff high temp insulation inside of it (just to make it look more elegant...I have seen the insulation mods  ;D) I want to roast max capacity eventually so probably getting the 5.0kpa would be good. It is funny because I read all this stuff about gas and it makes me nervous and I have grown up in house with oxygen tanks and propane tanks down in the basement with no ventilation (my mom makes lampwork beads in a torch...nothing to do with lamps) but reading all this stuff about gas has me nervous. I am roasting in my garage with garage door open and I am roughly 3 feet away from door...Should I store propane tank outside and what is the average tank size people are getting (what supplier as well)?

Sorry for the rant,

Braden

edtbjon:
You don't need a big gas tank, as the Huky burner is very efficient. I use a 2kg (4.5lb) small tank in my kitchen and that tank will last for several months. Even a tank in the 20-40lb range is portable, so lugging it in and out of the garage shouldn't be a problem. (A 20lb tank should last at least a year if roasting for yourself and family.)
If you adapt normal precautions, like checking your connections with soapy water now and then, you should be fine with roasting in a garage. If the door is open, the gas should find its way out as its heavier than air.
Just for the fun of it, I just found and ordered a small electronic propane sensor, which I'll hook up to to an Arduino. If you arn't inclined to messing with electronics and programming, there are gas detection devices available online somewhere.

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