propane in cold weather

[blind drunk]

How do folks run their propane rigs in the cold weather. As you know, they slow down alot in the cold weather. Last year, I simply put my tank in a tote filled with warm water. Sound about right?

Thanks,

bd

[MuleKicker]

i throw mine in a fire for a few minutes..... NO NO dont do this! Run electric and you wont have that problem

[LWTCS]

i throw mine in a fire for a few minutes..... NO NO dont do this! Run electric and you wont have that problem

FOTFARAIDBWILMAO

Some mentor you turned out to be

[blind drunk]

Should be a sticky ...

bd

[Smokehouse Shiner]

i throw mine in a fire for a few minutes.....

We buy you books and send you to school.....

FOTFARAIDBWILMAO

WTF I should get out more often...

How do folks run their propane rigs in the cold weather. As you know, they slow down alot in the cold weather. Last year, I simply put my tank in a tote filled with warm water. Sound about right?

Sounds right I guess. Personally I've never had much of a problem even running down to sub zero temps. My biggest concern when it gets that cold is coolant water freezing on the way to the condenser. Your post brought back memories of nights spent huddled around the still trying to keep warm. I'm not ready for winter..

[MuleKicker]

i think it becomes a prob when the cylinder gets closer to empty, or when its really friggin cold.

My biggest concern when it gets that cold is coolant water freezing on the way to the condenser.

ditto dude. Im thinkin on makin a pot still with a worm for this winter, no runnin water to the shed that way.

[blind drunk]

Personally I've never had much of a problem even running down to sub zero temps.

Really The flame on my burner slows to a trickle and I have to keep shaking the tank in order to get the flame back, burning bright. I thought it was a common problem.

One more thing, I called the propane guy and he told to to get a bigger tank. If only he new what I did!! He also told me that it's against Canadian law to apply any heat to the tank, even a warm water bath. I asked him about throwing the tank on some fire for a few minutes like Mule suggested and he asked for my address

bd

[Smokehouse Shiner]

Canada, eh? It probably get alot colder there than it does here but last year I was running in -10 degrees F and didn't have any problems with a 20 lb tank. Of course I was in a small shed and the heat from the cooker probably kept it warm enough it didn't freeze up. I dunno. On the note of bigger tanks when I was in Wyoming we ran a 100 pound tank outside our camper for the hotwater heater and it never did freeze up, even down to 30 below. Good exuse to buy a 100 pound tank huh? im either gonna have to rig up a worm or shut down when it gets too far below freezing. The water hose ain't gonna cut it.

[LWTCS]

WTF I should get out more often...

Haha Sorry. Was a joke to myself mostly.

Yain't sposed to know what all them letters means. I just made it up fer all then folks that always make them letters that I don't get

Sumthin bout rollin on the floor in the dust bunnies and laughing asses or some shit like that there.

[Smokehouse Shiner]

Haha Sorry. Was a joke to myself mostly.

ROTFLLMAOWABPOHLSOMDAGDIGCORSS!!

[LWTCS]

ROTFLLMAOWABPOHLSOMDAGDIGCORSS!!

Thats so easy.... Everybody uses that one.

[ozone39]

move the regulator closer to the inlet of the burner and get a hi side pig tail made at your local propane distributor. Or keep the regulator warm with a milk house heater or some simular.....But I have to agree, it has to get pretty cold for regulator freeze ups to occur. I have also seen electric heater blankets for bottles....

[rubber duck]

i throw mine in a fire for a few minutes..... NO NO dont do this! Run electric and you wont have that problem

Ya know folks actually use to do that. They would run propane burners so large that the tanks would freeze so the would use another tank and put a flame to the tanks in use to keep them warm. Apparently in a few cases this didn't work out to well, I wonder why?

Anyway that's just a old story I heard.

[Bushman]

Here is a pretty good thread on the topic!
http://www.brewboard.com/index.php?showtopic=89089" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[MuleKicker]

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Yain't sposed to know what all them letters means. I just made it up fer all then folks that always make them letters that I don't get

Sumthin bout rollin on the floor in the dust bunnies and laughing asses or some shit like that there.

Now thats funny..... I thought i was behind on the times.

[Mud Mechanik]

more than likely, the flame/pressure problems are due to the regulator freezing up, try buying a disposable hand warmer( the kind you open and shake to activate), and laying it on the regulator during use. Mud

[blind drunk]

Thanks for the answers and the beer link: I now have a couple more options

bd

[Dnderhead]

id also say its the regulator.most are not made for the volume that some push threw them.the propane makes it all the way to the regulator at high pressure then the pressure is dropped and the gas is vaporised .when the gas vaporizes it cools this is the same idea as a refrigerator .you can use two tanks or a larger regulator.this will slow down the flow,thus the cooling.some large use applications
have two regulators one reduces the pressure to 50lb then the second one reduces it further.

[axle1960]

id also say its the regulator.most are not made for the volume that some push threw them.the propane makes it all the way to the regulator at high pressure then the pressure is dropped and the gas is vaporised .when the gas vaporizes it cools this is the same idea as a refrigerator .you can use two tanks or a larger regulator.this will slow down the flow,thus the cooling.some large use applications
have two regulators one reduces the pressure to 50lb then the second one reduces it further.

I have worked in camps in Northern Alberta when the temp dropped below -40 and the propane regulator would freeze up. No propane , no heat and hours from civilization or any help.

We used propane "tiger torches" with a length of stove pipe to direct hot air to the regulator to thaw out the regulator so that we could have heat in camp. Sometimes had to pre-heat the 20 lb. bottle in the truck first and then set that bottle next to the big tank so the hot air kept them both from freezing up on us.

Now I sit in my semi drafty garage running my burner with no problems and thank the lord I no longer work in camp.

[Mr.Spooky]

last time i used my LP tank (last weekend) i thought something was wrong with my tank.. instead of it sounding like the space shuttle taking off,,, it sounded like a go cart, i dont know what temp it was ,,, but it was ALOT colder than usual. this is the last time that ill be runnin LP.. im savin up for a MK5000
spooky

[Dnderhead]

using a two stage regulator mite help as the gas would not reduced pressur
in one step.this sudden reduction/expansion works similar to a refrigerator.