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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wa8yxm wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
By Federal Law POL valves were discontinued in 2000 and can no longer be refilled.
I took a POL tank into the propane service just a few months ago.. it came back Acme but it went in POL
Another thing.. The ACME fitting (OPD) has a valve inside the outlet that cuts off flow if no hose/device is attached.. OR if it's not firmly attached.. Some older POL fittings may not depress this valve (Though I have never heard of that)
Good luck.
They changed the POL Service valve (non approved) to the OPD Service Valve (which has threads for either ACME Nuts or POL fittings)
That is the only way to get a cylinder refilled that has a POL Service Valve......change it out and if out of date re-cert it.
Simple.
