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(m Ransley) wrote in message ...
I refill my small handheld tanks from a 20 lb , i put the pieces-
fittings together from Ace. For small tanks maybe Harbor Freight would
have them but for a large set up just make your own.
May need to have the tank upside down you are filling and it wont fill
more than about half full though.

I got one of those Harbor Freight fill adaptors for hand held tanks a
while ago and it worked fine.

But, that was done from the 20 lb BBQ tanks with the "old style"
valves. I'm not sure the OPD valves will let you get *all* liquid out
of an inverted 20 lb tank. From what little I know of them they have a
float to cut off filling at a specific liquid level. I'm thinking that
float would "fall down" toward the top of an inverted partially
emptied tank and cut off the flow, but perhaps not. Maybe they have a
check valve which will let gas or liquid *out* of the tank regardless
of the float position.

Anyone know for sure about that feature of OPD valves?

Too be safe, I weighed my hand held tanks with a kitchen scale and
made sure not to put in more propane than their rated capacity. I also
chilled the little tanks in the kitchen freezer before filling them,
to help improve the fill rate.

Jeff