Filling 1 pound propane tanks

[angie_nrs]

I knew there was a trick to this so I did some research this morning. I went to another site that had a thread on it and found some really good videos. The first one shows how to fill the 1 pounders from a 20 pound tank without having to put the small one in the freezer first. You'll need a 20 pound tank with propane in it, an empty 1 pound tank, an adaptor, a wrench, and some curved nose hemostats along with an area (preferably a table) outdoors in which to work.




This one shows how you can destroy your Mr. Buddy heater. I knew there were off brand hoses that you could use with a Mr. Buddy but someone told me not to use those and I forgot the reason. Well, here's the reason. In a nutshell, the off brand hoses leach an oil substance in the line that the filter doesn't block out after a while. I think maybe hubs burnt out one of his heaters already, so this may have been the reason why. Good to know......




We don't use the small propane cylinders a lot, but they are handy for our tailgating grill and mini stove/heater that gets used in the shanty. Hubs also uses them for torches in his shop. They're also handy for short camping or hiking trips b/c they don't weigh much or take up a ton of space.

 

[SheepDog]

The oily residue comes from the propane itself. Having worked on propane systems for years and rebuilding carburetors, regulators, vaporizers and cleaning tanks I can assure you that the oily residue builds up in the tanks and all the other parts over time. You will find that most commercial systems have a filter right off the tank and no other filters are needed (until the filter by-passes).

 

[angie_nrs]

The oily residue comes from the propane itself. Having worked on propane systems for years and rebuilding carburetors, regulators, vaporizers and cleaning tanks I can assure you that the oily residue builds up in the tanks and all the other parts over time. You will find that most commercial systems have a filter right off the tank and no other filters are needed (until the filter by-passes).

So, are you saying that the hose doesn't matter?

 

[SheepDog]

I've seen the waxy oil build up in tanks, hoses, regulators, vaporizers, and carburetors. The source has to be the fluid in the tanks. If you use a filter between the tank and the hose the only place you see build up is before the filter. That, to me, says the hose is not the cause. Without a filter the hose will act as a collector, as will the rest of the LPG system components.

 

[Terri9630]

I've seen the waxy oil build up in tanks, hoses, regulators, vaporizers, and carburetors. The source has to be the fluid in the tanks. If you use a filter between the tank and the hose the only place you see build up is before the filter. That, to me, says the hose is not the cause. Without a filter the hose will act as a collector, as will the rest of the LPG system components.

I've never seen filters. What do they look like?

 

[Terri9630]

Found them. Never noticed them before!

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...tm_term=4585375807245420&utm_content=All Prod

 

[SheepDog]

They also have filters that you can replace the elements in. That saves you the cost the pressure container wrapped around each filter.