Advice to omit the auto change LP valve
Ive needed new hoses for awhile. For $25 i see some stainless hoses with a built in gauge. But i often read the auto change valves leak so maybe its best to buy a kit. Flame King has good reviews and ...
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You do you, but if you go to sell the camper then having the auto regulator will be something a buyer will want. Not a good sign to a buyer that little details, like not having the dual reg, is missing. Those send up red flags for me as a used buyer... makes me wonder what other cheap-o compromises have been made.
I understand that one camp trip for you will never consume a tank, and u start full.
I looked into the differences. I have no idea why RV industry does it this way, but all the regulators seem to have NPT type female threads, ALL, and fall within two sizes that I have seen *. The dual-regulators then use a brass inverted male flare fitting that screws into the NPT thread on the regulator, and bam, you have an inverted flare fitting on the regulator and now need an inverted flare hose. Sp, the dual regulator still uses the same fitting as the single, it just has the flare fitting already installed. If there is a difference in the quality or performance needed in a hose for a dual vs a single regulator then I am lost on that.
The regulator threads are called an FTP not an NPT.
Solution is to take the inverted flare fitting out of the regulator and screw in your FPT hose.
If your regulator is fine and you want to use one tank then just put an FPT plug in the empty side and use it as a single tank reg.
*1/4 inch FTP on the inlet side is the most common I have seen. That's a little bigger hole than 1/4 of an inch.
There may be regulators out there i have not seen, but I have looked at all the current popular ones on the market and these are my findings.
I understand that one camp trip for you will never consume a tank, and u start full.
I looked into the differences. I have no idea why RV industry does it this way, but all the regulators seem to have NPT type female threads, ALL, and fall within two sizes that I have seen *. The dual-regulators then use a brass inverted male flare fitting that screws into the NPT thread on the regulator, and bam, you have an inverted flare fitting on the regulator and now need an inverted flare hose. Sp, the dual regulator still uses the same fitting as the single, it just has the flare fitting already installed. If there is a difference in the quality or performance needed in a hose for a dual vs a single regulator then I am lost on that.
The regulator threads are called an FTP not an NPT.
Solution is to take the inverted flare fitting out of the regulator and screw in your FPT hose.
If your regulator is fine and you want to use one tank then just put an FPT plug in the empty side and use it as a single tank reg.
*1/4 inch FTP on the inlet side is the most common I have seen. That's a little bigger hole than 1/4 of an inch.
There may be regulators out there i have not seen, but I have looked at all the current popular ones on the market and these are my findings.
