I have a new backyard BBQ made by Webber with the OPV valve. Unless I go
through a specific lighting procedure, the burners will not light. The new
valve, once opened at the tank, requires time to equalize the pressure in the
line before the burners can be started. This can be 60 seconds to 120 seconds.
This is much different than the old valves.
Terry Johnson
From: Della Barba, Joe
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:11 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Do I really need OPV Valve on LPG tanks
The valves will drive you nuts. My grill tank has one and it causes a lot of
low gas pressure issues.
Joe Della Barba
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:41 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Do I really need OPV Valve on LPG tanks
I’m in the early stages of converting Imzadi from an old Galley Maid alcohol
stove to a propane stove. I got a great deal on a Flavel stove from a friend
who decided to install a 3 burner model in his trawler after already purchasing
the two burner stove I bought from him. That made propane a “when I can get to
it” priority project.
But I just bought two 6-pound aluminum tanks from another boater, and that has
raised the priority to “Before I leave for the Chesapeake in June”.
The tanks I bought are new, and have the “traditional” valve with the round
handle and pressure relief. The seller’s reason for selling them was that he
had been told he needed to convert the tanks to the OPV valve that is used on
the tank for your barbeque grill, and he did not want to go to the trouble and
expense. Allegedly, propane suppliers cannot legally refill tanks with the
older style valves.
I was in the forklift business when the OPV valve was introduced, and my
recollection is that the valve I have is legal for motive power and marine use
so no change in the valves is required.
Does anyone have definitive experience with the valve issue, or can you point
me to where the requirements are published?
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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