Disposal of small propane canister question.
Is it okay to toss the small green Coleman barbecue type propane canisters into the trash dumpster when they are empty? Or is there a proper disposal management for them?
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Rover_Bill wrote:I have been refilling the same 6 cylinders for about 20 years. I have yet to have one leak. But, I only use about one maybe 2 per year so any one cylinder only gets refilled about once every 5 or 6 years.rickeoni wrote:
Why not refill them?
The biggest safety issue with reusing those tanks is their cheap single use valve seals. If you unscrew a partially used tank (or refill a used tank), the cheap valve might not seal completely which will allow the remaining propane to leak out thereby becoming a fire hazard. The second safety issue is that if you PUMPED propane into them you could overfill them. On a nice warm day, the vapor pressure inside the tank could blowout the valve and you could have a nice flame thrower in your storage. Lastly, if you fill those tanks from a larger tank using vapor pressure alone, the small tank will not fill more than 1/2 full. Nobody wants a bunch of 1/2 full, leaking, propane cylinders.
