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Propane tank valve
Yahoo Message Number: 117961
1983 22ft. multi plan
 Propane valve is not closing. Tank is nearly 3/4 full and I need to remove the refrigerator to install a rebuilt cooling unit.

Any ideas anyone?

Update on previous posts: There was a piece of styrofoam in the fan on the house a/c unit that kept the fan from coming on, done! The fresh water tank with the crack was fixed via a permabond patch, done!
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117963
Only the obvious idea, Joe.  Use up the gas by burning it up in oven, stove top, and furnace.  Open all windows and doors and wait.  It might take a while.

Then you can have your will. :)

Alex Rutchka, SE #4 '05 MB
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117966
Joe,
 When you said the propane valve is not closing, what's it doing exactly? Is the handle turning as expected and the valve closes almost all the way? Or is the handle not turning at all? If it is turning, have you tried "cycling" it several times, opening and closing etc.?

bumper
 From: Joe
 Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 7:24 PM
 To: lifewithalazydazerv@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [LD] Re: Propane tank valve

I was told to drain it straight from the tank (sounds a little wacky, don't it?!). I shall start the long, slow drain.
bumper
"Yonder" '05 MB
"WLDBLU" glider trailer
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117967
"I was told to drain it straight from the tank"
 Drain it *to where*? I hope you're not being told to vent a tankful of propane to the open air!

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117982
Ron's advice is on the money. As for draining the tank to open air--there's NO WAY I'd ever do that! Ask the idiot who suggested it if he'd be willing to let you park next to his home while you do it. ;-)

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117986
Frankly I would take your motorhome to a professional in the propane business and have that tank replaced. Your rig is old enough for that radical an approach. At least have the valve replaced by someone who has the skill and equipment to handle a potentially explosive situation.
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117988
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Frankly I would take your motorhome to a professional in the propane business and have that tank replaced. Your rig is old enough for that radical an approach. At least have the valve replaced by someone who has the skill and equipment to handle a potentially explosive situation.
FYI for those with newer LD models, this vintage has a DOT style vertical tank which is portable.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117996
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FYI for those with newer LD models, this vintage has a DOT style vertical tank which is portable.
I stand informed. Even at that Steve, I would still take it to someone who has the appropriate knowledge, skill and tools to safely deal with this tank.
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117999
The tank on my LD runs long way. Not up and down.
 Getting to the valve, the procedure to shut off this valve is NOT left to right, or right to left?

Quarter turns? Is that what I read right?
 I understand the evacuation process with the stove and will try turning the valve a few turns left, right.
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #12 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118000
Joe,
 My gas valve closes by turning the knob clockwise.  Without being a brute, turn it clockwise until it doesn't want to turn any more.  It's just like an outdoor water faucet.
 Righty-tighty rule notwithstanding, the right/left descriptions are inappropriate in my view.  While the top of the knob moves left to right, the bottom moves right to left.  So it depends on where you're looking.

Alex Rutchka, SE #4 '05 MB
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #13 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118004
"Getting to the valve, the procedure to shut off this valve is NOT left to right, or right to left? Quarter turns? Is that what I read right?"
 No. As Alex and others have said, you need to turn the knob ALL THE WAY CLOCKWISE (multiple turns) to shut it off and ALL THE WAY COUNTERCLOCKWISE to turn it on. Never leave it in an intermediate position, as it can leak. (Or so I've been told by propane experts.)
 If after turning the valve ALL THE WAY clockwise to shut it, and firing up all the burners on the stovetop, you find that the stove is still going full blast after ten minutes, then indeed the valve is not closing. If so, take it to a professional. This is not something to mess with. It's too easy to get killed.
 Incidentally, if you were thinking about draining off your 3/4 of a tank of propane by burning it with the stove, don't. I've calculated that it would take about 50 hours (!) of continuous stove use to exhaust the tank. That's neither practical nor safe. It could cause a fire, and it would almost certainly lead to a lethal buildup of carbon monoxide unless you left windows open.

"The tank on my LD runs long way. Not up and down."
 On a 1983 Multiplan? I'm very surprised. I was under the impression that LD used vertical, removable DOT-type propane tanks up until the late 80s. My 1985 22' twin/king had one. Is it possible that your horizontal tank is an aftermarket modification done by a previous owner?
 Does anybody else have an early-80s Lazy Daze with a horizontal ASME-type propane tank? Anybody know when they made the switch?

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #14 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118005
" Does anybody else have an early-80s Lazy Daze with a horizontal ASME-type propane tank? Anybody know when they made the switch?"

'89 TK with vertical tank.
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #17 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118062
"i've got an '82 multiplan 22l. I have the horizontal tank."
 Thanks, Jared. That's two early-80s Multiplans with horizontal ASME tanks. Maybe it was something they only did on that model...? But that doesn't sound like Lazy Daze. I'd love to hear from others with LDs built in the 80s... what type of propane tank do you have?

Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #19 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118069
Our '83 rear bath has a removable, vertical tank located in a metal lined cabinet between the 2 lounge chairs.  The tank is accessed thou a vented door on the drivers side of the coach.  Gene

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Re: Propane tank valve
Reply #20 –
Yahoo Message Number: 118071
'84 RD vertical BBQ pit style tank.

I'd love to hear from others with LDs built in the 80s... what type of propane tank do you have?

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Propane Tank Valve
Reply #22 –
Yahoo Message Number: 117979
Joe said:
 Yes, I was referred to draining it out in the open. "Slow drain". The last words the person said was, "make sure there are no ignition within the area"....
 I'd go with Alex's suggestion! Years ago, had a propane tank on my VW camper start to leak under the name plate while in a super market parking lot - Fire Department was called and stood by until tank evacuated, while returning owners of close by vehicles were assisted (rolled) out of immediate area to start engine and leave.

Barb and Gypsy 1993 22' TK

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1992 22' TK