50 years old and been grilling for over 30 years.. I have never heard of this safety valve. I have had problems with this before but never understood it until now. Thank you so much.
Man im boilermaker/welder for 16 years and i discovered this new opd valve man it really stumped me when i usually turn my bbq off from the gas bottle to let the gas bleed out, but just like 15mins ago the bbq kept going once i turned off the main bottle valve. Which is super weird right shouldnt the gas stop. In my head im freaking out like..still am tbh clearly not a boilermakers a5$h0le
Note to welders using oxy-LP for torch cutting! OPD valves can sometimes reduce flow to insufficient levels for heavy cutting and in that case the larger cylinders without OPD are preferable. (For those not familiar, BBQ cylinders are tapped fora a CGA 510 AKA "POL" thread which is used for welding fuel gases too.)
Turns out y'all and y'all's parents generations don't actually know Jack shit. Y'all thought asbestos wall, lead pipes and paint, Teflon pans and plastic everything was a good idea. Oh and thanks for the shit economy and outrageous taxes.
If your tank has a Triangular Handle on the valve it has a Anti Leak Valve ,, ( The older tanks had a Round Valve Handle ) ( You won't be Able to get the Older Tank Filled ) ,, 😊
LP technician here. What you are describing is called an excess flow valve which activates when flow exceeds what is required to operate the appliance typically 200,000 Btu per hour. The excess flow valve is located inside the the type 1 female connector attached to the regulator, not the male connector on the OPD valve on the cylinder. The OPD valve automatic shutoff used when filling the cylinder is a secondary safety device and is not used as a means of determining cylinder volume. Only the fixed liquid level gauge (commonly mistaken for a bleed valve) is used for measurement when filling the cylinder. The fixed liquid level gauge consists of a dip tube extending inside the cylinder and a bleed screw all part of the OPD valve which will present liquid propane when the tank reaches 80%. The only accurate way to measure cylinder volume is by weight. The reason for transporting and storing cylinders upright is to keep the relief valve (also part of the OPD valve) in communication with the vapor space inside the cylinder to prevent venting of liquid propane. For general information 20 pound exchange cylinders are only filled to 15 pounds.
Have had the issue of very low pressure coming from the propane tank several times, never understood why until now, very informative, thanks for posting…
Thank you. My daughter bought me a wok burner for my birthday. I've always cooked with gas, but never a propane tank. Your sound information saved my day. I'm confident that I can cook safely.
The store I worked at for 20 years sold the 20, 30 and 50 pound tanks. Then without warning, the distribution stopped shipping us those 50 pound tanks! They were a best seller too. And our customers who came in regularly every few years to get their new tanks were very pixxed off!
Had low pressure after swapping out the tank, happened to me for the first time last night. This video explains why. Thanks! Now I'm convinced they are always listening.
I have had this about 3x and never knew what was happening and burned the hair of the back of head screwing around with it taking the valve on and off a couple of times. Then when I finally hit the igniter while stooping in front of the base of the grill. The cold weather caused the gas to flow down into the base and it blasted a flame over my back like a flash bulb. It happened so fast I did not know what happened. I was lucky to have a fleece jacket but it was flash burned over half of my back. This should be common knowledge and it is not. I will telling all my gas supply store that I buy gas from and tell them to instruct their customers on this issue. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. IT MAY SAVE SOMEONE FROM GETTING SERIOUSLY BURNED!
thanks bruh! Spent like 10 minutes trying to get my fire pit started after refilling the tank. Watched your video and learned some stuff, so I disconnected and reconnected everything and turned on the valve real slow, then waited a little bit, then turned the fire pit knob and.....nothing, lol. but after about 1 minute of turning the pit off and on slowly, it finally started up full flame, yay! back to normal. can't believe how fast a 50,000 BTU fire pit sucks up the propane! Thanks!
Very useful information. I had a new attendant where I filled my tanks who overfilled one of them and then even after I opened the bleed valve and released some of the pressure, the tank still wasn't working so I found this video and followed the procedure as explained, bingo bango it works like a charm... Thank you so much for the info.
Thank for sharing your experience with these tanks. I never knew that there was a safety mechanism in the valve. Your solution worked like a charm. Thanks
Thanks, had mine quit during a grilling the other day and figured it was empty. Just did what you showed and I still have fuel, now to see how much fuel I have left!
Very informative video. Been using propane for grilling since they came out. Wish I had this info back then. Since they started the exchange thing, I've taken tanks back and cussed out places for having defective valves without them or me knowing about this safety valve thing.
Usefull video. Propane is not "liquid petroleum" any more than gasoline or diesel are, propane is petroleum product that is liquid at modest pressure and gas at atmospheric pressure. It is a three carbon long hydrocarbon. Methane is one, butane is two.
Tailgating a few weeks ago I tripped the OPD valve. I had to research why it occurred. I might have tripped the OPD a few times in the past and just didn't know. Great video.
