Listen carefully to your propane regulator
This morning I opened the valve on one of my propane tanks, getting ready for a trip. None of the appliances was on. I live on a busy street, but fortunately there was a break in the traffic -- during a quiet interval, I heard a very faint hiss. That should not happen if the appliances are not running.
The noise was so faint that I could not locate it. There was no smell of gas -- the breeze blew it away, I guess. I mixed up some soapy water and brushed it on all the fittings. Sure enough, there was a very slow leak in the top of the regulator valve assembly -- the bubbles grew very slowly, but it was clear that there was a problem.
So off to Camping World for a new regulator and two new pigtails. (My old pigtails would not fit in the new regulator -- the old ones were 3/8 and the new regulator needed 1/4 fittings.)
Bottom line --even if you don't smell gas, spend a moment just listening to the regulator.
The noise was so faint that I could not locate it. There was no smell of gas -- the breeze blew it away, I guess. I mixed up some soapy water and brushed it on all the fittings. Sure enough, there was a very slow leak in the top of the regulator valve assembly -- the bubbles grew very slowly, but it was clear that there was a problem.
So off to Camping World for a new regulator and two new pigtails. (My old pigtails would not fit in the new regulator -- the old ones were 3/8 and the new regulator needed 1/4 fittings.)
Bottom line --even if you don't smell gas, spend a moment just listening to the regulator.
