Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

LNG tank valve won't release gas. Help.
7/24/2011 | self

Posted on 07/24/2011 3:23:13 PM PDT by VA Voter

I filled a 20lb LNG tank this afternoon and now with the valve open it won't release the gas. BBQ ruined.

The guy where I got the gas says the valve is stuck or broken closed inside.

Is there anything I can do?


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: blam; boom; kablooie; kaboom; stupid
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 141-153 next last
To: VA Voter

There should be a bleeder screw on the side of the valve. Open that with a standard screw driver to release the excess pressure in the tank.
Put your cigarette out before trying this.


41 posted on 07/24/2011 3:47:50 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (I Stand With Sarah!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

Noted BBQ expert George Goble answers your question here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjPxDOEdsX8


42 posted on 07/24/2011 3:49:24 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Comment #43 Removed by Moderator

To: VA Voter

Do you happen to have an old regulator - the ones that take a wrench to install around the garage? If so, install it and see if it works. I keep one of those just to use on tank valves that are stubborn.


44 posted on 07/24/2011 3:50:10 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (zero hates Texas and we hate him back. He ain't my president either.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter
What are you doing with liquefied Natural gas in a propane tank (LPG)? Lpg pressure is about 350 psi and LNG is about 3500 PSI!
45 posted on 07/24/2011 3:52:02 PM PDT by mountainlion (AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

Is the valve handle moving or not?
If the handle spins call your fire dept and ask about disposal. If its jammed, put it in a chest freezer for an over night. Tap gently when you remove it with a hammer(on the handle straight down) do multiple smacks with increasing force, use a piece of wood in between the handle and the hammer. Try spinning the valve between smacks.

Liquid propane is a liquid, and if water was introduced at the fillup your looking at an ice plug. The colder everything is the brittler they will be.

Make sure if you crack the valve and get a leak you in a place where the tank can be 100 feet plus away from flames and structures. A tarp to throw on top if it leaks might be a good idea


46 posted on 07/24/2011 4:01:05 PM PDT by waynesa98
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

Probably late to the game, but shoot it asap!


47 posted on 07/24/2011 4:08:13 PM PDT by TBall
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: null and void

Or do as my buddy and I used to do.... grab the 338 magnum, sit about 300 meters away and shoot it! Great entertainment for the whole family (although not recommended).


48 posted on 07/24/2011 4:08:48 PM PDT by Bulwyf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562268


49 posted on 07/24/2011 4:10:39 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CurlyDave

Did Microsoft enter the gas BBQ market recently?


50 posted on 07/24/2011 4:14:55 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

I cook with both charcoal and propane grills, depending on what I want to cook.

I have plenty of charcoal and a charcoal chimney to light it and I always have a backup canister of LP.

If you are the cook, make sure your equipment is ready the day before...


51 posted on 07/24/2011 4:17:27 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Eh ?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

52 posted on 07/24/2011 4:20:15 PM PDT by nascarnation
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 50 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

I would pick up the tank and drop it about three feet and then try it.


53 posted on 07/24/2011 4:38:08 PM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (An old sailor sends)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter
Go to Walmart and trade it in as an empty for a refill.

It's worth the $20 to not engulf yourself in flames.

54 posted on 07/24/2011 4:41:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." - Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

I’ve been following this thread avidly. Did any of the suggestions help?


55 posted on 07/24/2011 4:42:47 PM PDT by Fantasywriter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

Charcoal.
Works every time.


56 posted on 07/24/2011 4:44:39 PM PDT by MistrX
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter
close valve, disconnect tank.

Turn tank upside down and tap a couple of times with a hammer.

that should do it.

57 posted on 07/24/2011 4:50:19 PM PDT by grandpa jones (Obama must be exhausted, having to tote that giant brain of his around all the time.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: humblegunner

ROTFL


58 posted on 07/24/2011 5:03:05 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter

Well assuming it is actually propane and not LNG, I suggest disconnecting it and taking it to Home Depot and exchanging it for another filled tank. Pay the $18 for the exchange and let their propane company worry about it.

Tank exchange is your friend.


59 posted on 07/24/2011 5:18:24 PM PDT by chickenlips
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: VA Voter
What we need to know is what does your connection look like?

If the connection goes INSIDE the bottle valve, then you most likely have a stuck valve in the bottle.

If you have the type that hand screws over the valve on the bottle, you have to have the connection nipple far enough in the bottle valve to release the gas. If the connection fitting doesn't get deep enough into the valve, gas won't come out.

60 posted on 07/24/2011 5:25:24 PM PDT by chuckles
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 141-153 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson