Where does the propane go?
Ol biscuit and I disagreed on whether or not is was possible for there to be air in a propane system basically with the tank valve shut and all the appliances turned off(valves shut). He said impossi...
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BB_TX wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
After a period of non use one does not purge air from propane system.......one establishes flow on a static system and places a demand on LP Regulator.
It's as simple as that.
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Not that simple. On mine there IS a flow when the burner valve is first opened (as indicated by the match flame being blown about) but ignition does not occur for a minute or more after that flow starts.
D.E.Bishop wrote:
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In summary, the liquid propane in the tank becomes a vapor when released, ............... If the flow is stopped for an extended time, the initial vaporization slowly converts back to a liquid or near liquid state .........
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Propane is a liquid under high pressure and changes to a vapor when the pressure is reduced. It does not change back from a vapor state to a liquid state unless repressurized.
