Propane regulator question
My 5th wheel has two propane tanks, one on each side. The tank on the passenger side (curb side?)is where the auto change-over regulator is. It is the type that has the little glass gage on top that goes from green to red when the tank is empty. On the drivers side (road side) is the other tank. This tank also has a regulator that looks sort of like an inverted "V" shaped cylinder. The hose runs from the tank into this regulator then out the other side to the second tank's main regulator.
Last week while camping my furnace would not light. I was running off the road side tnak. I manually switched over to the curb side tank and the furnace worked just fine. Thinking that perhaps the tank was empty, I removed it and took it to the propane dealer where it took only a little over two gallons. So now I'm thinking that either the main regulator is bad, or the smaller regulator on the road side is bad. I've noticed that this tank won't usually make the gage go all the way into the green. The guy at the RV service place I normally use said it sounds like I have too many regulators. He suggested taking the smaller one off and just running that tank directly into the auto switch-over regulator. What do you think? The trailer is a STARWOOD by McKenzie. I'm assuming that little regulator has a purpose so I told the tech. to just replace it first and then let's see what happens.
Last week while camping my furnace would not light. I was running off the road side tnak. I manually switched over to the curb side tank and the furnace worked just fine. Thinking that perhaps the tank was empty, I removed it and took it to the propane dealer where it took only a little over two gallons. So now I'm thinking that either the main regulator is bad, or the smaller regulator on the road side is bad. I've noticed that this tank won't usually make the gage go all the way into the green. The guy at the RV service place I normally use said it sounds like I have too many regulators. He suggested taking the smaller one off and just running that tank directly into the auto switch-over regulator. What do you think? The trailer is a STARWOOD by McKenzie. I'm assuming that little regulator has a purpose so I told the tech. to just replace it first and then let's see what happens.
