HOW TO FILL YOUR OWN PROPANE TANKS AT HOME 

I love videos where guys who don't know what they are doing, make a video to show us how to do it.

Was anyone else just waiting for the explosion?🔥 🤣👍

Nice video, thanks for making it. Your unfamiliarity with the process and equipment is a little unnerving, but as long as you don't blow up you learn new stuff and get better. Here's some info that might help others investigating this process: Propane weighs 4.24lbs/gallon. A 20lb bottle (like shown in this video) is supposed to hold 20lbs or 4.7 gallons when filled. When filling and the vent on the 20lb bottle starts spitting liquid propane the bottle is considered "filled to a safe level". The "safe level" leaves empty space at the top of the bottle for expansion of the liquid when the outside temperature rises. Propane bottles have an "over pressure" relief valve that will vent gas if overfilled and then the temperature rises too much. However, they will vent wherever they are located and if it's in your garage then it might fill your garage with propane gas........... and that might be a disaster. 250 to 1000 gallon tanks have a tube that extends almost to the bottom of the tank that is immersed in the liquid. This video demonstrates transferring liquid from the large tank into the 20# tank using the "liquid" tube I just described. This can be a slow process, maybe an hour because you're relying on the vapor pressure inside the large tank to push the liquid into your 20lb bottle. When you go to a "filling station" they have a pump that pumps the liquid into your tank under higher pressure so they can fill your 20lb bottle in about 60 seconds. Stay safe, loved the video.

Gotta admit..i felt like this was the last video ever by the Lawn Rebel when this started...

This was a perfect mix of entertainment and education. This reminded me of the Red Green Show and Adventures with Bill. Next time try using some duct tape to help hold the valves together. I also love the NO GLOVES approach. That's how you get tougher hands. And sometimes a nice little frost bitten, lost finger or maybe an explosion of some sorts. Trial and error is the way to go! LOVE IT!

That side screw (Bleeder) you loosened is actually a fixed liquid level gauge. As soon as liquid come out, it means it is filled to 80 percent, AND THAT IS ALL YOU FILL A TANK TO. The tank you have is an exhange tank, that was filled probably to 17 or 18 pounds. They make more $$ that way. It is best to go to a dispenser and have it filled to 20 lbs. A bbq cylinder at 80 percent holds 20 lbs. Although all bbq cylinders now have Over fill protection device on the valve, they do not always work. a 100 percent filled cylinder does not allow for expansion, and when warmed up by warmer temperatures, it will cause the relief valve to pop and leak propane to release pressure. If there is a flame near by, or a spark when it releases, boom!!!

I've never laughed so hard watching someone fill a freaking propane tank! Nice video

I am all for not reading the directions but you sir take that to a whole new level! 💥🤯

It's scary watching a guy that has no idea what he's doing refilling a propane tank. He's learning as he shoots the video.

Another fantastic HOW TO VIDEO!! Nice to see that Honda is still out in the boneyard...exactly where it was when I was there last year.

This is one of those video’s that makes me a little nervous for you. Great Job 👏

How to live life dangerously! That’s right, The Lawn Rebel! Love it😃😃😂

I have one on my 500 gallon tank, installed by the gas man, a friend of mine. In the winter with a tank under 50% it’s slow to fill. So the way I was taught, disclaimer I’m am not giving advice just what I do. -connect your portable tank as you did. -open the small bleeder valve on the portable tank and leave it open while it fills. This allows it to vent and fill. -open all valves -let it fill until you see white liquid coming out of the bleeder valve on the portable tank. -close the bleeder and all other valves and disconnect. Now when your big tank is full and during warm weather months you will find it fills pretty quick. Not as fast as the a gas station as they have a pump. I love mine it’s very handy and much cheaper when your buying it in bulk from the gas man.

This is the best video I have ever seen. Then I read the comments and it was even better! Thank you for giving me the courage to try!!!!

Nice video. One tip I was given that I will pass along, if you are going to refill those tanks with the plastic label, remove the label, it traps moisture against the tank and can shorten the life of the tank.

Saw the title, haven't watched yet but I'm just here for the Sallies!!

How awesome that your neighbor is cool with you siphoning from their tank! 😂

I watched this whole video filled with anxiety.... for you. 😳😳😳 who needs to go the movies, when Connor ward does RU-vid thrillers.

That portable tank has an OPD valve... Overfill Protection Device. There's a float attached to the valve on the inside of the tank. When the tank gets to 80%, the OPD valve shuts off and won't let any more propane into the tank. A "full" portable tank only has 4 gallons, not 5 and it has 20lbs, not 25. If you want to know how much is in the tank, weigh it. The tare weight of the tank is stamped on it. Just subtract the tare weight from the total weight.