Every time I put a new bottle on my heater it would keep going out. I must have accidentally done the right thing in the past, but never knew what. I've watched dozens of videos but still couldn't figure it out. FINALLY, I found you. I immediately went out after your video and did what you said. It worked!! You're my hero.
Decades of grilling and this was the first time I couldn't get a full tank to pop into the green on my gas gauge. I knew there was a safety valve but I couldn't figure out what triggered it. I had opened up the gas valves on the grill when trying to ignite the prior empty canister and not closed them... Thanks for the video. 🙄
I bought my home five years ago. I have not used the propane bbq as I did not want an explosion. I will now try it thanks to this video. Thank you much!
I used to think my low flame was due to the temperature drop -- now I'm almost certain that it's the Overfill Prevention Device. I have a model steam locomotive and I'd go from a strong blue flame to a little wimpy yellow flame quickly. This drove me up the wall because the tank was clearly full and the tank really wasn't that cold. I'm really looking forward to trying the fix you give at 1:16. THANK YOU!!!
I will say, that was a very detailed explanation of LP! Anytime I had an issue with mine, I did exactly what you said to do and I’ve never had any training!🤣 All kidding aside, that was a useful lesson!
Good video. I tried to tell a buddy that what you described with the safety valve, is all that was wrong with his gas grill. He had a very low flame, and ended up giving the grill away! Sad. It would have been an easy fix. Thanks for your time!
Thanks, I learned a surprisingly large amount of info from this video for someone who has used gas grills for years! I guess I was just winging it all this time... You're like a real life Hank Hill!
Thank you. I have had this problem in the past with the inability of the grill to get up to temperature. Likely due to low gas flow. Since I grill all year long…including winter, I always thought it was cold weather.
Excellent information! I am 69 and used propane over 50 years for grilling. Not sure how long these opd type valves have been in use, but sometimes I would think a tank was empty or get low flow, now I know why! Thanks!
This is what I have been looking for!!! I knew there was something going on when my brand new Manchester tank FULL was having issues keeping my Buddy Heater going on low. Thank you for making me aware of this, very awesome post.
Thank you sir! I knew something was going on there and I would dork around with it until I got it working again but now I completely understand! That's awesome possum!
A lot of the time when you're using these for heat It kicks off in the middle of the night last thing you thinking about is turning off the heater, that's why this has bitten me till I realized what was going on thanks for the great video
Well I have to say being 62 years old and have been grilling for a very long time not once did anyone told me about the safety valve on having the gas decrease that would explain why I have had problems off and on. Thanks.
I had a regulator fail on (5 lb tank) and I didn’t know about the weep hole that is designed to vent when the diaphragm goes bad. I saw the hole was leaking gas and thought it was a defect and almost started a fire!
Where's Hank? I always get my propane and propane accessories from Hank. He's the guy that told me "Now Bobby, never carry a propane bottle by the valve, it could leak! Lol!
That is good to know. In the past, I would stick a screw driver in the fitting and whack the heck out of it with a hammer and if a hammer and screw drive was not available, I would grab the tank by the handles and fling it as far and as high as possible across the yard. Both methods worked for me except for one time.
Actually the OPD valve is the valve in the tank, it stands for overflow protection device, the excess flow that he refers to is the black plastic piece at the end of the regulator attached to the hose Assembly not in the propane tank itself or the propane tank valve, but he was really accurate on everything else
Awsome video, and I learned a lot. Never knew there was a saftey valve in there. But foe future videos you should get an external mic. The audio was pretty quiet and hard to hear.
I was getting soooooo mad at the Blackstone portable grill I use when off grid on trails and never realized these had a device that limits flow when it’s not correct. Great video, thank you!
@Ty.1on Thanks, I ended up Y in with another empty LP tank and it must have helped to equalize that tank. Was able to burn thru the whole thing in a few weeks. Now I'll know next time if it happens.
Appreciate the video and turns out I was incorrectly taught how to use propane tanks 40 years ago. That would account for the random lighting issues now and then, and apparently I didn't need that new regulator either. lol
I've gotten some tanks from the store that the OPD valve had tripped at some point and it sat for so long in the closed position that it gets stuck closed. To unstick the valve you have to hit the bottom of the tank on the ground a few times to jiggle the valve loose. I walk the tank out into the yard over area of soft grass and dirt. Pick the tank up by the top handles about 2-3 feet and then bring it back down in a controlled freefall. You don't want to just let go and drop the tank or it'll just fall over and trip the valve again. Keep you hands on the handles but just let gravity do the work of bringing the tank back down to Earth. The soft grass and dirt won't do damage to the bottom of the tank. I usually repeat about 4-5 times times and then reattach to the grill.
So it's 20 degrees out and I've been fighting with my tank to get my heater going. Nothing worked for me until I read this comment. A couple short drops and now my heater is on full blast.
