If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?

Thanks

Synonymous wrote:
>
> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?

No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.

nancy

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
> wrote:
>
> >If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
> intake/control valve has changed.

That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
my not all that old gas grill.

nancy

Synonymous wrote:
> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Thanks


Do you want a new grill?

Best regards,
Bob

Synonymous wrote:
> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Thanks


Do you want a new grill?

Best regards,
Bob

Nancy Young > wrote in
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> Synonymous wrote:
>>
>> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.
>
> nancy
>

what does OPD mean?


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Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

Nancy Young > wrote in
:

> Synonymous wrote:
>>
>> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.
>
> nancy
>

what does OPD mean?


--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:55:59 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
> >Synonymous wrote:
> >>
> >> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >
> >No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.
>
> Conversion kit? Huh? Sounds like a natural gas/propane
> conversion kit, or else some salesman really suckered you.

What salesman? No, Steve, the new connector did not work with the
older hose connection. It's just a propane tank, I could no longer
get the old one filled by law. Got a new tank with that ? instant
connect thing or whatever, it did not fit with the hose. Not.

No one sold me anything, I bought it on my own as I wished to use
my gas grill.

nancy

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:55:59 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
> >Synonymous wrote:
> >>
> >> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >
> >No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.
>
> Conversion kit? Huh? Sounds like a natural gas/propane
> conversion kit, or else some salesman really suckered you.

What salesman? No, Steve, the new connector did not work with the
older hose connection. It's just a propane tank, I could no longer
get the old one filled by law. Got a new tank with that ? instant
connect thing or whatever, it did not fit with the hose. Not.

No one sold me anything, I bought it on my own as I wished to use
my gas grill.

nancy

Nancy Young > wrote in
:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
>>
>> On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>>
>> Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
>> intake/control valve has changed.
>
> That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> my not all that old gas grill.
>
> nancy
>

The connection on the regulator changes.


--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

Nancy Young > wrote in
:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
>>
>> On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>>
>> Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
>> intake/control valve has changed.
>
> That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> my not all that old gas grill.
>
> nancy
>

The connection on the regulator changes.


--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food
and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

hahabogus wrote:
>
> Nancy Young > wrote in
> :
>
> > Synonymous wrote:
> >>
> >> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >
> > No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.
> >
> > nancy
> >
>
> what does OPD mean?
>
>
In this context, Overfill(ing) Protection Device. All propane tanks
between four and 40 pounds capacity must have one; think that is from
2002 or a little earlier. We bought a new cylinder with an OPD last
year, since the old cylinder didn't have one and couldn't be requalified
anyway. The place where we usually buy propane took the old cylinder and
gave us a discount on the first fill of the new one.

The thing about the conversion kit seems a little strange. The new
cylinder fits perfectly well on our 10+ year old grill.

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:07:11 -0400, Nancy Young

> >That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> >my not all that old gas grill.
>
> No conversion kit should be required, *just a new valve* and usually
> a new tank since the new valves aren't compatible with older
> tanks.

You admit you can't just hook up the new type of tank to the
old hose, you need a new valve?

nancy

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:07:11 -0400, Nancy Young

> >That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> >my not all that old gas grill.
>
> No conversion kit should be required, *just a new valve* and usually
> a new tank since the new valves aren't compatible with older
> tanks.

You admit you can't just hook up the new type of tank to the
old hose, you need a new valve?

nancy

hahabogus wrote:
>
> Nancy Young > wrote in
> :
>
> > Synonymous wrote:
> >>
> >> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >
> > No. I bought a conversion kit to fit to my Weber.
> >
> > nancy
> >
>
> what does OPD mean?


Overfill Protection Device.



Brian Rodenborn

In article >, says...
> Steve Wertz wrote:
> >
> > On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >
> > Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
> > intake/control valve has changed.
>
> That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> my not all that old gas grill.
>
> nancy
>
I think the connections *are* different. I bought my mom a new grill a
couple of years ago with the OPD connection. I wanted to get a spare
tank as a backup and my brother picked one up at a garage sale - it
wasn't the OPD type and didn't fit. I would imagine it could be
converted to fit, but I didn't feel like fussing with it.
--
Donna
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are.

In article >,
hahabogus > wrote:

> Nancy Young > wrote in
> :
>
> > Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>
> >> On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >>
> >> Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
> >> intake/control valve has changed.
> >
> > That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> > my not all that old gas grill.
> >
> > nancy
> >
>
> The connection on the regulator changes.

Mine did not. I had to exchange all my older tanks for new ones about a
year ago. On the old tanks, the fitting was threaded on the inside only
(left hand thread). The new ones had *identical* threads on the inside
(so my regulator fit just fine), plus a set of larger, coarser threads
on the outside, for some newer regulator, I suppose; I haven't seen one.

Bottom line: Here in California, I had to make NO change other than
replacing the tanks (actually, it was the valve and fitting on top of
the tank that was changes; the tanks looked just the same).

