The best way to quickly refill your 1lb. propane tanks. ( link to the hose in description) 

Does that mean he doesn't need to vent the "air" since it's propane?

What about the little valve on to can you purge through that

@@Tileguy87 no, that is a catastrophic release valve. Best way is to cool the small cylinder and only add 1 lb. of LP ( @ 2 lbs total weight)

YES...and at least wear gloves to protect your hand and safety glasses if the wind blow it in your eyes! The temperature can cause great damage to the human body?

Just dont use 1lbers period ,buy a converter hose that hooks up to 20-40 lbers .just dont buy a mr buddy hose, they have an oil in it and plugs up the heater ,so ive heard

Awesome thanks for that info!

Very good to know. Thank you

Always a good idea to use the soap and water in a spray bottle on your propane connections to your propane equipment also! Be sure your connections aren’t leaking either or a connection not tight enough!

@@ghostridergale thanks!

Good tips liked your video

I'm pretty sure these tanks don't have the Allen key. I'm thinking your referring to the flame king refillable ones. Which are designed to be refilled.

I'm not referring to some sort of allen key fitting. I'm referring to the pressure release fitting to the side of the center mounted main fill. You use a little allen key to depress the pressure release valve to vent tank.@@user-gl3db2dk9i

@@frankcastle5294 the pressure release is a pull pin, not a push pin. The allen key works in the main seal/valve. Thats the one you want to be venting anyway. If it doesnt seal you can screw on a brass cap or screw the bottle up to whatever has a shutoff valve. If that vent cap doesnt seal, ...game over for that bottle and 1 lb of propane

@@user-gl3db2dk9iThanks for the info in your comment. I was not aware of the Flameking refillable option. I’m going to go that route.

Thank you for the thoughts. I have a Colman stove single burner that uses the 1 lbs bottle. I just purchased the big buddy , hose and filter for using with the 20 lb. tank . Now I can just use the 20 lb tank to refill the little one. I already have two new little tanks and definitely will be looking for replacements at campgrounds where they most likely are not re used as well. Also I'll spend the time changing out these tanks when they are empty instead of unscrewing them at refill and releasing gas which is a money saver. Thanks.

Ditto

It’s $21 to refill a 20# tank around here. The ones you can buy pre-filled at the convenience stores, etc. are filled to only 14#. I watched them over the years go from 20#, to 17#, to 15# to now 14# while the price has steadily increased.

@@JT_70 Forget the already filled tanks because they are much more even if they are full. When having them filled you know its full because they fill it until the liquid fuel starts coming out the bleeder valve. Evey tank has the empty weight stamped on the tank so add 20 lbs for a 20 pounder and thats what your tank should weigh when filled , set it or hang it on what scales you have. 20 pound tanks have gone up a dollar , $ 16.00 to be filled but if they went up to $21.00 I would still be using one as a donor tank to fill my 1lb bottles which would cost $1.05 ea to refill , saving me lots of money . I don,t believe in being" a penny wise and a pound foolish "......because its hundreds of dollars , I take several tanks to be refilled at a time but If I only had one tank and the time I certainly would have it filled. The lives of my family members have been made better because of propane gas , loss of power after a snow storm for 14 days is just one example of dozens of times the power has gone down, our camping ,recreation and decades use on construction jobs.Most of my life I usually have had 250 to 500 gallon tanks at my homes and had what was adequate for job sites with heaters fork lifts ,golf carts etc but for now ........I am enjoying small heaters, stoves, ranges and ovens, lanterns and all that will run on propane .....even a generator to keep fridge and freezers going when the power goes out. Propane is safe, clean and easy to store if your blessed to live out of the cities. PS I don,t burn gas logs in a Fire Place and don,t burn gas in my grill ........Wood and Charcoal !

@@randyrussell6246 I wish my generator was propane. I may look into a propane conversion kit as I always keep a couple of full 20# bottles, which is much safer than storing 6 5gal plastic jugs of gasoline in my attached garage. I miss having a wood burning fireplace, especially when power goes out in the winter. One of the fireplaces in my last home and in my home before that (different states) was wood burning. If I move again or build I want a wood burning fireplace again.

Where did you get the hose with the shutoff valve?

