The small ones blow because people put on a pot that’s too large. The flames spread out and heat up the canister causing an explosion.

It’s very rarely just because they are old but that doesn’t help. They don’t rust on the inside because there’s no oxygen.

I’m sure he will be along to argue the toss though.

rabbit stories follows suit

StroppyChops wrote:

eatingmore101 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:51 pm if you smell eggs, run.

What if they're, like, eggs?

Run faster.

The gas in it’s natural form is odorless, like carbon monoxide. Rotten eggs odor is added as a safety feature.

a good habit to cultivate is to check the connection at the bottle is tight before use, and the valve is turned off when finished cooking.
my in laws will not use the lpg on any account.
charcoal only

frank lee bent wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:25 am a good habit to cultivate is to check the connection at the bottle is tight before use, and the valve is turned off when finished cooking.
my in laws will not use the lpg on any account.
charcoal only

I like charcoal cooking, but I dislike going to a BBQ restaurant and tasting nothing but the accelerant they used to light the charcoal.

StroppyChops wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:28 pm

frank lee bent wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:25 am a good habit to cultivate is to check the connection at the bottle is tight before use, and the valve is turned off when finished cooking.
my in laws will not use ththey'e lpg on any account.
charcoal only

I like charcoal cooking, but I dislike going to a BBQ restaurant and tasting nothing but the accelerant they used to light the charcoal.

Yep and if they're used for indoor cooking they're just as dangerous as bottled gas.

bangkokhooker wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:06 pm I’m sure he will be along to argue the toss though.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with using LPG bottles of any size within the house provided one turns the bottle off, at the bottle, each and every time you finish using the LPG for whatever. Problems arise when lazy users only turn the gas off at the appliance, cook top or whatever. But if designing/building a house then plan for the cylinders to be located outside a short distance from the appliance that will be using the LPG. But it is also important to ensure that each and every cylinder is secured to the building to, firstly stop theft and secondly, to be in compliance with almost every developed country "Gas Code". In the event of a fire, those cylinders perform some what similarly to a WW11 V1 or V2 rocket and are a real hazard to all and sundry. It's one thing for a LPG cylinder to burn in situ, it's quite another to have it flying around the neighbourhood.

Those small canisters were never designed to be refilled but are easily refilled with liquid LPG using an upturned LPG cylinder on a stand and a simple filling valve easily bought off ebay for us foreigners or in a large market for locals.

Good re-fillers of these small gas canisters for table top cookers, will have the LPG pass through a copper or similar coil surrounded by ice and, once the canister is filled, will check the canister weight on a scale. But don't bank on it.

And the reason LPG gas is so cheap today is because there is a global surplus of LPG at the moment. But will it last and for how long is the big question.

OML