Well that explains the full tanks I found recently ...someone else must have done this and said Damm threw away thank for video have another home that area all is propane never knew this
I've been trying to make my butane torch not put out low flow for a year now. I thought it was a bad gasket. No. Just the safety valve. I just needed to reset it. I let the gas out until it is really flowing fast, and THEN light it. (Zippo or candle works well) Then it works like it is supposed to. If I light it right away, it trips the safety valve, and the btu's are unbelievably low. (Though I'm not sure why lighting the torch would trip the safety at first, as just letting propane flow out at high speeds wouldn't, just have to ease it out to full speed slowly. Perhaps you could explain). This video really is the bee's knees! THANK YOU!
Very interesting information, having BBQ's with gas since coming to North America I was not aware of the issues you presented although I have experienced the valve automatic shut off . I also suspect I must have taken the tank for a refill more times than I can count assuming the fault with no ignition was that I was out of gas. Thank youi.
I recently purchased an ALP propane only generator that doesn't require any regulator at all, at least an external one. I'm assuming it's made regulated internally. However I also have a Champion dual fuel generator that wouldn't start until I replaced the external regulator, obtained directly from Champion. Current thinking says to open the valve slowly, assuming it's already connected. I hope someone develops a more reliable system in the future, but I won't hold my breath. Thanks for the video.
I could not figure out why my dual-fuel generator kept cutting out on propane this fall, but wouldn't on gas. And it had worked in the past. Turned out I had put on a gauge to keep tabs of how much propane it had left, and it was this gauge's safety turning off. I took off the gauge and it runs fine. Thank God! I love using a gauge like this on my grill so I know when to change out the tank. A generator uses more propane than a grill does, must be so much that the gauge's safety thinks it's an open line.
Extremely informative!!! The tank's expiration date is because of safety valve. ??? I've taken care of tanks before that were years old, and frowned that tank can't be filled cause of out of date 😢
Thank You sir for the informative and educational safe use of a portable propane tank. You did answer a few questions I had. Keep up the good videos and Have A Good and Safe Day. 🔥♨️
My exchange propane tank is equipped with a gauge. I have noticed a fresh tank the level drops REAL FAST. THEN, under 1/2 tank the drop slows. I can go a LONG time once it is in the red. So It is apparent that these gauges are not very accurate. THEN, being suspicious as I am, It occurred to me that it would be in the exchange co best interest if we were to exchange our tank for fresh one when the old tank is 1/2 or 1/3 full getting us to give back a lot of fuel we paid for and getting us to buy even more. So, what I have done is ordered one of those magnetic level gauges off AMZ to monitor my exchange tanks level. Just IN Case... !
My Blackstone does this about every 4 or 5 times I start it. I just shut everything down and physically disconnect the regulator, hook it back up. Fixes it everytime.
Great video! I have been having an intermittent low gas gauge (drop) on the regulator for my Charbroil Commercial series propane gas BBQ grill. I just was unable to turn it on for 3 consecutive attempts. I then tried un-torquing the regulator/hose, torquing back (hand snug) and then SLOWLY opening the propane tank valve and turning on 1 of the 4 burner valves and the gas line didn't go from green to red like before and I was able to light the burner! Thanks a lot.
Thank you sir! Here is a coupon code for you nobody should have to live without our 4 in 1 portable BBQ Wok Fire Pit and Pizza Oven discount code: propane
Propane liquid will expand 270 times as it changes from a liquid state to vapor state. For example, 1 gallon of liquid stored under pressure in a container will expand to approximately 270 gallons of vapor if released to the atmosphere.
Actually there's a spring in the anti leak valve ,, Once it's tripped a couple of times " Re" Setting isn't a option ,, The valve has to be Replaced ,, Hank forgot to mention that ! 😅
Hmmm.......38 years old, not unfamiliar with propane, I work at a gas plant. But changed cylinder tonight and then had low flow......this video thought me something new.
Man, when this says propane for Dummies! Yep. Yup. Im not a 60 year old man, lol thank God, but I am a 45 year old woman that never had a clue of the respect and awareness that needs to be at all times when it comes to the potential hazards of not knowing safety protocol for the use of my propane tank and the the double headed heater I attach to it. I have done the stupidest things!!!! I mean I would lug it across my porch while LIT! I was never fully conscious of the turn on shut off process! I call it my “Wally”. (Like that Disney movie robot that looks similar). I would THROW!!!! The whole thing in the back of the car, tumble tilt roll, sometimes connected sometimes not. It is by some miracle that I am still alive….. seriously. I could probably have more hits on you tube or whatevereyacallit that would have blown the JackAss stunts from back when off the charts. Im not trying to brag about how stupid some people are, but they dont teach you this stuff in school. And when you have a Masters Degree and have no idea of these basic fundamentals ….. it’s ludacris. When I changed out my thermal coupler 4 years ago on my water heater because i bought a new house and had no CLUE I had electric heat and gas water heat….. yeah…. Yeah… 3 days learning how to replace a thermal coupler on a 12 year old water heater, TG for you tube! Well… my brother couldn’t stop laughing for about 2 months because then I got my gas bill saying it was never paid! It wasn’t broken! It was fine! LUCKILY the new coupler I put in WORKED!!!! LOL. These are the simple things that girls need to be taught in school! OK.well all i know is that …..i know nothing. But this video made me STOP! And just take a minute with my propane heater and really evaluate safety. I literally thought I might blow up after all the haphazard ways I have utilized it. I have watched at least 10 videos and was about to take the heater part APART! I waited…. And then winter…. Winter arrived and it’s cold out here and then I found this video and …. I offered total respect and safety to this combustible heat source and just slowly and safely did everything I had tried before soooo many times cluelessly, but this time due to this video…. I knew WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH! And man…. It finally lit! Surreal moment. I had done the exact thing but not the right way. So if anyone reads this…. (You must be really bored). This is a shout out to this guy who made this video. Thank you!! I am still alive… not sure if that is the best thing for the world. BUT I am so I am gonna keep on learning and I am going to be smarter when I work on “man” stuff that they didnt teach me when I was in school…. (We wont even go into when I tried changing my oil for the first time …. Another day…. lol). Night
Hello, Does a regulator also act as a filter or are they two different things? I ask because when connecting a propane tank to a portable heater, there are some lines that contain oils that can clog the heater. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Ggood demonstration of the valve function. However, leaving your hose under pressure in storage will encourage leeching of the rubber, shortening the life of your hose...
50 years old and been grilling for over 30 years.. I have never heard of this safety valve. I have had problems with this before but never understood it until now. Thank you so much.
You tube teaches you everything your father didn't
Man im boilermaker/welder for 16 years and i discovered this new opd valve man it really stumped me when i usually turn my bbq off from the gas bottle to let the gas bleed out, but just like 15mins ago the bbq kept going once i turned off the main bottle valve. Which is super weird right shouldnt the gas stop. In my head im freaking out like..still am tbh clearly not a boilermakers a5$h0le
@@pumba6099 , I'd take the tank and stove to the LP store and ask them if they know what caused the continuing burning.
Unreal all them half full/empty tanks I've replaced..
If no or little flow turn bottle off as suggested but when opening again turn on VERY SLOWLY.Problem fixed.
Note to welders using oxy-LP for torch cutting! OPD valves can sometimes reduce flow to insufficient levels for heavy cutting and in that case the larger cylinders without OPD are preferable.
(For those not familiar, BBQ cylinders are tapped fora a CGA 510 AKA "POL" thread which is used for welding fuel gases too.)
Heck I’m 60 years old and never knew this. Thank you for letting us know.
Its never too late to TH-cam
me too I'm 65 and still learning. LOL
It's the new valves about 8 years ago.
Turns out y'all and y'all's parents generations don't actually know Jack shit. Y'all thought asbestos wall, lead pipes and paint, Teflon pans and plastic everything was a good idea. Oh and thanks for the shit economy and outrageous taxes.
If your tank has a Triangular Handle on the valve it has a Anti Leak Valve ,, ( The older tanks had a Round Valve Handle ) ( You won't be Able to get the Older Tank Filled ) ,, 😊
Heck I’m 6 years old and never heard of this!! 😳 Thanks a bunch! I’ll keep in mind when I buy my first grill.
Make sure your first grill is a Trail Fire Grill
You are way too young to be fuckin with combustibles.
LP technician here. What you are describing is called an excess flow valve which activates when flow exceeds what is required to operate the appliance typically 200,000 Btu per hour. The excess flow valve is located inside the the type 1 female connector attached to the regulator, not the male connector on the OPD valve on the cylinder.
The OPD valve automatic shutoff used when filling the cylinder is a secondary safety device and is not used as a means of determining cylinder volume. Only the fixed liquid level gauge (commonly mistaken for a bleed valve) is used for measurement when filling the cylinder. The fixed liquid level gauge consists of a dip tube extending inside the cylinder and a bleed screw all part of the OPD valve which will present liquid propane when the tank reaches 80%. The only accurate way to measure cylinder volume is by weight.
The reason for transporting and storing cylinders upright is to keep the relief valve (also part of the OPD valve) in communication with the vapor space inside the cylinder to prevent venting of liquid propane.
For general information 20 pound exchange cylinders are only filled to 15 pounds.
Why does one supplier I have put in just over eighteen pounds and another nineteen point three pounds then.
@@dlighted8861He must work for Blue Rhino. The tank holds 20# of fuel.
@@kennethfisher7013 Approx 4.2 pounds per gallon. 20 lbs, divided by 4.2 lbs = 4.76 gallons (aka 435,311 btu) less any room for expansion.
