LPG Gas Bottles , Can you pump from one Bottle to Another?

TERRAFIRMA

not sure about your 1st enquiry but you need one of these to run 2 devices,cheers.Image Could Not Be Found

It will only equalise the pressure between both.

MAtt

In a remote part of OZ I have seen it done. The liquid would pass from one to the other. I would not recommend it though. Quite a potential there for a major fire.

As said it can be done and I have a "special device" for doing it but I will not say how as the potential disaster in the wrong hands is very high. As specially in suburban back yards.

Swampy

The double tap above answers one of your questions.

Yes you can decant gas from one cylinder to another.

Explore Oz "Rules Men" warning - doing so has a minor element of danger (remember "danger, risk etc"? not 'sposed to do that any more - why half the population are a bunch of wimps) attached but only if you're an idiot anyway.

Make up a hose which will connect two bottles together - don't think you can buy these but a Stanley Knife, two hose clips and a bit of copper tube will do the job.

Donor cylinder = the full one
Receiver cylinder = the empty one

With taps on both cylinders closed connect the hose between the two.

Fully open the tap on the donor cylinder and turn it upside down.
The receiver cylinder should be the normal way up.

Open the bleed screw and tap on the receiver cylinder and allow to fill until liquid gas emits from bleed screw of receiver cylinder.

Close all taps and bleed screw, remove hose - job done.

I suggest it's best if you do this outside and away from sources of ignition.

Mike Harding

PS. If you're a smoker it probably better not to light up which waiting for the empty cylinder to fill.

PPS. All the "Rules Men" can have a go at me now - you there John? :)

I have also done it on occasion but I do not recommend it. It is dangerous and illegal.

The double tap is a better option but there may be a pressure issue with two appliances running simultaneously.

I can't see an issue running two devices at once.

When I used to run a gas lantern, it sat on top of a pole which also fed gas to a stove. Therefore, two devices at once.

The built-in gas jets will enable gas to be shared between the two.

Bill.

G'day all, you can buy an adaptor to run 2 items from 1 bottle (or more) from a lot of camping shops, the cheapest is barbeques galore for the same item about $26, if using multiple items make sure you use regulators! I use for my fridge & barby, seee ya, dingoImage Could Not Be Found

The difference in bottles is a refiller bottle is a liquid withdrawal bottle and has a pipe internally down to the bottom but has two taps a liquid tap and a vapour tap.
An ordinary vapour bottle does not and to get the liquid out you have to invert the bottle and there is no more danger in that than getting an ordinary refill.
As Mike states only idiots have problems.
Ian