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re: Refilling 1 lb propane bottle from 20 lb tank
Posted on 12/17/22 at 1:21 am to SG_Geaux
Posted on 12/17/22 at 1:21 am to SG_Geaux
It’s not stupid. Folks do it all the time.
They sell the connectors on amazon.
The pressure inside a 20lb bottle and a 1lb bottle is the same. The propane will flow into whichever bottle is the coolest once pressured are even.
They sell the connectors on amazon.
The pressure inside a 20lb bottle and a 1lb bottle is the same. The propane will flow into whichever bottle is the coolest once pressured are even.
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Posted on 12/17/22 at 6:14 am to greenbean
Posted on 12/17/22 at 12:08 pm to boudinman
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Dude just buy an adaptor hose and use the 20lb tank.
Why can't people comprehend?
Got a dozen shooting houses and 5 heaters I move around, not going to carry a 20 lb tank around. Some of these shooting houses don't get hunting out of for a couple of years, all depends on the wind, time of day etc.
Posted on 12/17/22 at 2:33 pm to zippyputt
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Car crashes can have fires. Do I think it would be likely…..no. I just decided to spend the extra few $ per year to buy the bottles new. There are DOTD approved refillable 1lb bottles online you can purchase as well. I didn’t use enough to justify doing that either. We used them for sporting events during the winter. Maybe 12 or 13 a year at most.
You do realize hauling a 5 gal can of gas to fill mowers, SxSs, ATVs, etc. is a 1000 times more dangerous?
Posted on 12/17/22 at 2:43 pm to Ingeniero
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Did you never PV=nRT
Would have been ideal
Posted on 12/17/22 at 2:44 pm to greenbean
Everyone saying ideal gas law is forgetting, you’re dealing with a liquid. When you filled it slam full, with the aid of the freezer-induced vacuum, warming back up to room temp caused hydraulic pressure that bulged the bottles. The pressure relief should have vented, but they’re flimsy and don’t work well enough with liquid versus gas. Next time you fill, leave the bottles at room temp, tip your big bottle over such that liquid is flowing, and lift the relief valve a tiny bit with a pair of needlenose until you see it spitting, then stop.
Posted on 12/17/22 at 4:32 pm to greenbean
You blow up that 1lb cylinder refilling it and you most likrlu wont be using any of those stands ever again
Posted on 12/17/22 at 6:35 pm to boudinman
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ou blow up that 1lb cylinder refilling it and you most likrlu wont be using any of those stands ever again
they don't blow up, don't believe movies.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 10:30 pm to greenbean
I’m not really worried about it blowing, more the Gubment fining the hell out of me or throwing me in jail for it. No real worry by them about gas hauling, but they sure seemed to worry about these small tanks and how they are transported.
Don’t get lost in the weeds. Definitely not worth saving $25 in my opinion.
Don’t get lost in the weeds. Definitely not worth saving $25 in my opinion.
Posted on 12/20/22 at 11:33 pm to greenbean
Yet another reason I ditched propane and went back to white gas.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 5:37 am to greenbean
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I read a tip about putting the 1 lb bottles in the freezer before filing (it enables more propane to enter the bottle - due to temp difference between the two). Be careful if you do this, I filled 5 1 lb bottles getting ready for this upcoming cold snap, 4 of them swelled up so much I had to discard them.
I don't refill the green cannisters that you can get at Walmart. Even though people do refill them, they are not really made for that. I bought a Flame King refillable kit. 3 cannisters with the adaptor for your 20lb. tank. Love it. I just don't have the stand. I just put the tailgate of my truck down and put it on a makeshift stand with an old bath chair that I converted.
Flameking
Posted on 12/22/22 at 7:00 am to NATidefan
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Just spend the money and get a hose which will allow you to hook your 20lb bottle to your Mr Buddy heater.
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That's what I did. I still refill some I use for my coleman Lantern though.
I have a propane distribution tree LINK and I screw my lantern to the top of it. I use my hose for my bbq or heater.
I don't use the green bottles ever. I can see if space is a concern but usually, imo, there's room for a 20 lb tank. I use a 5 lb tank on my boat for my heater/bbq because space is a concern.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 7:18 am to greenbean
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Why can't people comprehend?
Got a dozen shooting houses and 5 heaters I move around, not going to carry a 20 lb tank around. Some of these shooting houses don't get hunting out of for a couple of years, all depends on the wind, time of day etc.
Your mistake was posting this on the OT and not the OB.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 7:18 am to greenbean
POLK COUNTY (WCCO) — One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a garage explosion and fire Saturday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office says the incident occurred at 657 U.S. Highway 8 in Apple River Township. Stanley Johnson, 81, was inside the garage “actively filling a small 1 lb LP cylinder from a larger 20 lb tank” when the small tank ruptured and ignited the escaping gas.
Johnson’s wife, 77-year-old Nancy Johnson, was in the garage area when the explosion occurred. She was pronounced deceased on scene.
Stanley Johnson was able to escape the garage. He was transported to Amery Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries
There are video examples of 1lb bottles exploding online. Enough to dissuade me from attempting it.
Stay safe folks!
The Sheriff’s Office says the incident occurred at 657 U.S. Highway 8 in Apple River Township. Stanley Johnson, 81, was inside the garage “actively filling a small 1 lb LP cylinder from a larger 20 lb tank” when the small tank ruptured and ignited the escaping gas.
Johnson’s wife, 77-year-old Nancy Johnson, was in the garage area when the explosion occurred. She was pronounced deceased on scene.
Stanley Johnson was able to escape the garage. He was transported to Amery Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries
There are video examples of 1lb bottles exploding online. Enough to dissuade me from attempting it.
Stay safe folks!
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 7:21 am
Posted on 12/22/22 at 10:54 am to boudinman
If you flip the 20# tank upside down doesnt the Over Pressure Device valve (float) shut off flow???
Posted on 12/22/22 at 11:56 am to SCTiger
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If you flip the 20# tank upside down doesnt the Over Pressure Device valve (float) shut off flow?
Never had a problem with it.
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