1 lb Propane Cylinder Storage
I always carried the 1 lb propane cylinders I used for our grill and for the weed burner I use to start camp fires in a compartment with the grill. Following some of the conversations here about prop...
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rjxj wrote:
No need for tape as they have a rubber gasket. The brass cap is just a more durable version of the plastic cap.
I did realize the gasket is in there but it is at the very top of the cap and if the top of the cylinder threaded area doesn't reach the gasket, no seal.
rjxj wrote:
The bottles also have a small relief valve next to the threaded stem that can release during over pressure.
I hadn't used one of those 1lb cylinders in a while and forgot about that relief valve. Not sure the specifications for the relief valve and how much pressure has to build before it vents but assuming the vent is to avoid the cylinder exploding because of too much pressure, like from being exposed to a fire. That pressure would be far greater than pressure just from being filled but has anyone known of the vents failing? I honestly don't know. I have had a 1lb cylinder lose propane, not connected, and always assumed the most logical failure was from the threaded stem area.
