Propane Issue

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Jeff Little

Newbie
2017 CI 560 #875 just acquired. No propane to stove. Removed tank and weight was 25lbs, TW 13.5, so appears full. With tank off trailer, opened valve and nothing comes out. I assume it should? Suggestions? I know very little about propane tanks, any help is appreciated. Thank you.
 
Next time you turn on the valve on the tank:
1. Make sure burners are off on stove.
2. Open very slowly.

If gas comes out too fast, the valve thinks there is a leak and shuts off the flow.
For now, hook up the regulator, follow steps 1 and 2 above, see if a burner lights. If not, tap the valve gently with a hammer, rock or screwdriver handle to allow the check ball to return to its normal position and let gas flow.
 
Thank you. I was reading about regulator resets. Waited a bit, reinstalled tank and everything worked. I must have done something as you mentioned. First timer and learning. Thank you for the response.
 
I have had that happen. May be due to not screwing in the tank connection far enough. I think there is a spring loaded valve in there that only opens when you screw it in the whole way.
 
Steve & Betsy said:
I’ve noticed that our tank does this if we open the valve all the way. It really only needs to be open about a revolution or so.
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My RV mentor suggested we never open the valves all the way. His logic was interesting, and I've followed it since.

When you open the valve all the way, internally it is putting internal components into tension which they are really not designed for, unlike compression (closed) state. Neither need to be "Kung-fu grip tight" - obviously he was a child of the 70's

Opening the valve all the way to its "open" stop, he discouraged. He stated that he has seen people (in an emergnecy) grab a handle to close it, finding it "Snugly open" think it was already closed. If the knob is somewhat lose, it makes you more conscious of actually closing the valve. Without going into details -- I can tell you, my experience here is the same. We almost lost our class A to a fire caused by a loose propane fitting...When you see smoke - it makes you stupid.

We never completely open our propane any more, the only time it is "snug" is when it is closed.
 
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