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Can a backyard grill propane tank be……?
Can a backyard grill propane tank be used to fill a much smaller Coleman camping propane tank? What adapter set and safety precautions are recomended? Thanks in Advance…..
Do not UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES do this!!! It is dangerous in more ways than I can adequately describe here. As an industry professional I am so ticked off that these idiots are selling a fitting like this with directions in how to perform an illegal transfer I can hardly type!!!
These cylinders are called disposable for a reason! They do not have a real pressure relief valve protecting them like a DOT cylinder does. They have no tare weight markings on them, so you have no way of knowing for sure how much you are putting into the cylinder. You will probably overfill it! Let’s see…overfilled cylinder + no relief valve = cylinder failure!
During this process you are inverting a full DOT cylinder. That puts the relief valve in the liquid space of the tank! If the relief valve vents under normal conditions you will have a small burst of vapor. If it vents liquid, you will have that liquid expanding 277 times as it changes state from a liquid to a vapor. That’s a lot of vapor!!!
Just because two fittings thread together doesn’t mean they belong together! This is an explosive product that can give you severe frost bite burns if the liquid touches your skin.
There is just a whole lot of reasons this should never be attempted! I’ve been in the propane business for 20 years. I’ve installed liquid piping systems in storage plants, industrial applications and filling stations. I’m a liquid propane gas fitter and a trainer to the industry.
Suffice it to say I know a lot more about propane than most of you reading this… I would never dream of attempting to use this fitting or the criminally dangerous methods described by Navagear or whoever. It is not worth the possible injuries or property damage that could result. This is one of those cases where it is not worth the savings!
And for those that choose to ignore or challenge what I say…I’ll read about you in the Darwin Awards one day…
Please…Be safe!
Tambiro made from a small camping type LP tank
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