Propane or Mapp gas

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What tool do you use to remove the old seal? If I remember correctly, the o-ring seal for the gas tight connection is buried in the cylinder connector, so you basically get a new one with each cylinder.

Voipio I could use your help a little concerning

They used seals that are incompatible with the gas they are designed for?

There must be a use-by date.

Jack

They used seals that are incompatible with the gas they are designed for?

There must be a use-by date.

Jack

The seal for the brass stinger sticking down is indeed down in the top of the bottle but the seal that could be the culprit is the rubber flat washer (sometimes cork) that remains with the torch head and unless it has been replaced before it is the same age as your torch. They go bad quite often.

They used seals that are incompatible with the gas they are designed for?

There must be a use-by date.

Jack

for the o rings watch

there is one between the bottle and the torch head

be warned ive known mapp gas bottles to leak after unscrewing them as ive used them for a very long time
its no fun getting to a job to find that your gas bottle has leaked and you have no gas to start the job

but my usage is often, only time it dosnt get used is when its holiday time 2-3 weeks or not used over the weekend so im not a casual user

ive taken the mickey out of the mechanics using a plumbers blow lamp as there a casual user whilst the rest are diy users

whilst both me and kayos can state that

your input on a question the Weller soldering iron

What tool do you use to remove the old seal? If I remember correctly, the o-ring seal for the gas tight connection is buried in the cylinder connector, so you basically get a new one with each cylinder.

What tool do you use to remove the old seal? If I remember correctly, the o-ring seal for the gas tight connection is buried in the cylinder connector, so you basically get a new one with each cylinder.

 

[4stringer]

for the o rings watch

there is one between the bottle and the torch head

be warned ive known mapp gas bottles to leak after unscrewing them as ive used them for a very long time
its no fun getting to a job to find that your gas bottle has leaked and you have no gas to start the job

but my usage is often, only time it dosnt get used is when its holiday time 2-3 weeks or not used over the weekend so im not a casual user

ive taken the mickey out of the mechanics using a plumbers blow lamp as there a casual user whilst the rest are diy users

whilst both me and kayos can state that

What tool do you use to remove the old seal? If I remember correctly, the o-ring seal for the gas tight connection is buried in the cylinder connector, so you basically get a new one with each cylinder.

 

[4stringer]

What tool do you use to remove the old seal? If I remember correctly, the o-ring seal for the gas tight connection is buried in the cylinder connector, so you basically get a new one with each cylinder.

 

[4stringer]

I think you are supposed to remove the bottle.
There is a pressure valve in the handle with a small vent hole, when the o-rings fail it releases gas out of the vent hole directly from the bottle as it bypasses the main valve.
If you are unlucky it will end up with a big flame coming out the side of the torch if you are using it at the time, but otherwise it will drain the entire bottle of gas.

On the flip side if you take the bottle on and off a lot, they have a tendency to wear out the threads from what I understand.

So far mine has been absolutely fine, so I tend to leave it on mostly, and remove it if I know I'm unlikely to be using it for an extended period of time.

What tool do you use to remove the old seal? If I remember correctly, the o-ring seal for the gas tight connection is buried in the cylinder connector, so you basically get a new one with each cylinder.

for the o rings watch

there is one between the bottle and the torch head

be warned ive known mapp gas bottles to leak after unscrewing them as ive used them for a very long time
its no fun getting to a job to find that your gas bottle has leaked and you have no gas to start the job

but my usage is often, only time it dosnt get used is when its holiday time 2-3 weeks or not used over the weekend so im not a casual user

ive taken the mickey out of the mechanics using a plumbers blow lamp as there a casual user whilst the rest are diy users

whilst both me and kayos can state that

for the o rings watch

there is one between the bottle and the torch head

be warned ive known mapp gas bottles to leak after unscrewing them as ive used them for a very long time
its no fun getting to a job to find that your gas bottle has leaked and you have no gas to start the job

but my usage is often, only time it dosnt get used is when its holiday time 2-3 weeks or not used over the weekend so im not a casual user

ive taken the mickey out of the mechanics using a plumbers blow lamp as there a casual user whilst the rest are diy users

whilst both me and kayos can state that

Jeezus look at all those brass shavings.... How could it not leak? This torch in the vid passed "needs replacing" about a decade ago. That being said... The flat rubber washer (there are cork ones out there too) get harder as they age. ALWAYS keep an eye on the flat washer every time you remove the bottle from the torch. Common problems... Dirt/particles embedded in the rubber, over tightening the torch head onto the bottle is not good as the circle at the top of the bottle threads can cut into the flat washer when tightened too much. I have seen a brand new Coleman bottle have defective threads from the factory. The threads were WAVY. Lost a little respect for Coleman quality control that day. If you need a rubber flat washer you can usually get a universal kit of plumbers washers that will have at least a couple of what you need and will cost you $5 at most. BTW I have had (4) different LP gas (propane) certifications State of NM NFPA pamphlet 58 including residential appliances since 1993.... "Not blowing things up" is what I do. To Voipio specifically... Please contact me I could use your expertise on a Weller soldering iron issue. I read your comments on a post about a Weller 5200 I can tell you are a sharpie. I am new member to this site as of about 2 hrs ago... Thanks in advance..

for the o rings watch

there is one between the bottle and the torch head

be warned ive known mapp gas bottles to leak after unscrewing them as ive used them for a very long time
its no fun getting to a job to find that your gas bottle has leaked and you have no gas to start the job

but my usage is often, only time it dosnt get used is when its holiday time 2-3 weeks or not used over the weekend so im not a casual user

ive taken the mickey out of the mechanics using a plumbers blow lamp as there a casual user whilst the rest are diy users

whilst both me and kayos can state that

for the o rings watch

there is one between the bottle and the torch head

be warned ive known mapp gas bottles to leak after unscrewing them as ive used them for a very long time
its no fun getting to a job to find that your gas bottle has leaked and you have no gas to start the job

but my usage is often, only time it dosnt get used is when its holiday time 2-3 weeks or not used over the weekend so im not a casual user

ive taken the mickey out of the mechanics using a plumbers blow lamp as there a casual user whilst the rest are diy users

whilst both me and kayos can state that