If this is a rectangular Marshall Brass regulator like the ones originally installed on the tank I expect it's a thousand years old and is leaking at a corner of the diaphragm. They abandoned the rectangular shape for a round one during the nineties I think. The round ones are a bit longer, you have to massage the tubes running inside. I forget the Marshall number of the replacement but list archives will have it. Yrs, d On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > After getting everything all fixed up over the last few days by replacing > my leaking fill valve and installing a new bleed valve, I smelled a whiff > of propane a few minutes ago. I applied soap spray expecting to see bubbles > coming from somewhere on the new work but that was not the case. The > bubbles are coming from the regulator, right where the tube out of the > shutoff valve enters the square body of the regulator. > > This regulator was new from Frank Condelli in 2009, and I was careful not > to disturb it when installing the new stuff. There is always a stone guard > on the tank, so I don't think it got hit unless the propane filler guy > smacked it. > > Can this be tightened, or do I need a new regulator? > > Thanks, > > Jim > |
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