At 15:18 4/25/99 -0700, Mike Finkbiner wrote: >Volks - >Just for curiosities sake, I removed the orifice and put some saliva >on the end of the the end of the gas line. When I pushed the button >in, it blew a little bubble, but didn't pop it! That's not much >preassure! I tried it a couple of times with the same result. > >To test I removed the gas bottle, opened the valve, and it still >shoots out a moderate stream of propane. > >Could there be something in the gas system that is reducing the >pressure? I was hoping it was just a clogged orifice, but now I don't >know if something else is wrong. The reefer and stove are set up to run at a pressure of a water column 11 inches high (11" W.C.). That's in the neighborhood of three tenths of a psi, or about five ounces. You can measure that by improvising a u-tube manometer with water, and measuring the difference btw the heights of the two water columns. If it's not right, I think the regulator is the problem. david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net |
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