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jaytex1969

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Jun 6, 2017
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So, I'm staring at my lighters, trying to figure out something.
What does depressing the fill tube do to drain the lighter that simply leaving the valve open on the other end wouldn't accomplish?
Aren't they just two separate openings into the same tank?
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ashdigger

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Jul 30, 2016
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Vegas Baby!!!
They are not the same. Bleeding the fill valve takes seconds. The other side, the flint or flame end has a regulator that would take quite a while to drain. Plus I have the little football shaped gizmo that makes draining air quick.

 

jaytex1969

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Jun 6, 2017
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So, length of time is the main difference?
If my lighter is empty enough that it will not light and I lay it on the table with the gas valve open on the business end, after five minutes, should it not be as purged as hitting the fill valve?
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jaytex1969

Lifer
Jun 6, 2017
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If the 20 gallon tank is full, of course, siphoning is the way to go.
If it's down to the last ounce, then perhaps letting it run a few minutes until empty is easier that trying siphon.
My point/focus is: Does letting the last bit of gas flow out of the "top" valve accomplish the same thing as depressing the "bottom" valve?
In this case I'm referring to free flow lighters (IM Corona Old Boy, Xicar Scribe)
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