On 5/16/2005 7:46 AM Robert Cardo wrote:

><<collum@VERIZON.NET(Mike Collum) Subject: Re: propane filling
>question ... do it at home?
>I'd like to refill my westy tank from from a BBQ tank. Are fittings
>readily available that would work for this?
>Mike C.>>
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>Sure, no problem.
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>Besides the BBQ propane tank, you'll need to spend another $2900.00 for
>a propane UL, OSHA, EPA approved pump to do the filling.
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Well, if you do it for your personal use, I bet you don't need to get
all those approvals. For example, the parts to refill the little camping
lantern propane bottles from 5-gallon tanks are readily-available and
work just fine. The tricky part with the Westy bottle is you'd need to
elevate and invert the 5-gallon supply tank above the Westy bottle, then
figure out how to connect the two. I don't know if the pressure in the
supply tank is sufficient to fill the Westy bottle, or if additional
pressure is needed.

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