BBQ Gas bottle regulator - stuck!

[beagrizzly]

Can anyone offer any top tips with this? It went on fine, and is currently locked on and working fine. However, it won't come off. Guidance online suggests that as it doesn't appear to have a separate release button, the on/off lever will push in or pull out to release, but this doesn't appear to be the case. I'm obviously reluctant try too much force, but I have been laying into it a bit, but without success. Possibly I'm just being a duffer, but I can't see how......

[FlyVintage]

Push down on the regulator body and the on/off lever should then toggle up, down or sideways depending upon the model.

[beagrizzly]

FlyVintage said:

Push down on the regulator body and the on/off lever should then toggle up, down or sideways depending upon the model.

This is what I have been doing for a fair portion of this morning!

Is it just a case of keep trying?

[FlyVintage]

Try pushing the on/off assembly inwards….. it’s going to either require manipulation of that part or there may be a button to push under the on/off lever.

[JimM169]

Guessing this is what you've already tried but with lever in off position, push lever inwards (towards centre of bottle) whilst also jiggling the whole valve up and down should get it to release

[beagrizzly]

Ok, it's off. Thanks for all input

So..... the solid-looking metal below the lever, which doesn't look like a button, and previously wouldn't move, is in fact a button and I got it to move. Not sure how, because it wouldn't earlier, and once I reconnect for tonight's BBQ who knows whether I'll got it off again??

The lever moves in with the button, although you can't do it by pressing only the lever, which seems illogical but there's probably some reason why that's possible.

[netherfield]

Change to 19kg propane then all you need is a spanner