Propane question for the engineers

[Northern Maine Land Man]

"The whole setup, tank and plumbing was covered in ice. I had to chip it free just to swap tanks."

There you go. The other posts are also correct. I have an adaptor to refill one pound propane tanks. It won't work from the new tanks. Like everything else in life, it is perfectly safe if you follow the instructions. It surfe is cheaper than buying a new one pound cylinder every time.

Never use a 100 pound or even a 20 pound cylinder on its side. You can move it that way if you must, but don't draw fuel from it when it's on its side.

[bringselpup]

I have 100lb tank #1 on deck with a fresh fill. We talked about what happened while we filled it up and their opinion was the regulator too. They feel it may have froze up.

Been running all day on a 40lb OPD gas grill tank but I will swap a 100 pounder back on before bed tonight. These 2 still have the older POL fitting, I am not sure why but they somehow skirted the law requiring OPD.

I only lay em down when they are empty and going to be filled. I have one of those racks that slide into your class III trailer hitch. I set them in that and rope them upright to the tire carrier for the 2 mile drive.

The new OPD fittings have the older POL threads inside for backwards compatibility. I learned that awhile back at the propane store too.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by bringselpup

The new OPD fittings have the older POL threads inside for backwards compatibility. I learned that awhile back at the propane store too.

When they first came out they did not have the threaded center. I still have a bunch of the adapters laying around I had to buy before the second generation of OPD's came out with the center threads.

[bringselpup]

The arrangement with the 40lb tank shut down sometime between five and six thirty last night. I came in from the shop and the pilot was out. So I unearthed the heat gun and went out and took the tank off and then completely defrosted the regulator. Then I hooked up the freshly filled 100 pounder and covered the whole arrangement with a plastic bin held down with a bungee cord.

That ran through the night although I do think I'm seeing a more orange flame than usual as Mainah talked about.

[mainer2]

while we're on the furnace subject...I'm unaware of how to begin a new subject here...

Please advise....I had my forced hot air furnace serviced and cleaning and inspected by a professional HVAC Co. and when the tech. completed his servicing..he came upstairs and let me know that he'd just fired up the furnace and I noted out of the air ducts...large blobs of stuff falling to the floor...I turned dial off and I went out to his truck to tell him..he said its normal..not knowing what it was..i turned it back on and this stuff sprayed my entire house. Big and little pieces of stuff that speads oil when wiped. Does anyone know what he did to cause this to happen???

[forest beekeeper]

Could the greater flow of air be pushing dust bunnies out?

Dust bunniies soaked in oil, seems like a bad thing, in my mind.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by mainer2

while we're on the furnace subject...I'm unaware of how to begin a new subject here...

Please advise....I had my forced hot air furnace serviced and cleaning and inspected by a professional HVAC Co. and when the tech. completed his servicing..he came upstairs and let me know that he'd just fired up the furnace and I noted out of the air ducts...large blobs of stuff falling to the floor...I turned dial off and I went out to his truck to tell him..he said its normal..not knowing what it was..i turned it back on and this stuff sprayed my entire house. Big and little pieces of stuff that speads oil when wiped. Does anyone know what he did to cause this to happen???

He cleaned the blower. The increased air flow from the clean blower blew out the dust that was clinging to the ducts as forest beekeeper pointed out. He also probably started the blower without the filters in place at first so the dust off the blades blew into the ducts.They spray a lubricant on the blower to keep dust from sticking to the blades. That was most likely what was showing up on the dust. Check your filters when you can to be sure it is all the way in the frame. That can increase air flow as well.