Seems the EFV gets stuck closed in very cold weather... Pita! If I accidentally trip it in sub zero temps 🤦🏼♂️
Isn't that valve in the regulator?
Have had the issue of very low pressure coming from the propane tank several times, never understood why until now, very informative, thanks for posting…
Thank you. My daughter bought me a wok burner for my birthday. I've always cooked with gas, but never a propane tank. Your sound information saved my day. I'm confident that I can cook safely.
Tank you sir! The low pressure was driving me nuts. Never heard about opening slowly.
I learned with zero bloat. Exceptional delivery, thank you.
The store I worked at for 20 years sold the 20, 30 and 50 pound tanks.
Then without warning, the distribution stopped shipping us those 50 pound tanks! They were a best seller too. And our customers who came in regularly every few years to get their new tanks were very pixxed off!
Oh man, this explains so much frustration over so many tanks
Had low pressure after swapping out the tank, happened to me for the first time last night. This video explains why. Thanks! Now I'm convinced they are always listening.
Thank you! We are first-time campers and I KNOW the service guys roll their eyes with our numerous newbie questions.
I have had this about 3x and never knew what was happening and burned the hair of the back of head screwing around with it taking the valve on and off a couple of times. Then when I finally hit the igniter while stooping in front of the base of the grill. The cold weather caused the gas to flow down into the base and it blasted a flame over my back like a flash bulb. It happened so fast I did not know what happened. I was lucky to have a fleece jacket but it was flash burned over half of my back. This should be common knowledge and it is not. I will telling all my gas supply store that I buy gas from and tell them to instruct their customers on this issue. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. IT MAY SAVE SOMEONE FROM GETTING SERIOUSLY BURNED!
thanks bruh! Spent like 10 minutes trying to get my fire pit started after refilling the tank. Watched your video and learned some stuff, so I disconnected and reconnected everything and turned on the valve real slow, then waited a little bit, then turned the fire pit knob and.....nothing, lol. but after about 1 minute of turning the pit off and on slowly, it finally started up full flame, yay! back to normal. can't believe how fast a 50,000 BTU fire pit sucks up the propane! Thanks!
Propane industry are you listening? scan codes to this video on all tanks
Very useful information. I had a new attendant where I filled my tanks who overfilled one of them and then even after I opened the bleed valve and released some of the pressure, the tank still wasn't working so I found this video and followed the procedure as explained, bingo bango it works like a charm... Thank you so much for the info.
Amazing how many people using propane grills for 40+ years did not know about this, myself included !!!!!...Erik
This is a new deal and just started about 8/10 years ago
It’s a joke 😢
Thank for sharing your experience with these tanks. I never knew that there was a safety mechanism in the valve. Your solution worked like a charm. Thanks
Thanks, had mine quit during a grilling the other day and figured it was empty. Just did what you showed and I still have fuel, now to see how much fuel I have left!
Very informative video. Been using propane for grilling since they came out. Wish I had this info back then. Since they started the exchange thing, I've taken tanks back and cussed out places for having defective valves without them or me knowing about this safety valve thing.
Great info that most people are not aware of...thx
Usefull video. Propane is not "liquid petroleum" any more than gasoline or diesel are, propane is petroleum product that is liquid at modest pressure and gas at atmospheric pressure. It is a three carbon long hydrocarbon. Methane is one, butane is two.
Thank you Sir. I knew how, now I know way to explain to others.
Tailgating a few weeks ago I tripped the OPD valve. I had to research why it occurred. I might have tripped the OPD a few times in the past and just didn't know. Great video.
I never knew the tanks had a safety valve , but did had the problem of very little flow. Now I know about the safety feature. Thanks
Every time I put a new bottle on my heater it would keep going out. I must have accidentally done the right thing in the past, but never knew what. I've watched dozens of videos but still couldn't figure it out. FINALLY, I found you. I immediately went out after your video and did what you said. It worked!! You're my hero.
Call me Mr Propane
Make sure that the plunger on the male (hose) side is properly seated and adequately tightened as well. Sometimes this will trip the safety as well.
Thanks..I was going insane thinking my new hose went bad. Just great. Thanks for your video.
Decades of grilling and this was the first time I couldn't get a full tank to pop into the green on my gas gauge.
I knew there was a safety valve but I couldn't figure out what triggered it.
I had opened up the gas valves on the grill when trying to ignite the prior empty canister and not closed them...
Thanks for the video. 🙄
Well done. No silliness or music background. Just the facts. Thank you!
I bought my home five years ago. I have not used the propane bbq as I did not want an explosion. I will now try it thanks to this video. Thank you much!
Thanks for the excellent knowledge in a well made presentation. Everyone using propane tanks should watch this video. Thanks again!