@@kimkaufenberg3222 E-BAY

thanks you for that tid bit. i was wondering about that

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Where can I get that hise setup at? Thanks!!

Fukk that! What a pain innthe ass!

To fill these tanks fully they should be be filled upright and yes venting the valve will fill the can to its capacity not on its side! .

You don’t have to let the gas out to get the liquid in. Letting the gas out drops the pressure rapidly, chilling the tank further and drops the pressure so the liquid from the larger tank will transfer. Its the same as filling CO2 for paintball guns.

@@Combat_Pyro Propane in gas form takes more space than liquid. While venting the canister does cool the tank which is good, the gas still needs to be replaced with liquid. Bulk CO2 tanks have a diptube which bring liquid from the bottom of the tank as the gas at the top pushes it down as it expands. 20# propane bottles do not have diptubes and is the reason you invert them when you want liquid out. Gas has to come out in order for liquid to go in.

Yup, that's how I've always done it.

Also, illegal to refill them, read the label on the green bottle.

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That’s great if your using the heater in a semi-permanent location but not if your carrying it out for hunting. It’s far more convenient to carry the small tank in a backpack and carry they heater then set it up in hunting blind.

@@michiganmoto7687 my comment did state "at home"

Good way to clog the gas lines in your heater. I had it happen to two so far

@@dwightvoeks9970 buy the adaptor hose with a filter from buddy. They don't have oil residue like other cheap brands that clog up the heater. It's a little more pricy but I've been doing this for a very long time still haven't clogged my big buddy and I've gone through a lot of refilled 20lbs running through mine.

@@azndrifter204 do you have the 20 pound tank in the house with the heater or do you leave tank outside connected to heater inside?

No don't i had tried that the hose breaks down and clogs the heater I managed to save mine in time it would spit fire then o went back to the lill tanks and took about 5 tanks to stop I read lots of same comments after I was baffled on my issue

I fill now my Lil tanks like that but I freeze my bottles tanks to help except the gas

The key to this method is having a regulator. If you connect the heater directly to the tank with a hose the excess pressure from the tank will break down oils and chemicals in the hose resulting in a clear gell that will make it's way into the gas supply line of the heater causing it to no longer function. They are repairable by tearing down the heater to find the clogged supply lines, cleaning them with acetone or brake cleaner and blowing them out with air pressure. Reassemble and you're good to go.

Yes, I only use the 1 pounders if I want the heater very portable. Hooking to the 20 pounder is the way to go in most cases.

@@dwightvoeks9970 the heater has a built in regulator.

The valves don't leak that is excess pressure being relieved when pressure drops to normal the valve will stop leaking

Brass caps work FAR better!

@@xxxxxxxx2076 I've had them leak out until they were empty. I bought the brass caps to solve that.

That's great info as I never knew that.

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Thanks for the sub!

Awesome Thanks! HERE IS A LINK TO THE HOSE: www.amazon.com/dp/B087BCNWK3/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_B9APRS4CCC82T65VR6BS?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=ericpettway-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=14a8265b284c33c85fdac4ee04232db0&camp=1789&creative=9325

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WAY too tedious.

or just connect the cable to the smaller tank and open (without it connected to big tank yet)

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oh yeah ? you really sure ? good luck !

For your needs the Olympian works very well. Those of us buying the Mr. Buddy are buying it as a emergency back up to survive power outages. Possibly some tent camping. Mine has set for two years with only a 15 minute test run every 6 months. It is not designed for the environment that that Olympian is. That Olympian would have a tough life tent camping and carried around in the bed of my truck. Two different needs.

Lol awesome, great bit of history!

Another guy says he doesn't like doing that because eventually that little valve needle starts to leak. Not sure how many times you can get away with using it. I also have a hose for my buddy heater that goes to the big tanks, but you don't want to be hauling a big tank around inside your vehicle in certain situations. I atleast strap it tightly to a seat.

Awesome! I'm gad it was helpful!

😊 Absolutely

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I appreciate the suggestion

Good tip! Thanks for the 9 min observation…I will give that a try….cheers!

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Dylan's Kingdum: How to know if I over-fill a one pound tank? Do you judge by the total weight of the canister? If so, after you bleed the air out of the canister, how much should it weigh? And anything else you can share please.

