To make your grill last longer, you should definitely get a cover. They're only about $25 to $50 and that alone will keep the direct sun off the tank. I have a CYV that faces east and my backyard gets sun all afternoon, so it's shaded in the morning by the house but gets sun afternoon, no problems in almost 10 years.
One tip is to buy two tanks, nothing worse then to be in the middle of grilling something and you're tank runs out.They're about $30 each at Ace Hardware. I'm not a big fan of Blue Rhino and taking tanks back and forth, you never know what tank you're going to get, something old and beat up, and you have to hassle with Lowes or someone else. Living in the south area, I use the Ace Hardware in the Wildwood Shopping Center, just drive your car around the back and leave the tank, they're usually an attendant there. He'll fill them up and you pay by the weight, when one runs out, you got a couple of months to get it filled because you're using the other tank.
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