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Posted by dannyjw (My Page) on Wed, Jun 8, 05 at 11:17
Anyone have a problem with their gas flow - My Pop-Up has a furnace and a two burner stove that operate from the 20# cyclinder of LP gas affixxed to the front of the Pop-Up . It was all working very well a few weeks ago and I tried both the furnance and both burners on the stove over the Memorial Day weekend and they all light but cannot be turned to a high flame .
The tank I had on had fuel but I changed it to a exchange that was full and the problem still is there .
Any ideas ????????????? Cold and need to cook inside . dannyjw@hotmail.com |
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RE: LP gas on Pop-Up
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| Danny - sounds to me like the flow of the L/P from the tank to the appliances has become restricted. You might first check to make sure you have the tank and line connected correct and secure (and no crimp in the connecting hose?). Check the line coming from the regulator (located right there on the front of the camper) to the appliances to see that did not get bumped and crimped in any area. Last but not least is the L/P regulator itself; these need to be checked out every so often (like maybe annually) to make sure they are performing adequately. My Starcraft popup owner's manual says the correct line pressure for the regulator should be eleven (11) inces of water column pressure. Most L/P gas suppliers have the equipment to check this for you. Hope this might help a little. Dale |
RE: LP gas on Pop-Up
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Check for a mud wasp egg in the hose. Those nasty critters will lay an egg in there, cover it with "mud" and you'll scratch yer head until its raw, trying to figure out what is wrong.
All it takes is for you to unhook the hose, go to get the tank refilled, or exchanged, and the leetle wasp will go in there and lay its egg!
by: Rustyj |
RE: LP gas on Pop-Up
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| Yeah, I've also heard there is a spider that likes to do that as well. Dale |
RE: LP gas on Pop-Up
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| Could be same thing that happened with my gas grill. On another forum, I read that the newer regulators have a check ball to ensure tanks do not discharge quickly should the hose break. If you turn on the tank too quickly, the ball slams to the regulator and can stick there restricting the flow. Don't know if thats correct, but since I've started turning mine on slowly, the problem has not reocurred. |
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