At 01:19 PM 6/4/2002, Ben huot wrote: >-Second, How the hell do I now if the safety system (cut off valve when the >flame goes out) works? Turn off the gas valve on the fridge until the flame-detector light goes out. After it goes out, turn the valve on again, leave it for a few hours and then come back and smell for propane at the flue vent. But you won't smell any, these gas safety valves are *extremely* safe and reliable. There's one on every gas water heater, gas furnace, gas oven in the continent, and they work very well.
>-Third, is that normal that the big round outlet (metal breeder outside the >van) becomes hot, not very hot but hot with a very small propane scent? Perfectly normal. Notice the smell carefully -- that's the smell of burning propane. Leaking propane has much sharper odor that persists for a long time.
>-What can I do or check without removing the fridge? Connection where gas line joins fridge, also where gas line joins stove.
>-Should I remove the fridge anyway for my safety, I don't want to be in my >local paper news section of this week. VANAGON OWNER BLOWN TO PIECES ALL >OVER THE CITY... No, it's fine.
david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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