I used to think my low flame was due to the temperature drop -- now I'm almost certain that it's the Overfill Prevention Device. I have a model steam locomotive and I'd go from a strong blue flame to a little wimpy yellow flame quickly. This drove me up the wall because the tank was clearly full and the tank really wasn't that cold. I'm really looking forward to trying the fix you give at 1:16. THANK YOU!!!
I will say, that was a very detailed explanation of LP! Anytime I had an issue with mine, I did exactly what you said to do and I’ve never had any training!🤣 All kidding aside, that was a useful lesson!
Thank you for all of the helpful tips. I now have 3 cookers that require LP, I have been using NG for 30 years.
Good video. I tried to tell a buddy that what you described with the safety valve, is all that was wrong with his gas grill. He had a very low flame, and ended up giving the grill away! Sad. It would have been an easy fix. Thanks for your time!
We have a 4 in1 portable grill for your buddy discount code: propane
Thanks, I learned a surprisingly large amount of info from this video for someone who has used gas grills for years! I guess I was just winging it all this time...
You're like a real life Hank Hill!
That compliment made me tear up. ❤️
😂 I love the Hank Hill comment 😁
Wow, explains many "its not working" incidents when I was younger.
Thank you. I have had this problem in the past with the inability of the grill to get up to temperature. Likely due to low gas flow. Since I grill all year long…including winter, I always thought it was cold weather.
Excellent information! I am 69 and used propane over 50 years for grilling. Not sure how long these opd type valves have been in use, but sometimes I would think a tank was empty or get low flow, now I know why! Thanks!
This is what I have been looking for!!! I knew there was something going on when my brand new Manchester tank FULL was having issues keeping my Buddy Heater going on low. Thank you for making me aware of this, very awesome post.
Open the valve slowly, and it works like a champ!
PSA Propane
Thank you sir! I knew something was going on there and I would dork around with it until I got it working again but now I completely understand! That's awesome possum!
I watched this video to learn the safety of a propane tank, but now I want one of those barbecue fire pits.
We want you to have a 4 in 1 BBQ. Discount code: propane
A lot of the time when you're using these for heat It kicks off in the middle of the night last thing you thinking about is turning off the heater, that's why this has bitten me till I realized what was going on thanks for the great video
Live and learn. Always wondered why I had such a small flame. Thank you.
By the way you only have to turn that valve half of a turn. I do that in case I have to shut it off real fast. Safety comes first.
Well I have to say being 62 years old and have been grilling for a very long time not once did anyone told me about the safety valve on having the gas decrease that would explain why I have had problems off and on. Thanks.
I had a regulator fail on (5 lb tank) and I didn’t know about the weep hole that is designed to vent when the diaphragm goes bad. I saw the hole was leaking gas and thought it was a defect and almost started a fire!
Where's Hank? I always get my propane and propane accessories from Hank. He's the guy that told me "Now Bobby, never carry a propane bottle by the valve, it could leak! Lol!
That is good to know. In the past, I would stick a screw driver in the fitting and whack the heck out of it with a hammer and if a hammer and screw drive was not available, I would grab the tank by the handles and fling it as far and as high as possible across the yard. Both methods worked for me except for one time.
Great information about the OPD valve. Had the issue of low flames before multiple times. It all makes sence now. Thanks!
You would think a tank of gas would come with instructions
@@TrailFire , Yabut, they're keeping 12ç per sale by omitting them. Because sales would slam shut over 12ç. (Not).
Actually the OPD valve is the valve in the tank, it stands for overflow protection device, the excess flow that he refers to is the black plastic piece at the end of the regulator attached to the hose Assembly not in the propane tank itself or the propane tank valve, but he was really accurate on everything else
Very helpful, thank you, Question: About the regulator, what is its purpose, why is it important????
If excessive gas pressure develops, a properly functioning regulator will prevent the flow of excessive LP gas into the gas line
@@TrailFireThank you very much about the regulator purpose. I appreciate your response very very much, ___Paul in Maine.
Super helpful! You go right to the key points and how to get it to work right---thanks!
Thanks, this was very helpful. Right to the point great vid.
Awsome video, and I learned a lot. Never knew there was a saftey valve in there. But foe future videos you should get an external mic. The audio was pretty quiet and hard to hear.
Nice job...great education. 66yrs old never know any of this..thank u so much..safe grilling to all
Very nice presentation! Thank you! One other thing to remember. Valve needs to be all the way open or all the way closed.
I was getting soooooo mad at the Blackstone portable grill I use when off grid on trails and never realized these had a device that limits flow when it’s not correct. Great video, thank you!
Stay mad at Blackstone and get a Trail Fire
I have known this for a long time.. The OPD also prevents gas flow if someone opens the valve with nothing attached. Much safer with this device.
Good video from a new Amerigas Driver in TN
Great appliance. Good luck. Good, clear info. I'll call Hank Hill with any further questions about propane and propane accessories.
