I know this is`nt model engineering but it`s to do with my workshop.
I`m thinking of converting a propane bottle into a wood burning stove
for my workshop. I need to take off the gas valve/tap on the top of
the bottle so I can fill the bottle with water to get rid of any gas
in there. My question is this, which way does it turn? I`ve tried
clockwise and anticlockwise but to no avail. Regards Pete
You will be guilty of criminal damage because when you obtained
your first cylinder you signed an agreement that the cylinders
belonged to the gas company and you were only hiring them.
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:59:04 -0800 (PST), dave sanderson
I also have access to a number of cylinders and have considered using
one (13 Kg) as an additional reservoir to supplement a "Jun-Air"
silent compressor for shop supply. Primarily for a blow gun. Anyone
have any comments ?
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Richard
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On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:34:15 -0800 (PST), dave sanderson
Neither have I, FWIW, and nor did the moulding factory I used to run,
and we used these for both the workshop and the forklift truck.
Perhaps there may be an agreement in place where 'anonymous' gets his
cylinders from, but he is being rather pedantic IMO.
Incidentally, a friend is just moving from is smallholding and had
half a dozen propane bottles he needed to get rid of. A mixed lot from
Calor, Shellgas, and others. When he tried to return these to 2 local
outlets they refused to take them as they had changed their supplier
to Flo-Gas.
As the nearest calor outlet was now 60 miles away in Norfolk and he
didn't have a clue as where the nearest Shell gas was, he then tried
to take them to the local council recycling depot.
They refused to take them as well.
I believe they have now been donated to the local Gypsy camp.
Peter
It certainly used to be the case that you had to sign a rental
agreement for your first bottle(s).
There does seem to be a surplus of bottles floating about in recent
years, usually from one of the smaller companies, and you're quite
right that it can be difficult to find proper homes for these. I've
got a couple here with no homes to go to.
Tim
I was a bit annoyed that I had to pay the deposit on a cylinder
recently. I've seen them abandoned in the past. If I'd known what size I
needed in advance, I could have had one for nothing.
Chris
Geez, man.
Sit on your hands, and ask someone to check that your door is locked,
and you can live risk free!
If you leave the curtains closed, you can resist the urge to whinge to
council about what you see the neighbor do, too!
The valves on propane bottles are usually a bugger to get undone.
Keeps the undetermined from getting them off.
The outfit that I saw the setup in, had a large bench, bolted down,
with a set of bars that went through the guard on the bottle. Slide the
guard onto the bars, apply the long handled wrench, and lean on it!
A look at what little threads remain, should tell you right off, which
direaction to turn. The ones I have, are all RH threads.
Once the top is uncorked, some hot water will remove a lot of the oils
that are inside. It's going to STINK!
Cheers
Trevor Jones
Many thanks for the info Trevor. The company who supplied me with the
bottle went out of business some eight years ago. This burner is going
to be a vertical one. While checking prices of wood burning stoves on
ebay, one caught my eye at £29.95. It was a gas bottle with an upper
and a lower door. Thats where the idea came from. Regards Pete
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