IraHayes wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:29 am The best way to check for small leaks is to use a cigarette lighter. The flame will burn pale yellow, not orange in the presence of propane.

Great idea! Maybe he should try and find the gunpowder at the same time, and check his fuel tank level in his bike

Dangerous Dave wrote: ↑Mon Sep 03, 2018 7:00 pm I knew I'd get some sort of grief -- but I'll gladly take this over, "I've lived in apartments with those gas bottles for twenty-three-thousand years and I've never once smelled a thing."

Thats because they were working correctly. If you can smell gas you have a leak which could potentially be very dangerous. Do you turn the gas off at the cylinder after cooking and still smell gas? If so the cylinder valve has a leak. In which case just get a replacement cylinder I think I paid about $10 for a replacement when the gas run out. If not its most likely the regulator or hose. Do a soap test as UNT suggested. Check the o ring seal on the regulator and get the landlord to replace. The soap test will highlight any leaks in the hose. Again, to avoid the disappointment of an exploding appartment I would always recommend that you turn the gas of at the cylinder when not in use.

I have never been in the same room with a gas bottle and not smelled gas. They *all* leak; it's just that most people don't mind.

When you think about it, we're talking about a high pressure liquid, being held in cheque by a plastic fitting. There is simply no such thing as "working properly" under such circumstances -- one may as well say that he's been breathing car exhaust for ten years and it must be me that's wrong because he's never had a problem with it.

For someone who admits he has no clue about disconnecting a gas bottle (easy task) you sure have an opinion and lots of 'knowledge'.

Dangerous Dave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:32 pm I have never been in the same room with a gas bottle and not smelled gas. They *all* leak; it's just that most people don't mind.

When you think about it, we're talking about a high pressure liquid, being held in cheque by a plastic fitting. There is simply no such thing as "working properly" under such circumstances -- one may as well say that he's been breathing car exhaust for ten years and it must be me that's wrong because he's never had a problem with it.

It's not LPG, the gas in the bottle is squished, but it's still gas. When it comes out of the tank it's losing energy, i.e. become colder. It wouldn't be gas, as gas is a higher energy state than liquid. To go from liquid to gas it needs to sublimate or boil. Having accidentally left the tap open I can assure you all it does is "psssh" and smell of gas. You need to leave it on for a long time to fill up your house, and even then you need an ignition source to make the big boom you see in movies. It's not oldy-timey town gas, either, so there's no cyanide in it.

@Dangerous Dave: stop eating baked beans and pickled eggs. It's you, bro, not the cylinder.

that genius wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:52 am

TOG wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:45 am Whats wrong with canaries for testing for leaking gas? It worked in Victorian days.

I think that was testing for methane, mostly in coal mines

This is propane, different stuff

Also, you'd be using parrots, so that's also different.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:28 pm

StroppyChops wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:17 pm

that genius wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:52 am

TOG wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:45 am Whats wrong with canaries for testing for leaking gas? It worked in Victorian days.

I think that was testing for methane, mostly in coal mines

This is propane, different stuff

Also, you'd be using parrots, so that's also different.

I'm pretty sure propane will kill a canary or parrot just as well as methane.

What about a plastic flamingo?

Wonder why Dangerous Dave chose that name??? Leaking gas tank - cell phone stolen by cats ... what is next ...