Hank taught me everything I know
Best explanation of propane and valves I’ve seen! Thank you
Don't forget to purchase a Trail Fire they make perfect Christmas gifts
Great video. Thank you. However if in use on camper or boat: I added a timer controlled - solenoid shut-off valve.
Thank ya! I just learned that I wasn't breaking anything when grill wouldn't light. Thanks again, Mike in DFW
just what i am looking for, a wok firepit, also i was today days old when i learned about the safety valve function/reset, thanks
Use discount code: propane thank you!
Oh my goodness!! Thank you so much! Now I can fix my flow & bake my Christmas pies!! 🎉🎄
@Ty.1on Thanks, I ended up Y in with another empty LP tank and it must have helped to equalize that tank. Was able to burn thru the whole thing in a few weeks. Now I'll know next time if it happens.
Thank you! Thank you! Panic in my household after replacing an empty bottle. Never too old to learn something new. 😇🙂
Wow - I learned a lot in this short video. Thanks for sharing, great stuff!!
Appreciate the video and turns out I was incorrectly taught how to use propane tanks 40 years ago. That would account for the random lighting issues now and then, and apparently I didn't need that new regulator either. lol
This valve didn't exist until ~1999. It probably didn't exist when you learned how to open a propane tank.
Most helpful. Thank you very much from the UK.
Cheers
I've gotten some tanks from the store that the OPD valve had tripped at some point and it sat for so long in the closed position that it gets stuck closed. To unstick the valve you have to hit the bottom of the tank on the ground a few times to jiggle the valve loose. I walk the tank out into the yard over area of soft grass and dirt. Pick the tank up by the top handles about 2-3 feet and then bring it back down in a controlled freefall. You don't want to just let go and drop the tank or it'll just fall over and trip the valve again. Keep you hands on the handles but just let gravity do the work of bringing the tank back down to Earth. The soft grass and dirt won't do damage to the bottom of the tank. I usually repeat about 4-5 times times and then reattach to the grill.
So it's 20 degrees out and I've been fighting with my tank to get my heater going. Nothing worked for me until I read this comment. A couple short drops and now my heater is on full blast.
Thanks so much for the info! We have a food trailer and it's helpful to learn all things propane to stay safe and troubleshoot!
so... how do they explode? perhaps I missed that. thanks for the great information!
Well that explains the full tanks I found recently ...someone else must have done this and said Damm threw away thank for video have another home that area all is propane never knew this
I've been trying to make my butane torch not put out low flow for a year now. I thought it was a bad gasket. No. Just the safety valve. I just needed to reset it. I let the gas out until it is really flowing fast, and THEN light it. (Zippo or candle works well) Then it works like it is supposed to. If I light it right away, it trips the safety valve, and the btu's are unbelievably low. (Though I'm not sure why lighting the torch would trip the safety at first, as just letting propane flow out at high speeds wouldn't, just have to ease it out to full speed slowly. Perhaps you could explain).
This video really is the bee's knees!
THANK YOU!
Very good. I could have used this information yesterday. Thank you.
Very interesting information, having BBQ's with gas since coming to North America I was not aware of the issues you presented although I have experienced the valve automatic shut off . I also suspect I must have taken the tank for a refill more times than I can count assuming the fault with no ignition was that I was out of gas. Thank youi.
I recently purchased an ALP propane only generator that doesn't require any regulator at all, at least an external one. I'm assuming it's made regulated internally. However I also have a Champion dual fuel generator that wouldn't start until I replaced the external regulator, obtained directly from Champion. Current thinking says to open the valve slowly, assuming it's already connected. I hope someone develops a more reliable system in the future, but I won't hold my breath. Thanks for the video.
I should develop a OPD delete........
Thank you, your advice got my grill ROCKIN!!
Thank you my tank is not working at this time for same reason!👏
I could not figure out why my dual-fuel generator kept cutting out on propane this fall, but wouldn't on gas. And it had worked in the past. Turned out I had put on a gauge to keep tabs of how much propane it had left, and it was this gauge's safety turning off. I took off the gauge and it runs fine. Thank God!
I love using a gauge like this on my grill so I know when to change out the tank. A generator uses more propane than a grill does, must be so much that the gauge's safety thinks it's an open line.
Correct. Hi flow appliances can trick the valve. Open propane valve slow and start appliance on low slowly increasing gas flow
Extremely informative!!! The tank's expiration date is because of safety valve. ??? I've taken care of tanks before that were years old, and frowned that tank can't be filled cause of out of date 😢
Expiration is for safety. Old tanks can have rust leaks or puncutres. Tanks last 12 years then time for new one with the latest safety valve
Thank You sir for the informative and educational safe use of a portable propane tank. You did answer a few questions I had. Keep up the good videos and Have A Good and Safe Day. 🔥♨️
Safety First Rib Eyes second
My exchange propane tank is equipped with a gauge. I have noticed a fresh tank the level drops REAL FAST.
