Date:         Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:02:30 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Another propane leak!
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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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
>