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webejpn
Explorer
May 02, 2016

Swapping out Dometic unit for residential unit

Bought a '04 31BH Cardinal and found out the fridge was bad so i decided to swap in a residential unit. 1.To be safe i made sure the propane was turned off, shore power disconnected and batteries w...
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Jim-Linda
Explorer II
May 03, 2016
webejpn wrote:
Jim-Linda wrote:
4.Put some pipe thread compound onto the plug and screw it into the gas line.

interesting... my gas line was a flare fitting, proper plug into the nut, no compound.

Jim


Mine was as well, however hardware store guy suggested it just to be safe. I'd like to think that was his thought rather than trying to make a sale :?


I would look for another hardware guy. What he suggested can in itself cause a leaking fitting.

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