THEN, under 1/2 tank the drop slows. I can go a LONG time once it is in the red. So It is apparent that these
gauges are not very accurate. THEN, being suspicious as I am, It occurred to me that it would be in the
exchange co best interest if we were to exchange our tank for fresh one when the old tank is 1/2 or 1/3 full
getting us to give back a lot of fuel we paid for and getting us to buy even more. So, what I have done is
ordered one of those magnetic level gauges off AMZ to monitor my exchange tanks level.
Just IN Case...
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Same thing when running generator on LP open the valve slowly to avoid tripping.
Thank you for your knowledge and video's USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸
My Blackstone does this about every 4 or 5 times I start it. I just shut everything down and physically disconnect the regulator, hook it back up. Fixes it everytime.
Great video! I have been having an intermittent low gas gauge (drop) on the regulator for my Charbroil Commercial series propane gas BBQ grill. I just was unable to turn it on for 3 consecutive attempts. I then tried un-torquing the regulator/hose, torquing back (hand snug) and then SLOWLY opening the propane tank valve and turning on 1 of the 4 burner valves and the gas line didn't go from green to red like before and I was able to light the burner! Thanks a lot.
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Propane liquid will expand 270 times as it changes from a liquid state to vapor state. For example, 1 gallon of liquid stored under pressure in a container will expand to approximately 270 gallons of vapor if released to the atmosphere.
Actually there's a spring in the anti leak valve ,, Once it's tripped a couple of times " Re" Setting isn't a option ,, The valve has to be Replaced ,, Hank forgot to mention that ! 😅
I always thoughtt these were on there to prevent you from using the gas altogether. It is really safe if you can't light it.
Safety is driven by lawsuits it’s there to prevent those as well
Hmmm.......38 years old, not unfamiliar with propane, I work at a gas plant. But changed cylinder tonight and then had low flow......this video thought me something new.
Happy to help. Propane is our favorite gas ⛽️
Reset worked perfectly. Thanks for the info!
Grill On
Man, when this says propane for Dummies! Yep. Yup. Im not a 60 year old man, lol thank God, but I am a 45 year old woman that never had a clue of the respect and awareness that needs to be at all times when it comes to the potential hazards of not knowing safety protocol for the use of my propane tank and the the double headed heater I attach to it. I have done the stupidest things!!!! I mean I would lug it across my porch while LIT! I was never fully conscious of the turn on shut off process! I call it my “Wally”. (Like that Disney movie robot that looks similar). I would THROW!!!! The whole thing in the back of the car, tumble tilt roll, sometimes connected sometimes not. It is by some miracle that I am still alive….. seriously. I could probably have more hits on you tube or whatevereyacallit that would have blown the JackAss stunts from back when off the charts. Im not trying to brag about how stupid some people are, but they dont teach you this stuff in school. And when you have a Masters Degree and have no idea of these basic fundamentals ….. it’s ludacris. When I changed out my thermal coupler 4 years ago on my water heater because i bought a new house and had no CLUE I had electric heat and gas water heat….. yeah…. Yeah… 3 days learning how to replace a thermal coupler on a 12 year old water heater, TG for you tube! Well… my brother couldn’t stop laughing for about 2 months because then I got my gas bill saying it was never paid! It wasn’t broken! It was fine! LUCKILY the new coupler I put in WORKED!!!! LOL. These are the simple things that girls need to be taught in school! OK.well all i know is that …..i know nothing. But this video made me STOP! And just take a minute with my propane heater and really evaluate safety. I literally thought I might blow up after all the haphazard ways I have utilized it. I have watched at least 10 videos and was about to take the heater part APART! I waited…. And then winter…. Winter arrived and it’s cold out here and then I found this video and …. I offered total respect and safety to this combustible heat source and just slowly and safely did everything I had tried before soooo many times cluelessly, but this time due to this video…. I knew WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH! And man…. It finally lit! Surreal moment. I had done the exact thing but not the right way. So if anyone reads this…. (You must be really bored). This is a shout out to this guy who made this video. Thank you!! I am still alive… not sure if that is the best thing for the world. BUT I am so I am gonna keep on learning and I am going to be smarter when I work on “man” stuff that they didnt teach me when I was in school…. (We wont even go into when I tried changing my oil for the first time …. Another day…. lol). Night
No because I changed regulator and it works now.. Mr Heater unit.
Excellent comprehensive video ... A+
Hello, Does a regulator also act as a filter or are they two different things? I ask because when connecting a propane tank to a portable heater, there are some lines that contain oils that can clog the heater. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Heaters require filters. Here's a little more
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Fixed my problem. Thank you!
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Ggood demonstration of the valve function. However, leaving your hose under pressure in storage will encourage leeching of the rubber, shortening the life of your hose...
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