boatto5er
Founding VA Chap Ldr (Ret)
Had an unusual exoerience with my propane tanks yesterday. Last week I had one of my tanks filled (the ODS side), put it back on the trailer and tested it. I switched the regulator from completely off to select the ODS tank and everything worked fine (stove lit, furnace ran, HWH lit up, reefer ran). I then removed the DS tank to get it filled. Yesterday I noticed that the ODS tank was showing "No Fuel" (I have pressure guages on both tanks) even though shut-off valve was fully open. I could tell it was still full though because of the weight. I thought that maybe the pressure guage was bad, so I removed it, but nothing would lite up. I noticed an odor of propane though near the DS tank area (remember - I had removed this tank, so there was nothing in there). Upon closer inspection, I could actually feel gas coming out on the line. I went back to the ODS side and turned the regulator to the "off" position and the leaking propane on the DS side quit. I then turned the regulator back to ODS tank and re-checked the DS side - leak had quit. I let the propane dissapate, fully aired out the trailer, and then re-tested the appliance. Everything was now working perfectly. Turned the ODS tank off, reinstalled my pressure guage, opened the valve, and now I was getting a full reading. So, what do you think? Bad regulator? Just stuck, but now working? If the regulator was bad, or stuck closed at first, shouldn't the pressure valve on the tank still have been giving me a full reading initially? I'm contemplating installing a new regulator just in case, even though everything appears to be working now.