@@theoriginalkeepercreek to be totally honest, it may be cheaper doing it the way he’s doing it in the video but if it doesn’t have a bleeder on it, I wouldn’t be filling them that just me. I’ve seen to many things happen. If it has a bleeder on it, as soon as it shows ANY kinds of signs of being full ( meaning) liquid coming out stop filling. Far as weights go, it’s been years since I’ve delivered propane so I can not remember the weight, if they include the tank or not.

It says on the can not to refill

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Glad it helped

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@@lifewiththepettways7281 Yes, I subscribed too. Very helpful, and seems like a polite guy, thanx.

@@jimmyruger7529 thank you for subscribing!

Thank you! I spend a fortune on the 1 lbs.

@@barbaragolliday1531 you are welcome!

Thanks for the info

4.2 gallon 4.7 max

Lol

Great comment , please elaborate on why they will explode if they are cut.

What red cover?

Indeed, Ive ordered a hose for that reason as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F_hlPTgElZM.html

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Degas backwards? What are you nutz! The pressure equalizes ! No gas will flow back to the big tank! You have no idea what you are talking about!

O and going from propane vapor to liquid requires heat to be removed not added mr wizard! If you were in a room thats the temp of liquid propane, you could pour the liquid from one bucket into another bucket! 1deg. more and whoosh it would turn to a vapor! So you would be adding heat to go to a vapor removing heat to get to liquid! Im just sayin you know what im sayin! Back to chemistry class for you!

So I filled my first tank. No pliers were needed. Just do this in a well ventilated area. No need to ever buy 1 pound tanks anymore. Way cheaper to by the 20 lbs tank. Again. Thank you for the great content.

I believe that is commercial transportation, Private transporting would be ok. Besides who is to say that they had been refilled. No way to tell unless you rat yourself out.

I would like to know where I could purchase the hose to use from the big tank to the little one and with the valve on it

@@bobkalinoski8447 Amazon

​@@bobkalinoski8447 HERE IS A LINK TO THE HOSE: www.amazon.com/dp/B087BCNWK3/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_B9APRS4CCC82T65VR6BS?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=ericpettway-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=14a8265b284c33c85fdac4ee04232db0&camp=1789&creative=9325

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Our pleasure!

Nice! I onky have my black caps that came with them

Brass caps is a good idea. I'll have to get some. A run a flame by mine after filling because I never thought of caps. If one is leaking, I tap the valve with Allan wrench and recheck. That hose is nice too. I just have that brass nipple. It's annoying, but work's

You could keep them empty while you’re not using them. Only fill as needed when you need to the buddy heater.

Correct. I bought that same hose to power my Buddy.

DUDE JUST USE THE HOSE AND A 20lb cylinder

Dudes actually weighing them

Glad I could help

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Air is NOT inside a propane bottle. Propane is inside a propane bottle. Is it SAFE to vacuum propane gas, using a vacuum pump ??? The correct answer is NO

@@billywilliams6853 It is safe. been doing it for years and years. Just like the tv/film stunts where a propane tank is shot with a bullet and it blows up. A separate charge makes that happen.

Mine (brand new big buddy heater) keeps shutting off. Got the big buddy hose with regulator but I don't have a fuel filter. Put a hose on without a regulator and works fine. I guess I need to take hose back to Menards. Flipped my propane tank upside down for my tankless water heater heater and found out quickly it was a mistake. Caught on fire cause of the oil from being upside down. Put it out in time no big damage. My hose and heater is only a month old but I use it all day long. Have u ever had a problem with the hose or heater shutting off? I know it's the hose. I just don't know why like I said it's new. Maybe I just got a bad one. I think I'm gona get a new one and a fuel filter. Any help. Thanks. $23 to fill a #20 tank where I'm at.

@@michaelsilkwood6129 The Mr buddies have a regulator on them already. I read somewhere that if you have a regulator on the hose, it will over regulate your heater causing it to not work properly. I'm new to these little heaters, but I can say it really saved my butt this last cold spell. I went to a propane company to see if they had a filter to put on my heater. He pulled out the same Mr buddies brand 12 foot hose that I bought with the heater and said I didn't need a filter with this brand of hose. I couldn't find a filter locally and the cold was coming, so I hooked the hose up to a 20lb rino tank and stayed warm. The diagram that came with the hose showed the hose going from the tank directly into the heater without anything else. No regulator, no filter. I don't know if I will try to get a filter down the road or not, but if I don't, I watched a video on how to clean out the pilot light trap thingy. As far as the regulator, you don't need one as the heater has it's own built in.

