danemayer
Well-known member
I've had a gradually worsening problem with poor propane flow since at least last winter. The furnace would intermittently lock out or produce warm (not hot) air. The generator would have intermittent problems.
The easiest way to demonstrate the problem would be to open both tanks and start the generator. Then close one tank and the generator would stop.
2 weeks ago we had a power outage in Colorado and while I could start the generator, it would quit within a few seconds; even with both tanks open. While traveling, I noticed the refrigerator was having a hard time cooling on propane - temps got into the low 40s instead of staying at 32.
Earlier in the summer I replaced both pigtails and both regulators without fixing the problem.
Today I removed the propane feed hose that comes out of the auto-changeover regulator, and goes into the pipe that's mounted to the frame. There was oil in the hose.
The generator now runs with either tank open.
The easiest way to demonstrate the problem would be to open both tanks and start the generator. Then close one tank and the generator would stop.
2 weeks ago we had a power outage in Colorado and while I could start the generator, it would quit within a few seconds; even with both tanks open. While traveling, I noticed the refrigerator was having a hard time cooling on propane - temps got into the low 40s instead of staying at 32.
Earlier in the summer I replaced both pigtails and both regulators without fixing the problem.
Today I removed the propane feed hose that comes out of the auto-changeover regulator, and goes into the pipe that's mounted to the frame. There was oil in the hose.
The generator now runs with either tank open.