I don’t see this guy dying of old age

Okay so sir. What you did was pump propane into a liquid withdrawal valve. I am a service tech trainee. I work on propane tanks and install them that is NOT what you do. Do not ever do this he put the gas in the wrong spot. Just because the threads fit doesn’t mean that’s where it goes

Wow that looked a lot easier than I thought it was. Thank you much!

Super! I had no idea my tank could be used in this way. Verifying with the eBay seller. Thanks for this vid!

Not seeing any obvious snow mold. Nice!

Fantastic video and great idea, I get tired of going back and forth getting the tanks refilled or exchanged. This last time that I went, I also found out that my tanks have just expired and they need to be decertified, I have a name of a gentleman from a local gas company that does the recertification of the tanks. I think I have five tanks that need to be done.

Looks like Mayor Humdingers back at it again, wrecking havoc 'round Adventure Bay !!! We need Ryder and his team of pups … Paw Patrol is on a Roll !!!

You have NO fear Conner, when you put your head next to that tank you were filling up I was hoping that it was not going to explode because I want to see you start that Honda out in the yard! As always great value material with safety at a minimum.

Safety first again 😂 can’t wait to see the grass green up

“The only thing they found of him was a pair of loafers”

It’s not the wheels that are bad on the Honda, nor is it the belt or transmission like many speculate. It’s the axle where it goes through the deck. It’s just poorly designed bushings that allow moisture and debris in. You can remove the assembly (it’s a real pain) and sand down the axles clean and smooth and then be diligent about lubrication thereafter. Has happened to me on 2 of them so far. It’s a design flaw that is fixed in the newest models.

First off, that cold stuff will FREEZE burn you, and you are dealing with Propane, a pressurized LPG. A tank will always have vaper, or Vaper & Liquid. For safety reasons, you need to remove your valve and hose assemble when you're finished with it. Also, they make a gage, in which you can fill & weigh your bottle, at the same time. And that little bleeder screw is the bleed and a level of 80 percent, open it when you start to fill, and at the first sign of any liquid, close it off! YOU AT MAX ALLOWED! When you get a chance do some more reserch on LPG. It's great when we can look at something, and do something to save money, or save a step of having to deal with the public, but whatever a person put his or her hand to, at the end of the day we want to make it home!

I know he doesn't set his mullet on fire but I was still waiting for it 🤣

Good thing he doesn’t smoke. I should be asleep but this Guy is Awesome! Now I know where to go get my tanks filled. Our camper still has the old valves on the tanks & I refill them with a 100 pound tank that I hang upside down in the shed but I heard I can’t refill them myself if I put the new valves on. Thanks again for the info & the laughs. You an your Family have a blessed Easter Conference weekend & to your followers as well.

Best “How To” channel on RU-vid!

So as you add propane, you open that little bleeder screw occasionally. It is connected to a tube that drops to the 80 percent full level. If you open it and gas comes out it is not air it is propane vapor. Close it. Check again and again until liquid spits out and that means you are done. The liquid has reached the tube sitting at the 80 percent level. Don't overfill. You need a layer of gas propane on top. As it gets warmer outside the pressure will increase which will cause some of the gas to condense to liquid. Without any gas space the relief valve will pop which could be a dangerous release of propane to atmosphere. If the relief valve doesn't work for example is old and rusty, the tank could rupture and boom.

I'm almost surprised he didn't do this at night with a lit kerosene lantern and a cigarette.

with these kind of things its good to be prepared and know what you do, with all respect it looks like trial and error what you are doing. Trial and error is an bad idea with stuff like propane...

Thought this was dumb until you said it’s half the price of getting it filled somwhere else! Awesome

That big tank would make a nice bbq smoker!

You are a brave soul ;) Now I also want to risk my life!!!!! So cool!

Waiting for I'm a licensed and certified people..... Same people that critique but never have a video or any information on how to properly do it.... Great job Hank Hill ✋👍🇺🇸.... This is just an example of handling another form of gas hopefully it doesn't get deleted...

The gas comes out at about -50c. Gloves might be a decent idea.

Connor you don't have to bleed out all of the liquid in the hose , just shut the valves. Otherwise you are wasting a ton of propane. Good job though 👍

Looks great from Bahrain!

You can build this for around $75-100 bucks. High pressure hose and fittings from local plumbing supply house is alot cheaper than the $250 price tag they got on this kit. I dig this dude, though... flipping badass mullet and porn stash just winging it like a rockstar is forcing me to subscribe to his channel🤘

The propane company is gonna freak out when he comes to fill the tank.

