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billy1davis
Explorer
Apr 13, 2021

2nd bottle won't discharge any LP after switching

I have a 5th wheel with one lp bottle on each side. I have replaced the regulator and the the switch. I have no leaks. The bottle on the curb side works just fine. I have tried switching the different...
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NRALIFR
Explorer
Apr 13, 2021
I had a 30 lb cylinder recently that had the same problem. Wasn’t the auto-switch regulator, wasn’t the pigtail causing the problem. I ended up having to have the tank valve replaced. The LP dealer tech confirmed the problem with his equipment. I don’t know what can go wrong with the OPD valve to make it fail that way, but it did.

Fortunately, the valves aren’t expensive, and it counts as a tank recertification as long as they mark the tank accordingly.

:):)

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