Isaac

(Synonymous) wrote in news:bae5a343.0407131341.22321630
@posting.google.com:

> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Thanks

It's the best excuse I can think of! :-)

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

(Synonymous) wrote in news:bae5a343.0407131341.22321630
@posting.google.com:

> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Thanks

It's the best excuse I can think of! :-)

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:07:11 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
> >Steve Wertz wrote:
> >>
> >> On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
> >>
> >> Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
> >> intake/control valve has changed.
> >
> >That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
> >my not all that old gas grill.
>
> No conversion kit should be required, just a new valve and usually
> a new tank since the new valves aren't compatible with older
> tanks.
>
> -sw

Actually, there is no difference in the tanks. The old tank, if it is in
good enough condition to be recertified, can be fitted with an OPD valve. I
sell several of these a week. It only saves you a few dollars though, and I
don't recommend them.
Early, during the transition to OPD, a few valves made it to the market with
only the outside right hand thread connection. Since then, they have been
standardized to include the left hand inside threads to accomodate the older
appliances still in use.
Any new OPD equipped tank sold today should be compatible with all grills,
either new or old.
H

Hairy wrote:

> Actually, there is no difference in the tanks. The old tank, if it is in
> good enough condition to be recertified, can be fitted with an OPD valve. I
> sell several of these a week. It only saves you a few dollars though, and I
> don't recommend them.
> Early, during the transition to OPD, a few valves made it to the market with
> only the outside right hand thread connection. Since then, they have been
> standardized to include the left hand inside threads to accomodate the older
> appliances still in use.
> Any new OPD equipped tank sold today should be compatible with all grills,
> either new or old.

Very interesting, thanks. nancy

Hairy wrote:

> Actually, there is no difference in the tanks. The old tank, if it is in
> good enough condition to be recertified, can be fitted with an OPD valve. I
> sell several of these a week. It only saves you a few dollars though, and I
> don't recommend them.
> Early, during the transition to OPD, a few valves made it to the market with
> only the outside right hand thread connection. Since then, they have been
> standardized to include the left hand inside threads to accomodate the older
> appliances still in use.
> Any new OPD equipped tank sold today should be compatible with all grills,
> either new or old.

Very interesting, thanks. nancy

Hairy wrote:

> Actually, there is no difference in the tanks. The old tank, if it is in
> good enough condition to be recertified, can be fitted with an OPD valve. I
> sell several of these a week. It only saves you a few dollars though, and I
> don't recommend them.
> Early, during the transition to OPD, a few valves made it to the market with
> only the outside right hand thread connection. Since then, they have been
> standardized to include the left hand inside threads to accomodate the older
> appliances still in use.
> Any new OPD equipped tank sold today should be compatible with all grills,
> either new or old.

Very interesting, thanks. nancy

Hairy wrote:
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:07:11 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Steve Wertz wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 13 Jul 2004 14:41:00 -0700, (Synonymous)
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>>>>
>>>>Of course not. The connections are the same, just the
>>>>intake/control valve has changed.
>>>
>>>That was not my experience at all. The new tank could not hook up to
>>>my not all that old gas grill.
>>
>>No conversion kit should be required, just a new valve and usually
>>a new tank since the new valves aren't compatible with older
>>tanks.
>>
>>-sw
>
>
> Actually, there is no difference in the tanks. The old tank, if it is in
> good enough condition to be recertified, can be fitted with an OPD valve. I
> sell several of these a week. It only saves you a few dollars though, and I
> don't recommend them.
> Early, during the transition to OPD, a few valves made it to the market with
> only the outside right hand thread connection. Since then, they have been
> standardized to include the left hand inside threads to accomodate the older
> appliances still in use.
> Any new OPD equipped tank sold today should be compatible with all grills,
> either new or old.
> H
>
>


Can you turn an OPD-valved tank upside down and get liquid out of it,
like with the old POL valves?

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:
> Can you turn an OPD-valved tank upside down and get liquid out of it,
> like with the old POL valves?
>
> Bob

Yes. I probably wouldn't have ever known this, if you hadn't asked.

BOB
who will try many things for research purposes

BOB wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>
>>Can you turn an OPD-valved tank upside down and get liquid out of it,
>>like with the old POL valves?
>>
>>Bob
>
>
> Yes. I probably wouldn't have ever known this, if you hadn't asked.
>
> BOB
> who will try many things for research purposes
>
>


Thanks, BOB. I have 3 propane tanks with the old POL valves, and I just
wondered if they could still be used for refilling disposable propane
tanks once I have to exchange them for OPD valved tanks.

Best regards,
Bob

(Synonymous) wrote in message . com>...
> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Thanks

Thanks to everyone who replied, (esp. Nancy Young and Hairy) I think I
know whats going on now. Tanks are almost empty, time to buy new ones
.

Bye!

Synonymous

(Synonymous) wrote in message . com>...
> If I buy a new OPD tank do i need a new grill too?
>
> Thanks

Thanks to everyone who replied, (esp. Nancy Young and Hairy) I think I
know whats going on now. Tanks are almost empty, time to buy new ones
.

Bye!

Synonymous