First Aussie 😁. Waiting for you to do your magic , lawn journey. 😎👍👍

for a moment there I thought Ross Valory from Journey was showing me how to fill a propane tank 🤣

I must say I was surprised with the challenge but not surprised. Maybe trying to dig a pool next.

One more final final thought, the pressure in the tank depends only on temperature. It will be the same pressure if it is 10 percent liquid filled or 80. Pressure only starts to drop when liquid level goes to Zero and you are just taking out the last gas. Not enough pressure in the tank to condense what remains. That is why there are no pressure gauges on propane tanks. Pressure is not an indication of level and therefore level should not affect filling speed unless your supply tank has no more level.

I love how you're trying to fill a tank that you aren't supposed to fill your own...another classic Conner Ward video :)

Oh Lord, now he’s playing with fire!!!

Blue Rhino sales down 43% after this video hit RU-vid....😂

This will only work if the liquid dip tube is ALREADY INSTALLED on the bulk tank. If it is not, all you’ll get is vapor off the top of the tank, and you’ll never be able to fill your portable tanks. Also, anytime you’re going to work on propane and you make the statement, “I’m not too sure if this is going to work,” then JUST DON’T!

The liquid withdrawal where you hook your hose has a excess flow that will lock if you open to fast

My lawn in colorado looks just like that. I cant wait for the green up!

My dad did this because he does maple syrup and uses up a bit of propane. I noticed that my dad uses a scale. He zeros it out with the tank and hose, and then fills. I would suggest weighing as to avoid overfilling.

Works great! If your thinking about heating the shed I suggest looking at diesel heater, very low cost and it’s controlled with a thermostat so you can keep it at a set point. I have a buddy xl in my shed which is great but there’s no thermostat so I’m always having to preheat it if I want to “work” in there 🤣

It works much better if you either heat the tank from what your transfering with cold water IF its cold outside. Better yet do it when its warm and cool the small tank with a constant stream of cool water. You can also use a mechanical bathroom scale to make sure you dont over pressure the 20lb tank. I usually fill to 35ish pounds, as the tare of the small tank is about 20lbs. Its safe IF you are careful!

That looks awesome. But I checked the price, and it's over $250 for the transfer kit. Yikes, I'd have to use a lot more propane in small tanks than I do now to save any money at all.

1) you need to have a backup wrench on the tank fitting when removing the cap. If the fitting under the cap rotates all the way out, you're gonna have a bad day. 2) people already commented on the spitter valve on the receiving tank. 3) It's not really cost effective to have a $200 + fitting to fill $15 bottles at home. But it maybe nice for emergency use. 4) possible injury or death could occur if step 1 isn't followed. 2nd degree burns and loss of vision are common injuries when you get hit with liquid propane with PPE.

Just undo the little screw on the small propane tank and when the bottle gets full and it starts coming out the relief valve it is full. I used to fill them at my job

YOU ARE THE FCKN MAN..WAS LIL SHAKLY AT FIRST MY BOI I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU BUT YOU PULLED IT OFF WELL DONE SIR..WELL DONE

Connor. I am all for DIY, but if you are going to do this you need to use a scale. Overfilling a propane tank can be dangerous. When the tank warms up, the pressure inside will increase and cause it to vent into the area where it is stored.

Thank you for the knowledge of the adapter to get gas out of the take, but you really need to learn about your method and get some safety stuff on.

You are a trip! Enjoyed. I wasnt to sure aboutcha tho😅

I was expecting the trailer park boys to walk up and help.

Can I buy this and hook it to any spot "under the hood" of the tank? I have a buried tank and can only see the spot under the hood.

Need to keep the bleeder open until gas comes out and it takes a while if you don't have a pump

Here's my question. Can you buy a 100lb propane tank, have it filled, and buy a valve that will dump propane from it into one of those larger 500lb tanks? We have a tank at an old farm house that needs to be filled but the bridge needs work and there's no way a proper propane truck and cross it to fill things up......

How have you survived life in general? Have you ever just stuck your finger into an electric socket to see if its working?

It's a miracle you're still alive... probably a matter of time. But it was both informational and entertaining.

It looks like you were experiencing. Can you do a updated video? How long did it take?

Now i need one of these for my natural gas hookup..

