Date:         Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:33:50 -0800
Reply-To:     David Klein <david@ASHTEC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Klein <david@ASHTEC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Propex heater or regulator
In-Reply-To:  <9CA4EC14-DE62-44D7-9B1B-255EFDF24369@ashtec.ca>
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> On Nov 23, 2010, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
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>> Re: Propex heater or regulator
>
> Since you said that you tapped on the regulator  and then worked I
> would say regulator.
>
> My first thought was since it is a bit cold and the tanks are very
> small as tanks go. Therefore as you use LPG and there is less in the
> tank and the gas it turning into a liquid because of the outside
> temp and won't leave the tank in that state. It will probably get
> worse if that was the problem and you might not have any heat this
> morning.
>
> I worked up North in Northern Alberta in winter where temps would be
> -10 F and we were staying in a Holiday Trailer. In the morning our
> tanks would not produce any gas in the morning but in the afternoon
> after things warm up to +5 F they would produce gas. I think they
> were 40 pound tanks. One winter we brought a 100 pound tank and that
> work better but transporting the tank wasn't easy.
>
> That is #1 on our wish list is a heater.