gas filler valves

Be careful it is illegal in the UK to transfer Propane gas (without a license). One of the past editors of M.E. also refused to print drawings and instructions on how to make such equipment. He wrote that to do so would be illegal.

Edited By JasonB on 28/12/2010 17:32:14

 Could the valves be modified Richard, perhaps by boring out a bit of brass screw of suitable size say 5 or 6 mil.and soldering the valve into it somehow?  I must look for a suitable lighter and try it. How about old Ronson or Colibri lighters etc, they often appear in junk shops cheaply.  Or at least used to ,  It's a very long time since I smoked.

Edited By Terryd on 30/12/2010 00:55:00

I cannot remember the details or the date but sometime in the ‘80s some 'cove' was transferring Propane using something ‘very home made’ and ‘wallop Mrs Cox’ the lot went up. There was not much left so no real blame could be laid. The Gnomes of Elfin Safety leapt in and increased their powers (and their empire) and made the whole thing illegal.

John I did not realise that at room temperature the pressure of propane was so high. This explains an explosion which happened near me. About 5 years ago I had helped to design and build a ‘Kandelo’ a sort of cross between a ‘a Old tortoise stove and a ‘storage heater’. Normally they are built of brick and ceramic but this one was based on a 50 gallon (250 litre) oil drum. 

The workshop next door was using a butane/propane heater which froze up (it was -15 outside. They put two part used bottles on top of the Kandelo and were eating their lunch. The bottles went up.-4 dead, a row of small workshops demolished and lots of broken windows. Many lives were spared as they were all ‘down the pub’. The Kandelo was exonerated as it was burning sawdust at the time.

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