# Just in time for grilling season, both of my propane tanks are empty... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 2, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919 "2013-06-02T03:55:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/21 "2013-06-04T17:43:09Z")
I’ll see if they have the right adaptor and let you know the cost, OK? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/22 "2013-06-04T18:25:34Z")
Thanks, that would be very cool of you. I just spoke with Customer Service at Weber, and I was told that nobody makes propane tanks with quick disconnect fittings any more, and that nobody recertifies them either. So what I would have to do is buy and install another hose/regulator assembly (which I would really prefer to avoid doing). ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/23 "2013-06-04T18:28:04Z")
I’m on my way to the farm store. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/24 "2013-06-04T18:34:49Z")
Ta. I’ve got a guy locally who’s consulting with his boss about whether they even _can_ recertify my tank to go on the Weber Genesis 1000, and if so, how much it would set me back. I expect a phone call within the hour. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/25 "2013-06-04T19:01:44Z")
[![](https://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/20130604_135605-1.jpg) ](https://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/20130604_135605-1.jpg) $18.43 including tax. Figure another $5 for priority mail. If you want it, it can be in the mail tomorrow. I can take PayPal. :o ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/26 "2013-06-05T00:26:46Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > [http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM\_photo/20130604\_135605-1.jpg](http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/20130604_135605-1.jpg) > > $18.43 including tax. Figure another $5 for priority mail. > > If you want it, it can be in the mail tomorrow. I can take PayPal. :o Thanks for doing the legwork, **GaryM** , but while the quick disconnect end on that looks right, I need the other end to look like [this.](http://www.lasco.net/images/lasco/17-5387clr.jpg) The search continues! ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/27 "2013-06-05T00:52:44Z")
No you don’t! The adaptor has the left hand threads that match those on the inside of the tank valve. [![](https://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/20130604_194722-1.jpg) ](https://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/20130604_194722-1.jpg) This is an exchange tank. Note the square external righthand threads and the fine internal lefthand threads. I use these tanks with both kinds of fittings. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/28 "2013-06-06T16:11:39Z")
Oh, now I see. Do the knurled bands on the body of the adapter mean I can finger-tighten it and won’t need a pliers of some type to adequately tighten the threads so they don’t leak? ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919/29 "2013-06-09T19:51:54Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Oh, now I see. Do the knurled bands on the body of the adapter mean I can finger-tighten it and won’t need a pliers of some type to adequately tighten the threads so they don’t leak? Yes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-in-time-for-grilling-season-both-of-my-propane-tanks-are-empty/659919.md?page=1)