On 2/28/05 4:59, "Edward Maglott" <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> wrote: > Yes, you would have to turn the 40 gal tank upside down. Or rather, you > would have to turn it so that you were getting liquid out of the valve. if > this is a long horizontal mounting tank, there may be a tube inside that > goes from the connection up to the top of the inside of the tank. This so > that as you drive the RV and the liquid propane is sloshing around, you > don't suck it into the regulator. You only want the propane vapor for > burning. > > I have a gadget for refilling the disposable propane cylinders from a 2 lb > bbq tank. You screw it into the bbq tank, then screw the little cylinder > onto it, then turn the bbq tank upside down, then open the valve on the bbq > tank. wait a minute or 2, then reverse the process. It does make me > nervous, and doing something similar with the 40 gal tank and a hose and > the Westy tank would make me even more nervous. > > I think the fitting for the Westy yank will be the hard part to find. I > have often wanted to make a gadget that will allow hooking a disposable > propane bottle to the Westy tank. This would allow me to keep the stove > and fridge running temporarily when the Westy tank runs out, until I can > get to a refill station. Also would allow partially refilling a disposable > bottle from the Westy tank. Anybody know the specs on the fill fitting on > a Westy tank, and where to get one? > > Edward > The fill fittings are available but I have never seen one for a small diameter hose. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com |
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