Date:         Sun, 4 May 2008 18:29:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Propane leak
Comments: To: Troy <colorworks@gci.net>
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one bubble every three or four seconds will never ignite in the open i
think.
i recently had my autostop valve fail while filling in the gas station.
now a loudly hissing tank in a gas station is scary. it took nearly two
hours till empty.
i think i should have just driven it out of town into a field. standing
there with a fire extinguisher for two hours is nerveracking. luckily it was
a windy day.
florian

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

> Hi folks:
>
> Just finished rejuvenation my propane tank including a new fill valve and
> bleeder. My original shutoff valve was at a slight angle, so decided to take
> it off and apply new Teflon paste, and of course that's the fitting that's
> got a small leak. One bubble every three or four seconds with soapy water.
> Question is, how should I go about dealing with this? Should I just
> dissipate all the propane into the air or let my furnace run for 10+ hrs
> until I deplete the propane? I checked the fittings at the propane station,
> but did not notice anything until I got home an did a more complete
> inspection. Damn!  I now have a full tank-- 3.8lbs or so.  Any suggestions
> here to safely deal with this issue would be appreciated.
>
> Troy
>