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1 posted on 07/24/2011 3:23:14 PM PDT by VA Voter
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You’re gonna need a hammer and a chisel.....


2 posted on 07/24/2011 3:23:54 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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There is nothing that can’t be fixed through the judicious use of explosives.


4 posted on 07/24/2011 3:24:56 PM PDT by mnehring
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Close the valve... beat on it with a hammer, gently... and, try again...

repeat.

If that doesn’t work, you’ve probably got to get a new tank


5 posted on 07/24/2011 3:25:33 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them)
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Is there anything I can do?

Not sure, but have a video camera handy for a Youtube moment, just in case....

6 posted on 07/24/2011 3:26:09 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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Build a large wood fire.

Gently place the tank in the middle.

Quickly back off at least 1/4 mile.

Enjoy the show...


7 posted on 07/24/2011 3:26:18 PM PDT by null and void (Day 914. When your only tools are a Hammer & Sickle, everything looks like a Capitalist...)
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Go get a new tank.....


9 posted on 07/24/2011 3:26:58 PM PDT by 9422WMR (FOBO)
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Turn off valve.

Disconnect from barbeque.

Re-connect, making certain fittings are tight and the little rubber gasket is in place.

Open valve slowly.

There is a fuel flow restricter inside the valve which shuts it off if it detects too much flow. You must shut off the valve and remove downstream pressure before it will reset.


10 posted on 07/24/2011 3:28:20 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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Are you sure the tank valve wasn’t opened with the grill burner valve in the open position? If it was the new design will not let much gas flow. If this happened, shut the burner valve off and shut the tank valve. Disconnect the gas line and then reattach the gas line, open the tank valve and light the grill the way you normally would. Never open the tank valve with a burner valve in the open position.


11 posted on 07/24/2011 3:28:41 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing an idiot)
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take it to a Blue Rhino (not Olympia Snowe, the other kind) and trade it in. i think they take old tanks.


13 posted on 07/24/2011 3:31:05 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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I’m sure you mean LPG not LNG! If it is liquid natural gas just leave it alone in the sun and in a few minutes say “howdy” to Jesus!


15 posted on 07/24/2011 3:31:39 PM PDT by cartoonistx
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Get the most annoying person you know to try. If will open for them with out a problem making to you look dumb.


16 posted on 07/24/2011 3:31:58 PM PDT by ThomasThomas (I am still looking)
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Quite often a bbq will act like this if one or more burners is left open when the gas valve is closed.

Try making sure the burners are turned off, connect the LPG and turn the tank valve on but wait five minutes before trying to open the burner valve to light it.

Always turn off all burners prior to closing gas valve to keep this from happening.


17 posted on 07/24/2011 3:32:04 PM PDT by Go_Raiders (The wrong smoke detector might just kill you - http://www.theworldfiresafetyfoundation.org)
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Turn off the grill valve, if there is one. Turn off the tank valve. Disconnect the tank and reconnect it without much torque. Test for leaks with dish detergent/water mix. Tighten a little if necessary. Try it again.

If that doesn’t work, exchange the tank for another one.


19 posted on 07/24/2011 3:33:59 PM PDT by familyop ("Plan? There ain't no plan!" --Pigkiller, "Beyond Thunderdome")
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One of mine did that once.

I had had it filled, connected it to my grill, and I can’t remember why, but I had to disconnect/reconnect it and after that it wouldn’t work.

Took it to get it refilled, connected it again and it worked fine.


23 posted on 07/24/2011 3:35:14 PM PDT by jra
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bbq ruined?? not possible. Go get some charcoal at least.


25 posted on 07/24/2011 3:36:39 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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Take the tank to a wide open field, remove yourself from it by at least a quarter mile, aim at it with a 30-06, gently squeeze trigger and enjoy.


28 posted on 07/24/2011 3:38:18 PM PDT by JEC ((Pray for ALL our troops))
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Not that it will help you now, but it would be a good idea in the future to have a spare tank handy. I’ve had tanks with bad valves in the past and there’s not much you can do with them at a time like this. I’ve also found that instead of getting your own tank refilled, you use one of those services (available at places like Home Depot or Lowes) where you simply exchange your empty tank for one that’s already been refilled. These companies (like Blue Rhino) will replace faulty valves on tanks turned into them. I haven’t had any problems of this sort since I made the switch.


36 posted on 07/24/2011 3:42:51 PM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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May not be your tank. Could be regulator.

Turn everthing off and unhook your tank.

Reattach hose fitting to tank.

Turn on valves on grill, does it work?

If no? Turn the grill valves back off, and gently (gently) tap on the side of the tank valve.

Good luck.


38 posted on 07/24/2011 3:43:35 PM PDT by SampleMan (If all of the people currently oppressed shared a common geography, bullets would already be flying.)
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I went through a long process with that problem earlier this year. I concluded it was the STUPID fittings used on grills. There are two types, one with a black plastic ring that screws over the outlet of the tank, the other (all metal) screws inside of the tank. The one with the ring is newer and it caused me the problems, and I’M SURE it was what you used. The black plastic design has an extra valve in it...as mentioned by others.

Anyway, it took some effort, but I converted all of my propane appliances to the inside design and so far, so good. I have no idea why they messed up a perfectly good system.


40 posted on 07/24/2011 3:46:08 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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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
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