Originally Posted By BZH
Originally Posted By Hikin Jim
Good point, Rick. Perhaps the seller, who is in China, doesn't realize that the fitting he's selling goes to 100% propane in the US and is very dangerous (here). In China perhaps it's butane or a blend and fairly safe.

HJ


I doubt the seller cares.

I agree with the comment on your blog about the tube appearing to not even be adequate to handle pressure. It looks like Tygon... maybe 1/4". If that is the case McMaster-Carr says it is only rated to a couple atmospheres and certainly not capable of handling the vapor pressure of propane:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-plastic-and-rubber-tubing/=gumhs6


My guess is the hose barb fittings will blow off before the tygon fails. Of course, that would be the same as the tygon failing, because it would have to fail for the fittings to come off.
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