This looks great...what negatives am I missing?

[B-RAD]

Check this out. Here's what looks to be a very simple device to refill your spent camping propane canisters at home from your larger tank for may use for your BBQ.

NEVER-ENDING PROPANE REFILLER

While it looks like a cool, cost saving deal, with a supposed shut off/fill limit valve featured, is there anything I am not thinking of of why this would be a terrible idea? TIA for your thoughts and feedback!

 

[cartercd]

Found this article that walks through the refill procedure in more details and highlights some of the pitfalls. The rubber seal on the 1lb bottles is more prone to leakage after frequent reuse. This is also an inherently dangerous activity. Not worth the savings in my book.

Propane for Preppers - Part Three | Backdoor Survival

 

[B-RAD]

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Found this article that walks through the refill procedure in more details and highlights some of the pitfalls. The rubber seal on the 1lb bottles is more prone to leakage after frequent reuse. This is also an inherently dangerous activity. Not worth the savings in my book.

Propane for Preppers - Part Three | Backdoor Survival

Thanks for the research and attached article. I am your camp. It's not worth the hassle or concerns!

 

[doug720]

As an option for being able to use a small propane tank and being able to refill it at home, consider a 5 pound cylinder.

Same valve as big propane tanks, just a small tank made to be refilled - See picture below, 5 ponder is at left.

You can find 20 - 60 pound bottles (#3, 4 & 5 from left) cheap. Buy a transfer hose and read up a little, and you can refill the 5 pounder many times.

Just an idea.

 

[onlyonedr]

I have a refill adapter and have re-filled my small cylinders. They never run quite as long as they do when new and sometimes the valve does not seal correctly. I have to poke at it with a small screwdriver sometimes to get them to seal, losing a tiny bit of propane in the process. It works in a pinch.

I also have two 10# cylinders, they are about 2/3 the diameter of a BBQ tank but just about as tall. I have an adapter hose to run from that to my small propane devices and that works great. Found them on clearance years ago at Northern Tool, they are Worthington cylinders so they are decent quality.