Propane container not releasing propane?
This is a new one for me. I took my propane bottles off the trailer and went to town to fill them and two other bottles. Hooked everything back up, turned on the bottles (30#'s), and cranked up the ...
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Dutch_12078 wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:wa8yxm wrote:Crazy Ray wrote:
People keep saying NEW OPD Valves, there not new became law Oct 1998. IS THAT NEW? JMO
Hey... I was made in 1950 So 1998 is NEW to me.
And there are still alot of POL tanks out there.
By Federal Law POL valves were discontinued in 2000 and can no longer be refilled.
POL only valves were phased out, but every externally ACME threaded OPD LP tank valve I've seen is also threaded internally for a POL connection. Even the valve on the 2015 manufactured 40# tank I purchased a few months ago.
Correct.....
POL service valves on portable propane cylinders were eliminated.
NOT the left handed connections.
That is why the OPD service valve has the double threads. Right hand outside for ACME nuts and left hand inside threads for POL fittings.
POL fittings were not banned just the POL style service valves....mainly due to ability to open the POL service valve and have propane flow without anything connected and being able to easily overfill cylinder (above 80% liquid level)
2 different components............POL service valve vs POL fittings/connections
