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Aluminum propane tanks????
Is it possible to use a aluminum fork lift or buffer machine tank on
the boat, I have a 20# buffer tank but the valve is not the same as a regular propane tank. Can I change it out or buy an adapter??? Craig |
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Not sure of the answer to your question, Craig, although one important
note for cruisers - beware of your regulator valves. They vary from country to country (as does the propane/butane mix) and in some countries, it=B4s illegal to fill tanks with valves from somewhere else... However, usually you can build your own adapters to your system... |
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I found that those 20 gal. BBQ tanks that you buy at the builder shops
can be filled anywhere and most of the time you just drop yours off and pick up a new powder coated one for $14 or so. The "boat" tanks look cool but cost so much - |
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Yup, but to get it filled in the USA you're gonnna need an OUPV valve
..... or you're going to have to get it filled through an 'industrial supplier' all the time. You will need adapters. In article .com, wrote: Is it possible to use a aluminum fork lift or buffer machine tank on the boat, I have a 20# buffer tank but the valve is not the same as a regular propane tank. Can I change it out or buy an adapter??? Craig |
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when cooking gets this difficult silentfa, its time to reanalyze the
game plan. Try a simple Origao alchohol stove. No mess, no worries, no failures.Too many doo dads to break on a boat as it is. wouidnt you rather spend your time socializing or enjoying a home brewed beverage in the cock pit then bitching about propane? well i certainly would. |
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"Rich Hampel" wrote in message ... Yup, but to get it filled in the USA you're gonnna need an OUPV valve .... or you're going to have to get it filled through an 'industrial supplier' all the time. You will need adapters. Err, not exactly. Cylinders of 40 pounds or more, industrial (forklift) cylinders and horizontal cylinders are exempt from the OPD requirement. The fork lift fitting is different from a standard so you will probably need an adaptor. Horizontals are exempt because there were no OPD valves available that would work at the time of the regulation but I understand there are some now. Industrial users often draw off gas faster than an OPD will allow and with more thermal mass they are less likely to freeze up. The regulation was intended to keep backyard Bar-B-Qers from blowing themselves up with a frozen regulator. I guess they figured that the average grill would not be using a 40 pound tank. BTW, it is an OPD - Overflow Prevention Valve. An OUPV is a six pack captains license. :-) -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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So Sorry, momentary brain fart .... I have dame bramage and sometimes
cant keep it straight. OPD ... the regs that cost me plenty when refitting the new valves to my aluminum tanks. :-) In article n%m_e.28410$hp.5875@lakeread08, Glenn Ashmore wrote: "Rich Hampel" wrote in message ... Yup, but to get it filled in the USA you're gonnna need an OUPV valve .... or you're going to have to get it filled through an 'industrial supplier' all the time. You will need adapters. Err, not exactly. Cylinders of 40 pounds or more, industrial (forklift) cylinders and horizontal cylinders are exempt from the OPD requirement. The fork lift fitting is different from a standard so you will probably need an adaptor. Horizontals are exempt because there were no OPD valves available that would work at the time of the regulation but I understand there are some now. Industrial users often draw off gas faster than an OPD will allow and with more thermal mass they are less likely to freeze up. The regulation was intended to keep backyard Bar-B-Qers from blowing themselves up with a frozen regulator. I guess they figured that the average grill would not be using a 40 pound tank. BTW, it is an OPD - Overflow Prevention Valve. An OUPV is a six pack captains license. :-) |
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"Rich Hampel" wrote in message ... So Sorry, momentary brain fart .... I have dame bramage and sometimes cant keep it straight. OPD ... the regs that cost me plenty when refitting the new valves to my aluminum tanks. :-) You must be suffering the same affliction as me. Boat on the brain. :-) Makes you nauticalize all acronyms and spend inordinate amounts of money on the simplest of things. I am on my way to Savannah in the morning to plank out $10,000 for a device that burns $3/gallon diesel fuel. :-0 -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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Aluminum propane tanks - change valve?
I have bought a boat with two large aluminum propane tanks. But they do
not have the newer OPD valve. Can these be updated? I'd like to keep them given the cost of new tanks. I'd prefer not to use the cheaper steel ones. |
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