I bought a new one from Go-Westy a few years ago, it was only $25 or so, but I haven't installed it yet. This thread reminds me that I should do that... The reason for buying one was occasional smell of gas outside the van - I've since realized this only seems to occur just before the tank runs out (the fridge usually quits within a few hours of smelling gas), so I guess lower pressure has something to do with it. On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:51 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 08:57 PM 4/10/2010, Scott Chapman wrote: > >> Any known problems with the original regulator? If the regulator fails, >> I assume it simply won't "pass gas"? >> > > Known problem is with stress concentrations at the corners of the > diaphragm, causing the diaphragm to fail. That's why they're not > made any more. If it fails, result will be a propane leak. Usually > not major but you will have to shut down the main valve until you fix > it, so it could ruin a trip (any RV place should be able to replace > it, but you'll be paying their labor for it unless you brought the > tools along to deal with the tubing). > > Yours, > David > |
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