Only the 10' Mr. Heater Buddy hose doesn't require a filter. It's $35. The other hoses are much cheaper.

@@squirrelcovers6340 My comment was about refilling 1lb tanks and possibly pushing oils into the 1lb and then later pushing the oils from the 1lb into the Mr Heater. But, since you brought up the subject of a big tank directly into a Mr Heater... The quick connect Mr Heater hose is a low-pressure hose because it has a regulator on the big tank side and the quick connect bypasses the regulator in the Big Buddy Heater , which I believe is the only Mr Heater that has a quick connect. My portable Buddy doesn't have a quick connect, so the regulated hose shouldn't be used because you should not double regulate (I was told by Mr. Heater). So I used the $35 one, because it works on ALL the Buddy's, no matter the model and doesn't need the filter, which is about $15 a piece, and you need a new filter every year, again, according to Mr Buddy. I'm not sure at what size (I think over a 40lb, but maybe it can directly connect to the 100lb) the coupler doesn't match the tank any more. With that $35 hose, you can add a Mr Heater adapter (about same as a filter, $15) to refill 1lb tanks and not need a throw away filter. My point was that, if you are not connected to the 1lb directly, your refill hose could cause you problems. And the filter would solve that. You cannot refill if the big tank is regulated. And I didn't want to get into an argument about it. Sorry I commented at all. Better to let people learn how to take their Mr Heater apart to clear the junk out, once it fails, during a snowstorm, I quess.

Got it thanks!

Awesome thanks!

I think its LPG

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I definitely agree with you that getting refillable 1lb bottles is the *safest* way to go. I have a cheaper alternative that is also safe: I purchased the brass caps for these 1lb bottles. Unlike the plastic caps you find on newly purchased bottles (which don't seal, they are only there to protect the threads from accidental damage) the brass caps thread on and seal, so if the tank valve is leaking the brass cap will seal and make it safe to store.

In reference to the leaking valve, will the black cap not prevent leaks? Or a spray of silicone?

@@tamiboelter5491 The brass screw on caps are the way to go. I got six for $9. The Schroder valve on the side is sometimes pulled up to bleed while filling and there's no cap that fits over it.

Awesome thanks for the info!

@eric pettway I concur with above. 13oz empty and 29 full. Been doing this for years. Great video though, keep em coming. Something tells me you have more useful skills to share with us. God Bless you.

@@Dedicateddad4ever I think I would depend more on a full tank of gas than depend on a god doiing anything..just sayin like.

@Megamus I had a death experience after a on duty motorcycle accident. I was dead for a few minute and I saw and spoke to God. I also saw my mom who told me to go back and help people learn about Heaven. Heaven is more real than my life here on earth and it’s waiting for all who love Christ. I was shown by God what hell looks like and saw my uncle in hell being raped by demons and begging for mercy. He never believed in God during his life. Christ is real and so is Heaven, but you’ll never go there if you don’t have a belief in Jesus Christ and keep him in your heart. I’m nothing without God and he is very active in our lives. It’s extremely unfortunate that you feel this way because anyone that thinks they are in charge of their own life will eventually get a wake up call and if your not paying attention when it comes you’ll miss the opportunity to open your heart and mind to the truth. Humans without Christ is their hearts are just empty vessels waiting to be filled with hate, sorrow, pain and never ending struggles. When I gave my heart to God my struggles ended. I’ll pray for you open your heart to Gods love and forgiveness Megamus. God Bless you my friend.

@@Dedicateddad4ever So using your "logic", as far as I can see regarding this god creature of yours, is it only made humans so as it has something to praise and worship it, basically feed its ego,nothing else, am I on the right track here or what, or can you think of another reason it supposedly made us?

Freezing is not necessary.

Nice video. I do freeze my 1 lb bottles. In addition, I test my filled 1 lb bottle with soap suds. Some 1 lb bottles refill many times but some seals are not very reusable. Hate leaky bottles. Just saying ... My experiences.

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