Propane tank valve will not open !
"Big Jim" > wrote in message
...
>
> "buzzsaw" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
|