Refilling Propane Cylinders..?

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I have been doing this for years. Filling the little green cylinders for camping from my bbq tank.

There is a big, fat warning on the side of the green cylinders telling you how dangerous it is.

Personally, I think it is just because they want to keep selling cylinders.

Anyone ever have a problem doing this?
 
A couple of guys I wheel with refill the little green cylinders. He can't remember where he purchased the adapter and hose but I'm sure there is something available on the web.
 
If they did, they probably don't have fingers anymore and can't type : )

Google "Toronto propane explosion"...

I guess the way to go is take a new green bottle, check the pressure, then go to maybe 75% when you refill, don't know how many cycles those little guys are good for....
 
The Toronto thing happened because the mayor has his head up his ass trying to ban handguns and close every range within 100 km instead of policing the safety code that is already on the books.

The little cylinders have a blow off valve built in. I wouldn't worry about the cylinder letting go. Propane tanks have 120 to 250 PSI in them depending on temp. They are all tested at twice that before they are filled and one in 500 is tested to something like 1000 psi. That being said its effort I couldn't be bothered with when they are practically giving them away at Walmart.
 
lowenbrau said:
...That being said its effort I couldn't be bothered with when they are practically giving them away at Walmart.
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agreed... w/ propane being almost the same as gasoline down here, I wonder what is the actual real difference in price is (ie how much you're paying for the little cylinder) ... then wonder if it's "worth it".

Good question tho
Good luck, be safe!

Bx
 
I was wondering about this too, but I think I decided to just go out and buy a 5lb tank, and all the conversions for the stove, etc. That way, I can run everything off a single tank, and I wont have to bother refilling, or switching the small 1lb tank out during a trip.
 
Mszekely said:
don't know how many cycles those little guys are good for....
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Till they start to leak, never heard of a problem doing it, I think they are just escaping the liability factor.

slimbuddha said:
I decided to just go out and buy a 5lb tank, and all the conversions for the stove, etc. That way, I can run everything off a single tank, and I wont have to bother refilling, or switching the small 1lb tank out during a trip.
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Me too, but there are still times you need the little dudes to hang some extra light in a tree or off the back of a boat.
 
Been doing it for years. I freeze the small bottles and leave a full 5 gal in the sun to warm up. Found I can get about 3/4 full that way as opposed to 1/2 tank on a room temp bottle. Once in awhile a needle valve will stick open as you remove but a small screw driver poke can reseat it. If that doesn't work attach the tank to a lantern or propane torch in the shop and bottle won't leak.

I try to collect 5-10 bottles in the freezer before "doing a batch"
You don't need worry of explosion if you do this away from open flames as we all know ;)

HTH :beer:
 
Where might one get an adapter to be able to do this? It sounds cost efective.
 
holy crap you can refill those little guys!? You guys have said basically how you do it above, but does anybody mind typing out a bit more detailed "how-to" of your technique? I'm in a place (for a long time) where they don't sell the little guys and I already had one explosion using a 20lber on a stove with an adapter I had to make which unfortunately had to cut out the stove attachment's static regulator.

I mean did you all buy the adaptors, or did anybody make your own? Because I will have to do that so that's really what I'm looking for advice on...
 
The only reason I carry a green bottle is if my tank goes empty when I'm out. I just stick a post on the tank with two outlets, one for my stove and the other for my mini-lamp. Been doing that for over 20 years. The only thing that has changed has been my tank. When they went to the new valve I was unable to get a valve for my little tank ... so shucks, I had to upgrade to the next size up.
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pappy said:
The only reason I carry a green bottle is if my tank goes empty when I'm out. I just stick a post on the tank with two outlets, one for my stove and the other for my mini-lamp. Been doing that for over 20 years. The only thing that has changed has been my tank. When they went to the new valve I was unable to get a valve for my little tank ... so shucks, I had to upgrade to the next size up.
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YOU BET.:)













ha....that was a heater hose right?...lol
 
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