Propane filling

hasheel wrote:
My motorhome sat for 2 years. When I went to fill the propane tank, the air bleeder wasn't open at first. Now we have a propane smell in the rig. The smoke detector goes off. I opened the air bleeder and nothing but air comes out. I had it open for about 5 minutes. What went wrong, and how do I fix it?

Your propane tank does not have an "air bleeder". The valve is actually the "fixed liquid level gauge" that's used to determine liquid propane has reached the 80% full point when the escaping gas turns to liquid as the tank is filled. Unless the tank has been left with an open port, there should not be any air in it. What can occur over time though, is the mercaptan that's added to the propane to give it its distinctive odor can deteriorate, leaving only the odorless propane. I'd suggest having the system professionally checked for leaks before using the RV or lighting any appliances.