Mysterious Propane "Leak"
Sorry about the length but I hope with enough details someone can explain what is a mystery to me. After 5 years or so my propane pigtails had hardened. Since the regulator was the original from...
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opnspaces wrote:
I missed this part where I believe you are saying you are shutting off the tank valves and the system is leaking down pressure. I was assuming you were saying you were losing 20 pounds of propane over a few hours and not able to smell anything. That would be a huge leak.
Maybe try buying a brass plug at Home Depot and remove and plug the line from the trailer to the regulator. This will let you see if the regulator alone is leaking down.
What about the oven? Did you soapy water that valve? Maybe the pilot is leaking.
I am not sure how much needs to leak before the regulator switches to red. Probably very little. I did have an empty tank when I looked at the RV after months of inactivity. I have no idea how much propane was in the tank, probably about half full. I really did not keep track of the time period it took to empty. It was at least 3 months, probably 6 or more. (I know, I should have closed the valves on both tanks, instead of just one tank.)
Your idea about checking parts of the system make sense, but I think I need a manometer for that. I believe manometer tests are only done for 15 minutes or so. Aside from connections, I only have 3 appliance possibilities. I can smell nothing at the stove and the propane detector should alarm even for a very small leak. I smell nothing and bubble tests are negative for the furnace and HW heater.
