GWguy
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Propane Tanks and Toilets
- Thread starter Bean Machine
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refill
steppinthrax
Active Member
That's pretty good.
Bean Machine
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BJ's is where I have previously filled both of these tanks. They never even looked at dates beofre, but NOW they enforce it...hence two propane tanks inop...
GWguy
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So, like I said...exchange the bottles this time, then continue with the refill.
RPMDAD
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They must have been older Blue Rhino tanks, but when i filled my 2 tanks up at Ace Hardware in Owings about a week ago, the guy in front of me had 3 Blue Rhino tanks refilled.
huntr1
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We will get them filled or swapped and use them to transport propane that we will then use to power our stoves and lanterns on campouts.
I work part-time at a place that sells Blue Rhino and also refills tanks. There are no magnetic safety valves on tanks in this area, or I'm sure I would've seen one by now. If this IS true, we also carry "super magnets" at the store, so it poses no real concern.
I don't know where steppedin#### gets his propane.
GWguy
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There is a safety check valve built in to the valves, but it's not magnetic, called an OPD valve It's to prevent sudden unrestricted release of gas, like if the valve was turned on full without being connected to anything. Sometimes this check valve closes if filled improperly or overfilled, leaving you with a full but useless tank. I have one like that right now, have to get it corrected. No, It's not Blue Rhino.
I know of a way to quickly evacuate that overfilled tank.
GWguy
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Doesn't have anything to do with Thermite, does it?
I did some digging and found out that the "TS II" valves were used by Rhino for only a short period of time after the new tank safety valve regs kicked in in 2002. And not all Rhino distributors used them. Rhino scrapped the hole idea after too much blowback from their refillers and from consumers.
So they are pretty much non-existent these days.
steppinthrax
Active Member
I work part-time at a place that sells Blue Rhino and also refills tanks. There are no magnetic safety valves on tanks in this area, or I'm sure I would've seen one by now. If this IS true, we also carry "super magnets" at the store, so it poses no real concern.
I don't know where steppedin#### gets his propane.
Did you see the link that I posted dumb ass.
http://www.barthmobile.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9331087061/m/8281039061
There are several discussing in other forums and other areas. Sure, yes, some places may never see these valves, if so that's great. But I've came across them once in the area. Luckily never saw it again.
BOP
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You scrap them and the raw materials get stored in the workbench for use in building things around the settlement...wait, that's Fallout 4. Never mind; my bad.
steppinthrax
Active Member
There is a screw on the left side, just unscrew it and all the gas leaves.
That might work too.
OldHillcrestGuy
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Ive got a really old tank, has the old shutoff valve, think it has some propane still in it, Id give it to you now but its helping to hold the cover on the pool, I'll roll it down your driveway once the pool cover comes off.