Propane tank mishap

Bzeitham wrote:
When you say you tightened the valve, I assume you mean that main valve on the tank, not the "spitter" valve on the side of the valve. Your tank should have an OPD valve. An OPD valve should not allow LP to flow out of the tank unless an appliance is attached. Cracking the valve on an OPD compliant tank should not allow gas to flow. If it has an OPD valve and is leaking you have a defective tank.

It has to be 'bleed' valve (spitter) on side of valve body.

The Main Service Valve can be opened fully and will not let propane flow unless a ACME Nut is screwed onto end of valve.
Inside valve is a spring loaded shut off that has to be opened by the stub inside ACME Nut.

As stated.......if propane was leaking out of end of valve where hose attaches then the 'spring loaded shutoff' is defective

As to the transporting inside your SUV.............lesson learned
Correct?!!

When you say you tightened the valve, I assume you mean that main valve on the tank, not the "spitter" valve on the side of the valve. Your tank should have an OPD valve. An OPD valve should not allow LP to flow out of the tank unless an appliance is attached. Cracking the valve on an OPD compliant tank should not allow gas to flow. If it has an OPD valve and is leaking you have a defective tank.

There is a test given to prospective propane pump jockies.. They were reviewing the test as I was doing my daily internet run in the same room.. The instructor would read the question and then give the answer (After a pause)

The Question: What happens if you get the right porportion of propane gas and air and there is a spark? I entered at the pause with "You land 2 counties over"

The class broke up laughing.. then once they finished the instructor said "Exactly". (I got it right and I waS not even part of the class :) )

I leaned a lot of stuff I'll never use listening to those questions and answers and a couple of useful things as well.

But Not just Propane. also Gasoline, Never carry inside a CLOSED vehicle.

Diesel fuel is safer but well. I have no reason to transport that.

Your lucky you didn't have an explosion!!! Opening the door turning the dome light on could of sparked it off!

rockhillmanor wrote:

Anmacc2 wrote:
I had three propane tanks filled on the way to visit our son and his family. I put them in the back of my SUV. 20 minute trip total. 30 minutes later he went out to install the new car seats for my grandchildren and the car stunk of leaking propane. We pulled the tanks out carefully and could hear one leaking. :E Fortunately we are able to tighten the valve a little more and it stopped the leak. We checked it with soapy water. No harm no foul but.........

Wish my leaking propane tank incident went as well as yours did.

Propane tank just filled put into back of my van.
Down the road pulled into gas station for fuel.
Smelled propane leaking.

Hazmat Team, 2 firetrucks, just about all of the county/state cops, 4 lane intersection in front of gas station closed. Which was where my propane tank was taken to disarm it treating it as if it were a bomb.

Was an interesting day for me. I even made the 10 o'clock news!:B

Must have been a slow day! Here in NJ you'd probably be billed for the response and sued by the gas station for loss of business. At least you made the news!

Anmacc2 wrote:
I had three propane tanks filled on the way to visit our son and his family. I put them in the back of my SUV. 20 minute trip total. 30 minutes later he went out to install the new car seats for my grandchildren and the car stunk of leaking propane. We pulled the tanks out carefully and could hear one leaking. :E Fortunately we are able to tighten the valve a little more and it stopped the leak. We checked it with soapy water. No harm no foul but.........

Wish my leaking propane tank incident went as well as yours did.

Propane tank just filled put into back of my van.
Down the road pulled into gas station for fuel.
Smelled propane leaking.

Hazmat Team, 2 firetrucks, just about all of the county/state cops, 4 lane intersection in front of gas station closed. Which was where my propane tank was taken to disarm it treating it as if it were a bomb.

Was an interesting day for me. I even made the 10 o'clock news!:B

oh oh...your joking right !
If your not I would ask the mod/adm to delete your thread.

NOW you know why "THEY" say one should never carry propane cylinders in a closed vehicle!
Good thing you didn't light a cigarette in there. That happened in Great Falls a few years ago. He survived the resulting explosion, but the Jeep Wagoneer didn't!
I'm glad you were lucky'
Perhaps you should go get a Powerball ticket....

I thought that they had to have a fitting screwed into them to allow gas to flow? guess not.
glad nothing bad happened.
bumpy