JBarca
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Trying to locate 5 lb or 11 lb propane cylinders to run my outside gas grill and stove.
Tired of the little greens ones leaking after disconnected and do not have room for a 20 lb tank on the front of the TT.
5 or 11 lb will fit next to battery.
Camping world has them, but costs more than a 20 lb tank.
Has anyone found a 5 or 11 lb tank for less than $50 – $60 bucks?
Any leads welcome.
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JD38
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My Home Depot has them for about 40
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jstar
Midlothian TX
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Sams club they are $19.95 but they dont always have them in stock but come spring they will. They are the normal size that comes with a gas grill.
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Gruffy
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No... and check the cost of a refill before you buy. Our local dealer charges the same price as a 20lb tank... just another rip off....
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sigman
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I've gotten the 5 pounder from Cabelas and I think they carry the 11 pounder as well. The cost a bit more than the 20#er, but they are worth it. My 5 & 11 are the old style valves and I had to make a filler hose with connectors for them and now fill them from a 20.
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jstar
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I guess the one I'm talking about at sams is a 20#, my bad. Good luck.
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jstar
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Why dont you just put a T adaptor on the main tanks and a long hose and just hook them up that way?
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JBarca
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Jstar
Thanks for the note. I have researched this to death and came up with that using a stand alone cylinder for the outside stuff is safer and cheaper. My main tanks are 30 lb'ders and have dual pressure auto switch over. The entire TT is 11 WC low pressure. All my outside gas stoves/grill is 5 psi high pressure. Teeing into the dual tank setup, installing the 5 psi regulator and adding extra tubing or hoses is more complex and less safe than just doing the 5 or 11 lb cylinder deal I carry over to the picnic table.
I tried to make the tee in deal work, but the 11 WC auto daul switch over broke the bank getting it to work plus the high pressure setup. So I stopped when I found out all the gas regulations issues I had to contend with and trying to buy the correct gas rated fittings/valves and hoses.
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jstar
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I understand! I use the little green bottles and refill them and have never had them leak. I have been using the same 5 or 6 bottles for about 4 years now and refill them over and over. One thing I do is spray a little WD40 on the top every time I refill them to keep them lubed and have no problems at all with them. I love them. I got the adaptor through Harber Freight for around $13 and it has paid for itself many times over. I even refill fellow campers bottles for them (from their tanks of course) all the time and I'm a hero. Good luck with your venture. I'm not so sure about all the danger stuff you hear about I have a 250 gal tank at home and when the guy came to fill it up I asked him how dangerous his job was and he just laughed and said that propane will not blow up very eaisly. He said they have a truck roll every once and a while and they do not blow up. He said once one was ruptured and just shot out a huge flame like a bic lighter and never blew up so I'm not to sure about all the scare people have with them. Good luck.
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BillyW
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As someone else posted on another current thread, I'm going with the "tree". It's a vertical tube mounted on top of a 20lb tank that allows hoses to branch off it, and a connector at the top for a lantern. This seems ideal to me. I'm always trying to find a safe, elevated location for the lantern anyhow. I'm sure they are sold all over the place, I'll probably get mine at the local Walmart.
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