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groundhogy
Explorer
Feb 08, 2023

Propane tank valve - stuck solid

We are traveling. Just made it passed Atlanta west and at Newborn truck stop on Rt 20.
(Laid back, private owned, $10 showers, restaurant looks real good)

Wife closed off the valve this morning.
I go to open it just now, and i am NOT STRONG ENOUGH! Lol.
I call her out to try and turns out shes not strong enough either.
I got out the channel locks, no go (although you can’t get a good grip on these three point knobs). I got scared to really gorilla the knob.

Any ideas?
  • bucky's avatar
    bucky
    Explorer II
    Feb 10, 2023
    Hardly. People can spend their money anyway they want to. Manufactureres will do anything they can to ensure that you can't buy their stuff on amazon.
    I was at a show in Jax FL yesterday and checked a brand new Airstream's tanks. Steel.
  • groundhogy's avatar
    groundhogy
    Explorer
    Feb 10, 2023
    Currently switch/regulator (about 1yr old) set to good tank. We are running the one good side at the moment.
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Feb 10, 2023
    groundhogy wrote:
    I tried turning the valve either way and its stuck solid.
    Hard to understand as it is such a soft turn normally.

    Also, i thought, what if i disconnect hose and try to turn the knob...

    The propane comes whooshing out. Its stuck open even without the hose.
    Normally the propane doesnt come out until an official hose is connected, right?


    You’re correct. That valve is fubarred.
    There’s a safety valve that doesn’t allow LP to flow if there’s no restriction downstream IE if it’s not hooked up to something that holds pressure.

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