Can't undo the gas!

[ditchcrawler]

Just turn it the right way

[Paul C]

I wish they would switch gas bottles to the same type that they use in applications that use liquid take-off rather than vapour

 

there are 2 variants I have dealt with (both easy to connect / disconnect with one hand and no tools)

 

1. Rego, normally used on forklifts, right hand thread, 2 turns from disconnected to properly connected

 

 

2. Tema, used in hot air ballooning and sometimes hydraulic lines, almost like an air-line fitting, push on to connect / pull back ring and pull to disconnect

 

trust me, when they get dirty etc they are NOT easy to connect and disconnect!!!!

[Delta9]

The Spanish bottles have a good connector, they just clip on and off.

 

[Phil Ambrose]

Butane bottles have the same, clip on regulators are the norm. Never seen them for propane though.

Phil

[Chagall]

Looks like a halogen cooker, we use one with a hinged lid, handier than having to put the lid somewhere.

 

https://www.andrewjamesworldwide.com/usercontrols/productIndividual.aspx?ProductID=278

 

 

 

 

Oh spooky! I just added this very one to my Amazon basket! £33 a bargain! ....edit to add I see that the £33 one is not a hinged lid...£49.99 for hinged but still cheaper than others.

 

 

p.s. does it do nice chips? I miss proper chips. (not freezer oven chips, no freezer)

 

 

sorry Lmcgrath87 I hi jacked your thread!

Edited November 5, 2015 by Chagall

[Jess--]

I wish they would switch gas bottles to the same type that they use in applications that use liquid take-off rather than vapour

 

there are 2 variants I have dealt with (both easy to connect / disconnect with one hand and no tools)

 

1. Rego, normally used on forklifts, right hand thread, 2 turns from disconnected to properly connected

 

 

2. Tema, used in hot air ballooning and sometimes hydraulic lines, almost like an air-line fitting, push on to connect / pull back ring and pull to disconnect

 

 

 

trust me, when they get dirty etc they are NOT easy to connect and disconnect!!!!

I would have to disagree (especially with tema) having had to connect / disconnect them around 50 times a day for 3 years, only ever had a problem with tema 2 times.

 

First was where someone had turned the locking ring at the back which them prevents you from releasing it, fine to prevent accidental disconnection but very dangerous in an emergency situation, we never used the locking ring because a safety requirement we had was that the tank had to be capable of being shut off and disconnected within 5 seconds and dropped overboard within 15 seconds if needed.

 

Second time was where someone had replaced an O ring with a wrong type and it had twisted.

[Paul C]

I think we're talking about entirely different uses of the same connections. On tractor hydraulic lines, sand/straw/cow poo/grit/dirt/mud whatever seems to get into the connection, and there's various ways to try protect it but with limited success. To stop and clean up the connectors is a pain, so rarely done. And on old tractors, or swapping between various tractors, they're always a bit of a pain to connect/reconnect. It also doesn't help that you need to release the pressure, and depending on the implement, it can "hang" and put pressure into the line on its own so it needs to be supported etc. The pragmatic way round it is to have as many tractors as implements and avoid swaps.

[springy]

Butane bottles have the same, clip on regulators are the norm. Never seen them for propane though.

Phil

 

Propane in bottles with clip on regulators is called Patio Gas. However different suppliers may

use different sizes of Clip-On regulators - so if you change supplier you may have to change the

regulator.

 

springy

[spannerman]

If a gas cylinder resembles an aircraft fuel tank in any way, it is much more dangerous when empty. No aircraft is put into the hangar empty. Always refuelled to full, first.

 

2p!

Sorry, I beg to differ, many aircraft go into the hangar with empty tanks - otherwise how do you carry out fuel tank maintenance?

[Rickent]

Just done mine . 2 minute job. Old one out new one in.

[nb Innisfree]

 

Oh spooky! I just added this very one to my Amazon basket! £33 a bargain! ....edit to add I see that the £33 one is not a hinged lid...£49.99 for hinged but still cheaper than others.

 

 

p.s. does it do nice chips? I miss proper chips. (not freezer oven chips, no freezer)

 

 

sorry Lmcgrath87 I hi jacked your thread!

Hinged lid is very convenient.

 

Don't know about proper chips but it does oven chips a treat, very quick. Does roast spuds nice and crispy.

[Athy]

^{Er, calling L! It has been over 24 hours now, have you managed to get the damn' thing loose yet?}

[Lmcgrath87]

^{Er, calling L! It has been over 24 hours now, have you managed to get the damn' thing loose yet?}

I haven't tried! I only just got in today as have been baking a cake for hubs birthday tomorrow at my mums house, so won't get a chance til tomorrow at the earliest!

 

Peanut butter and jam sandwich for dinner

[Phil Ambrose]

 

Propane in bottles with clip on regulators is called Patio Gas. However different suppliers may

use different sizes of Clip-On regulators - so if you change supplier you may have to change the

regulator.

 

springy

Not sure but I think Patio gas is in fact a mix of Butane and Propane, however I was using a clip on regulator for Butane 15 years ago, long before Patio gas was ever on the market.

Phil

[MtB]

I haven't tried! I only just got in today as have been baking a cake for hubs birthday tomorrow at my mums house, so won't get a chance til tomorrow at the earliest!

 

Peanut butter and jam sandwich for dinner

 

No that would be 'supper'. 'Dinner' has several courses...

[lesanne]

there's an old saying, 'how do you keep an idiot in suspense'?................................................

[Lmcgrath87]

 

No that would be 'supper'. 'Dinner' has several courses...

 

I did have a couple of Reece's peanut butter cups for afters bit of a peanut over load really. Washed down with some wine, which I had to drink from a mug because I have no wine glasses. Classy lady me.

[MtB]

I did have a couple of Reece's peanut butter cups for afters bit of a peanut over load really. Washed down with some wine, which I had to drink from a mug because I have no wine glasses. Classy lady me.

 

 

True...!

 

I used to get in trouble for drinking my scotch straight from the bottle...

 

again ...

[OldGoat]

I did have a couple of Reece's peanut butter cups for afters bit of a peanut over load really. Washed down with some wine, which I had to drink from a mug because I have no wine glasses. Classy lady me.

Really; no sense of decorum in some places.

 

I blame the environment in Caversham - wrong side of the River....

[MtB]

I dunno. Sounds quite posh compared to the way I live.

 

At least my oven works though, so I can cook this roadkill for dinner tonight :)

[8 Hairy Feet]

I dunno. Sounds quite posh compared to the way I live.

 

At least my oven works though, so I can cook this roadkill for dinner tonight

nooo that would be your tea...

dinner is at dinner time#therealnorthsouthdivide

[nicknorman]

#therealnorthsouthdivide

Well we live at 57 degrees north and we have dinner in the evening, tea in the late afternoon and lunch in the middle of the day. So just how far north do you have to go?

[Mike Tee]

Well we live at 57 degrees north and we have dinner in the evening, tea in the late afternoon and lunch in the middle of the day. So just how far north do you have to go?

I hope you don't miss out breakfast, elevenses and a deep fried Mars bar for supper!

[Tam & Di]

I haven't tried! I only just got in today as have been baking a cake for hubs birthday tomorrow at my mums house, so won't get a chance til tomorrow at the earliest!

 

Has said "hubs" failed his bottle changing certificate too?

[Lmcgrath87]

 

Has said "hubs" failed his bottle changing certificate too?

 

yep he failed too! But I am confident that tomorrow all will be fixed and I can cook myself a meal!

 

 

True...!

 

I used to get in trouble for drinking my scotch straight from the bottle...

 

again ...

 

 

But it saves on washing up! I'd be praising you!