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Did anyone in the BARBQUE community ever have problems with a tank.?
Latetly I have a problem wit my Weber BarBque.Last year I purchased a new 20 pound tank.Used it a few times and then winter came.This spring I used the grill twice and then when I turned the grill allI got was very small flames coming out of the burners.So I went out and had the tank topped up.After that the grill worked fine.After a while when the tank was about 1/3 down the same happened again.
After that I borrowed a tank from a neighbour and everything was fine.Put my own tank back and again only small flames.Then I took the grill apart and cleaned the Venturi and the burners and after assembling it again ,nothing changed.Will buy a new tank and see what happens.
I lean towards a wonky tank!
Has anyone out there in Barbeque community any idea and experience in this matter or run across a similar problem??
4 Answers
- Fred SLv 47 years ago
Thank you all out there for your answers.After checking around some more,I found out that this is quite a common problem ever since they changed the design of the tank valve some years ago.Finally went back to the guy I bought the tank from.Guy had an attidute.All he did screwd a big brass nut over the the tankvalve opened the the vale to let some gas out,removed the nut and gave me back the tank.Something was stuck in the valve.Now everything is fine and we are cooking again.When I asked him to see the brassnut he got a bit testy and just walked away.Tried to sell the guy ahead of me a new tank for 68$ which the guy refused.Never heard of customer relations??These days I noticed a lot of retailers are not interested in return business.It is all now and to hell with tomorrow.
- Hillbilly OJLv 67 years ago
Yes I have. There are two main culprits involved. It could be the positioning of the regulator when you hook up your tank. Mine has a finicky regulator and has to be positioned straight up from the tank in order to allow the tank to empty.
The second and this is what I think is the problem is the propane in your tank is bad. Happens when they sit for long periods or sometimes propane will have impurities in it when it is filled.
I would suggest draining the tank completely. The safest way of doing that is taking the hose off of your BBQ and then hook it up to your tank. Make sure you are outside away from houses, cars, etc.that can spark or catch fire. Then turn the tank on and walk away for an hour. It only takes a few minutes to drain it, but you want ALL the fumes to be gone and they will be coming out of the tank for a while.
Then while the tank is empty take it to the propane place and have them check the valve before refilling it.
- daffyduct2006Lv 67 years ago
As you state, since another tank works, it's not regulator on the the grill, it's the tank. They have a little plunger in the valve that stays shut unless it's hooked up, that may be faulty. You tried your neighbors tank and it worked, now try your tank on their grill and you'll know for sure.
