I have found the trick is to just make sure you open the gas valve at the tank very slowly. Like 10-15 seconds for the initial quarter turn. After that, just crank it the rest of the way open without regard to speed. Something about that initial slow opening seems to purge the lines properly and I'll often find that gas is immediately available at the stove/fridge/furnace/WH. If I don't do the slow open, it is usually a several minute process of trying to purge at the stove top, having limited success, going back out and closing and reopening the tank valve, repeat the process...