3FT refill hose adapter

Nice product for refilling your propane bottles for Buddy heater

I own an adapter to screw the 1 lb propane bottles to the tank to refill them, but it was always inconvenient. I thought this looked like an easier way to refill the bottles and after the first use on 5 bottles I highly recommend it. While I did not follow the recommended procedure to place the tank in the sun and the bottles in the freezer I had excellent luck releasing the schrader valve to bleed the bottles as I had done in the past to get a good fill. NOTE it is important to not fill these bottles entirely full to allow for expansion. Therefore I tipped the bottle towards the schrader valve at about a 45 degree angle. this will ensure that when filling that liquid will be released while there is still an air gap on the opposite high side. As soon as it first spurts liquid, release the schrader valve and immediately close the supply valve. In most instances you can refill a bottle in about 1-2 minutes. I had one bottle where the valve would not fully open to allow escaping gas and that one took a little longer. There may be better tools, but I use locking forceps to grasp the valve. I had to grind off the edges to make it small enough to fit in the opening on some bottles. I've also heard that there is a split screwdriver type of tool that works well too. This seems to be a quality made product that is the most convenient method I've seen to refill 1 lb propane bottles.

This worked just great filling the small propane tanks with twenty pound tank. To fill have small tanks cold and use a small pair of needle nose pliers to vent the tank to push out air as you fill with propane.

I was a bit apprehensive about purchasing this item, but after my first use -- its the real deal. Totally worth it. **First off: I am not a propane bottle filling professional. My comments below are not meant to guarantee a safe process on how to fill these bottles. Follow my lead at your own risk. (You have been warned.)** I filled my first batch of nine empty bottles -- all were Coleman Brand 16oz Propane bottles. I used a small digital scale to monitor fill progress by weight as I went. I was filling from a standard residential propane bottle that holds 15lbs of propane. It was fairly full (only used one time for my grill). I placed it inverted (upside down) in the sun, and had my scale & small bottle in the shade (I think this important -- will note later on.) After my first two bottles, I started cooling my bottles to fill in an ice bath before filling. (Remember High School Science kids -- a water-ice mixture is exactly 32degF.) It was a sunny day, but only about 65 deg F. The first two filled to 11oz: not great. By the last five, I had the routine down and I could consistently fill 14 ozs into the bottles by net scale weight in about five minutes plus or minus before the rate really slowed down. I think the weight could have gone higher, but personally, I am good with 87% full. So, conclusions? 1. It probably will not fill the bottles 100% full (I don't know that I would feel comfortable filling that much). 2. I started the ice bath to try to improve the transfer. Those first two that were only 11 oz? Yeah, they slowed down a lot sooner than the cold ones. 3. Big tank in the sun? Again -- noticed on one bottle that the rate had slowed down and the sun had shifted so big tank was shaded. Push back in sun, rate improves. My conclusion -- you need the differential temperature to generate the pressure differential to move the propane. Having the small bottles cold and the big one warm really makes a difference. My calculation is that I break-even on this purchase with 12 refills ... it's great if you use many of these each year camping or whatever.

while we have adaptor to run 1 lb devices from 20 lb propane tank on my trailer. This allows me to refill and reuse the 1lb for use in blow torch, or small fire pit, and stove when you don't want to disconnect or run hoses all over the place. I have the old style adaptor, but this hose makes it easier, since you have a valve on the hose itself. Also lets me put the cylinder lower. We think it fills better with the small ones on their side.

This propane refill hose came with the one pound bottle tank adapter missing. A replacement was ordered and it also had the one pound bottle tank adapter missing. I was quickly contacted by the seller, which corrected the issue and promptly supplied me with a complete replacement hose assembly. This is a very good quality refill hose and well worth the price. I put it to the test and filled four 1 LB bottles in just a few minutes. Now the refill process is much safer and easier.

I ordered this to transfer propane from my grill tank to a 1lb tank. I was very sure to read the description to know I was picking the right thing as this is out of my element a good bit. It arrived and barely put fumes into the 1lb tank when my husband attempted the transfer. So he was sure I ordered the wrong item. I knew I had read it and it was not the wrong item! So I came back here to the page and put the time into reading directions. I'll never understand why men can't be bothered with directions... Sure enough Mr. I wont read directions if it would save my life was the 1 wrong here. This hose worked beautifully! LOL SMH

Like others mine broke shortly after the 30 day return window. The cheap and brittle plastic spacer on the large tank side crumbled. It now does not go in far enough to release the gas. I may try to use a rubber washer or just take it to a local hose store and have them replace that end.