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PCarnathan
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May 27, 2015

Propane for grill from RV

We have a 2009 Mandalay 43A. I bought a propane grill from Camping World as well as a flexible hose so I could run the grill using the RV's propane tank. The hose's quick disconnect plugged perfectly into the RV's receptacle and I turned on the RV's valve. Sadly, there's not enough gas coming out of the hose to light the burners. As a test, I tried a brand-new small canister of propane and the grill fired right up.

Currently, the RV's propane tank is about 1/4 full. Could that be the issue? I don't know of any other valves in RV's propane system. Can you think of anything I'm missing?

Many thanks in advance,

Pat in Menifee, CA
www.patcarnathan.com
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    JPeyton
    Explorer
    May 28, 2015
    Does your grill have a regulator? That could be the issue if your RV quick connect is after the RV regulator (double regulating). You have to determine if you have high pressure propane (before your RV regulator), or low pressure propane (after the regulator which prevents too much propane coming out at your stove, etc). Otherwise, sometimes low propane can do it but I doubt it (unless you have a really small thirty pounder or something).

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