Oh dear....ok,, lets go thru this...btw, I am an LP deliveryman by trade. I do not necessarily recommend filling your BBQ tank like this, there is some danger involved and if you dont know what youre doing you can gooch it big time. 1. The small set screw on the tank is a bleeder valve. Its primary use is as a liquid level check. You want to open it and when the tank is 80% full, it will shoot out liquid. That is a signal its full. The good news is BBQ cylinders have OPD devices that shut off at 80% regardless of if you shut down transfer or not. Though reliable, they may fail, thus bleeder valve is the standard way to check. 2. NEVER mess with LP unless you have proper safety equipment. Gloves rated for chemical contact are a must. I do use some Wells Lamont hide gloves, but bear in mind I've been filling tanks for 12 years and have filled over 10,000 in that time. LP boils around -43 degrees Fahrenheit. Its very cold. If it touches your skin, its more or less like instant frostbite and classified as a chemical burn. Its so cold it can freeze your clothes to your skin. 3. Propane transfers are done with a pump. The valve he is pulling from has a dip tube that goes to the bottom of the large tank, so yes, you can do it. However, the small tank will not fill until the transfer line is purged of air, hence why it took so long to fill. 4. If you do this...the valve on the BBQ cylinder is the LAST one you open, FIRST one you close. Also, open the BBQ tank fill valve SLOWLY. If you do it too fast, you will trigger a safety feature on the valve that closes it. You must disconnect the tank and reset it by firmly hitting it on the ground, bottom first obviously. 5. There will always be some air in the tank, but BBQ tanks are vacuum purged at the factory. Again, you are purging air from the transfer hose. 6. If you attach a valve like that to the main tank, remove it when you are done. Things can happen, people can come and turn it on, and you can have worse things than losing LP. If there is a source of ignition, BOOM. Your LP filling company may even refuse service because of the potential hazard. 7. Most important...if you do this, because frankly I can't stop you, make damn sure you have ZERO sources of ignition. Cigarettes, electrical products, running cars....any of that needs to be minimum 50 feet away. OK, Hank Hill rant over.

"That's stinky and cold, I should put some gloves on" *Proceeds to not put gloves on 😅

After watching the first 4minutes of your "how am I still alive" video, I just have a few life suggestions; never ride a motorcycle, never do electrical work, stay near the ground with any job you do; no zip lining, mountain climbing, sky diving, free diving etc. etc. Best wishes.

Very helpful video, thanks... but why is the kit $250 ?!?!? It's a hose and some valves ! It is is just rarity or are they not off-the-shelf parts?

Sitting here in the toilet laughing my ass off waiting to see a big f$#king explosion with Bobby Hill in the background saying what's going on out here?

Bathroom scale and stop when at 20lbs propane added....and maybe throw a padlock on the valve and you’re set!

Man when I saw this I said no this is not good it's not for idiots better left for pros. I've been doing this all my life on the farm with tractors. This will be Conners last day on earth, you were lucky. Open the valve up more and when it comes out it's full when it's solid white you got it better wear gloves you can freeze and burn your hands.

Would this work the opposite way? For example, can I fill or transfer propane to an empty ASME tank from a smaller DOT tank?

I watched this but because I don't wanna wait for shopping I had my local propane store make me a hose... They charged $70. Hopefully it works

Oooooo A How TO!

Burning the midnight oil Pal?? I'm a city dweller currently, but will find good use for that when I move out of the city. Good purchase.

Any minute now, dudes gonna light a cigarette 😂 💥

This is probably about the most dangerous thing you can do with your propane tank. If that liquid valve on the 1000 gallon tank fails or gets stuck, you’ll get an uncontrollable release of every thing in the tank when that valve is removed. Also he is lucky he didn’t get a freezer burn doing this without gloves. 8:42

Very cool! I have two tanks that I rotate so that I never run out while grilling.

Can i get a link? I can only find the hose for the 1 pound tanks. Thanks

Flame starts at 2:20 minutes guy realizes she's about to blow at 2:26 seconds large violent explosion at 2:29 seconds

NICE FITTING ... would like to have one ..

My mom was change our tank once (Brazil still use propane tank in kitchen) and something went wrong and we have to run out of the house and let the tank deflate. No fire but house was cloudy

The tank has the empty weight stamped on it take that number + 20 should give you the pounds of the tank when full.

The She Shed is warmed up and ready for you, thanks to Mr. Heat!!

This was your best "How To" video yet :)

Hank Hill definitely does NOT endorse this video

Still got the hose connected? That lawn gonna be really sad looking of that tank needs to vent from expansi and the relief valve is closed off due to a valve and closed hose on it. I would hate to see that tank explode.

I think the trouble was the cold liquid was turning into gas as the line to the BBQ tank was warm. Only when the line turned cold did you start getting more liquid to transfer.

Love the video! Thanks for putting a link in the description. Mine is being shipped already!

Marty Huggins is that you