You’re gonna need a hammer and a chisel.....
There is nothing that can’t be fixed through the judicious use of explosives.
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
Not sure, but have a video camera handy for a Youtube moment, just in case....
Build a large wood fire.
Gently place the tank in the middle.
Quickly back off at least 1/4 mile.
Enjoy the show...
Go get a new tank.....
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.
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.
take it to a Blue Rhino (not Olympia Snowe, the other kind) and trade it in. i think they take old tanks.
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!
Get the most annoying person you know to try. If will open for them with out a problem making to you look dumb.
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.
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.
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.
bbq ruined?? not possible. Go get some charcoal at least.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Noted BBQ expert George Goble answers your question here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjPxDOEdsX8