can there be "bad" propane tanks?

[purbeast0]

my propane tank ran out over the weekend and i ran and grabbed another one. the first time i turned it on it was really weak flames. i then re-screwed the line to the tank and it seemed to fix it, so maybe it wasn't on good.

then last night and tonight when i grilled, my grill wouldn't get hotter than 350 degrees. usuallyi t gets up around 500 easily. i only turn on 4 out of the 5 burners usually and it's fine.

it was too hard to see if the flames were weak or not because of the sun. but i checked the connector on the tank afterwards and it seemed to be on as far as i could turn it.

is there a chance i could have a crappy tank that i got on the swap?

 

[Linux23]

Possibly.

 

[BoomerD]

yes. valves fail all the time.

 

[JEDIYoda]

YES!! That's why I use a nuclear powered tank!!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Yes I've had ones with leaky valves

 

[purbeast0]

damn okay i don't have the receipt anymore but i will take it back this weekend and get a replacement. hope that fixes it.

 

[Humpy]

I've had a few freshly filled tanks that seemed to affect the regulator somehow and resulted in a weak flame.

It corrected itself after running it a while.

Edit: A quick perusing of the Google brings up various procedures for "resetting" the regulator.

 

[BUTCH1]

I've had a few freshly filled tanks that seemed to affect the regulator somehow and resulted in a weak flame.

It corrected itself after running it a while.

Edit: A quick perusing of the Google brings up various procedures for "resetting" the regulator.

Yea, a lot of people don't know about that and think the regulator has gone bad. I have had issues with Amer-gas tanks, one had an inoperative valve and one had a bad OPV valve.

 

[readymix]

if you open the tank valve quickly you trip a check valve that partially cuts the flow.

 

[BUTCH1]

if you open the tank valve quickly you trip a check valve that partially cuts the flow.

The main item is to be sure the burners are in the off position then wait 4-10 seconds after opening the tank valve before igniting the grill.

 

[Red Squirrel]

It happens, sediment from inside the tank from when it was manufactured sometimes gets caught inside the valve stem where it screws into the tank. Using a big wrench you can unscrew the valve right off the tank and clear the sediment then screw the valve back.

This also requires that you video tape the entire procedure, for educational purposes.

 

[nutxo]

sometimes tanks need to be purged. Do a tank swap.

 

[Linux23]

It happens, sediment from inside the tank from when it was manufactured sometimes gets caught inside the valve stem where it screws into the tank. Using a big wrench you can unscrew the valve right off the tank and clear the sediment then screw the valve back.

This also requires that you video tape the entire procedure, for educational purposes.

Lmmfao

Dude people were looking at me on the bus strange lmao at this.

Bastage

 

[purbeast0]

sometimes tanks need to be purged. Do a tank swap.

it was a tank swap.