Guest norseman Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 has anyone devalved a calor gas bottle before? was trying one today (its for a small wood burner) but that f****r was stuck on haha, i was using an adjustable spanner with a bit of play in the jaws so i may need to use a proper spanner instead as it was starting to slip. any ideas or views appreciated cheers again atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 iv done loades , leave it with valve oped for a week , snap the valve off after that and fill the tank with water , stand it next to a fire in the garden and let it get hot and steam . change the water for clean leave it a day or so , empty it then you can drill the remains of the valve out and weld a plug over it etc to make it look pretty wehn you do all the other work . be carfuil when you cut it and dopnt use a gas axe use an angle grinder , the liquid gas will have inpregnated the steel , hence all the above steps . good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starbuck 1 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 they,re a left hand thread mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest norseman Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 they,re a left hand thread mate thanks starbuck, im aware of this already, but it looks like theres mastic on the thread aswell. i'll get er soon enough, cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest norseman Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 iv done loades , leave it with valve oped for a week , snap the valve off after that and fill the tank with water , stand it next to a fire in the garden and let it get hot and steam . change the water for clean leave it a day or so , empty it then you can drill the remains of the valve out and weld a plug over it etc to make it look pretty wehn you do all the other work . be carfuil when you cut it and dopnt use a gas axe use an angle grinder , the liquid gas will have inpregnated the steel , hence all the above steps . good luck thanks midnight, can you tell me how exactly you leave the valve open? i have loosened the valve slightly already. and also how do you snap it off? without producing sparks i presume haha thanks again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 A good long pair or stilsons instead of an adjustable spanner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 i just open he tap and leave them . snapping is dead easy just hit one side with a lump hammer til it snaps , they are made of brass so cant spark !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest norseman Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 thanks lads for the help, hopefully i wont kill meself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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