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Mr. Wizard
 
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Default Propane tank valve will not open !


"Big Jim" > wrote in message
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> "buzzsaw" > wrote in message
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> > Hi I just got my tank refilled at Uhaul, and when I hooked it up, the

> valve
> > won't open. I mean it is beyond tight - it is like stuck! Now I am a

> stong
> > man and it is no longer "hand tight", I dont know what happened. I have
> > tried pilers, hitting the valve with a hammer - it won't budge. Any

ideas
> > on this one?
> >
> >

> Did Ya try closing the valve? He may not have closed it when he filled it.
> They got the new safety feature that prevents the gas from escaping with

the
> valve open and nothing hooked up to it.
> Just a guess
>

Ding Ding Ding Ding!!!
We have a winner!
The fill guys always leave the valve open after filling
to check the connector and forget to close it.