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Propane and Propane Accessories

guyver01

guyver01

Lifer
Quick question for someone who knows about propane....


what size bottles can you get for propane?

My apartment complex doesn't allow propane tanks larger than 2.5# .... i currently have an empty 10# that i haven't refilled yet, but dont want to get rid of yet.

Do propane tanks come in 2.5# size? the smallest i can find online is 5#..
 
waffleironhead said:
This is those little green throwaway style containers. You can buy a refilling adapter for them.
[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-F276.../dp/B000AMC5WO"]http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-F276.../dp/B000AMC5WO[/URL]
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Tried already... my Grill is too powerful for those... sucks it empty in 1 second.


MagnusTheBrewer said:
Check to see if they mean gallons instead of pounds. Folks who don't regularly use propane, confuse the two all the time.
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2.5 gallons is 11# ... since the fire code says my 10# tank is no good... i doubt they mean 2.5 gallons.
 
Drako said:
LOL, who came up with that silly rule?
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Fire Department.

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guyver01 said:
Fire Department.

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308.3.1.1 Liquefied-petroleum-gas fueled cooking devices[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]. LP-gas burners having an LP-gas container with a water capacity greater than 2.5 pounds (1.14 kg) [nominal 1 pound (0.454 kg) LP-gas capacity] shall not be located on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction. [/FONT][/FONT]
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Looks like you're limited to the disposable size propane tanks then.
 
ok first off that rule is silly. a 20lb one is not that huge.

but anyway a 4lb unit

hmm he url is not working. i suck at linking! anyway lowe's has 4lb tank. its more then the 20 lb one heh i can't find any smaller besides the throw away ones wich are beyond useless for grilling
 
waffleironhead said:
I guess they are telling you the grill is to big, you need one of those wimpy grill2go or smaller table top models.

http://www.amazon.com/Char-Broil-084...1048277&sr=8-1
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screw that... i like my grill

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Had it for 3 years... 12,000 BTU of grilling power.... i aint replacing it.
 
Sounds like you're screwed.

The only solutions I can think of, besides getting the 4 pound tank, is to do a little bit of plumbing work. Probably more effort than it's worth, but you could daisy chain a dozen of those disposable tanks together. 😛

Also, I just checked - in the cabellas catalog, they have a device so that you can refill the disposable bottles using a 20 pound tank. The rules don't say you can't have a 20 pound tank, they say you can't have a grill hooked to a 20 pound tank.
http://www.cabelas.com/p-0013259.shtml

I always thought it was against the rules to refill the disposable tanks, but I'm seeing that it's only illegal to transport them after they've been refilled. So, get a 20 pound tank, fill a bunch of those disposable tanks, and rig up a way to daisy chain them together. 🙂

edit: if you refill the tanks, with a good scale, weigh a brand new tank. Do NOT allow the weight of the refilled tank to exceed the weight of the new tank. And, DO NOT store refilled tanks indoors. Well, do not store ANY propane tank indoors as far as that matters.
 
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we have the same rule. we decided to have a grill anyway w/ the 20lb tank. nobody has said anything yet and we are enjoying grilled steaks and such often. there are 3 or 4 in this complex with grills, at our old place everyone had a grill on the decks. I figure that they must not really care.
 
You guys recommending the 4# tanks didn't read the post.

Fire Department.

308.3.1.1 Liquefied-petroleum-gas fueled cooking devices. LP-gas burners having an LP-gas container with a water capacity greater than 2.5 pounds (1.14 kg) [nominal 1 pound (0.454 kg) LP-gas capacity] shall not be located on combustible balconies or within 10 feet (3048 mm) of combustible construction.
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That means the tank can only have a 1# capacity.
 
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