Mike and michael, The leak is most likely the regulator but can be confirmed with soapy water. If it is oem the regulator is two staged and should be replaced with a two staged. This may involve some bending of the pipes. Do this carefully. A two stage valve is a saftey feature so that if one stage fails you will not be gassed while you sleep other wise the final sleep. Not a painful way to go with a single stage but just a bit unexpected. gary Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:10:14 -0400 From: Michael Vickey <vickrail@VELOCITY.NET> Subject: Re: LPG Regulator Leaking? On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 16:55:52 -0700, Mike D. <md03@XOCHI.COM> wrote: >Last weekend camping, I kept smelling natural gas, and I discovered a >constant, small outgassing from somewhere around the regulator (this >was with main tank valve open and the fridge on, at night when >temperatures were declining). If I closed the main tank valve the >leak stopped. > >I couldn't tell exactly where the gas was coming from, but it seemed >possibly near a seam, not near the little opening on the regulator >(which I presume is a pressure release vent?). I assume this isn't >normal? Or does the regulator leak as a regular function of >operation? > >Since a new one is only $30, I'll probably just replace it. Any >tricks to doing it well? Mike, The tank valve has 2 seals - one for "open" and one for "closed". Since your leak stopped when you closed that valve, I suspect you have a faulty seal on the valve, not the regulator. Not an expensive repair, but also one that I would not do myself. Propane fumes are very flammable. Let someone who does work on propane tanks take care of this for you, and stop using the propane until you get the tank repaired. Michael
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