LP Fill Fail
I went to Menards tonight after we filled the tank with gas, so that I could get a fill on LP. The girl screwed the nozzle on the fill port and pulled the trigger, gas shot out the vent, so she tried ...
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Deano56 wrote:et2 wrote:what makes you think it leaked to dry? I ran it dry using the furnace sitting in our driveway.Leaving it dry does not hurt a thing. If there is rust in there with a half, full or empty tank, it isn't going to matter either way
Being that it's bone dry, it could indicate a leaky pressure relief valve. Ours never is allowed to go below 1/2. Always stored for the winter full. There is a chance you have contamination (rust) that caused the valve to stay open after she cracked it a bit.
I suggest having a professional look at it, and tell them it was dry for a year.
We can only base our comments on the original information you gave us. Your comment was the tank was bone dry. That is why I commented there could be a leak After the fact you then said you ran it dry and left it Contamination can cause plenty of issues, including causing your pressure relief valve to stick open.
It's well known that water can accumulate in a empty tank. I'm sure you'll get to the reason for your failure. Good luck.
