LPG Gas Canister bolt stuck? How to remove?

Waitrose

I hope this is the right forum for this, but in the garden, we use propane LPG Gas canisters (orange)

I have attached a picture and cannot remove the bolt from this empty canister to replace with another?

I always thought these LPG tanks were counter-clockwise (looking at it straight on) so have been using WD-40 and mole grips to try and free this but no luck at all!

Obviously other forums tell you to free a stuck bolt, to try gas torch or heat - but obvioulsy I dont want to try that on a gas canister, empty or not!

Any ideas of free-ing a stuck bolt or tips on removing an LPG feed to swap canisters?

Lancastrian

I presume by "bolt" you mean the pipe nut going into the regulator.

My propane bottles are all left hand thread so the nut is loosened in a clockwise direction. If you have been wrenching anti-clockwise you will have a very tight nut so persevere.

Good luck.

lovesgshp

Clockwise to loosen. Use a adjustable spanner, or probably a 1 inch wrench.

Waitrose

all done thanks! huge spanner did it, and yes CLOCKWISE did it too!