Mysterious Propane "Leak"

JBarca wrote:

Hi JimK,

It appears your camper was made in 2004, that is an older camper at this point in time. A few questions as I may be able to explain some of what you are seeing, but we need more background info to be more specific.

1. Is your camper a 2004?

2. What brand and model are these appliances,

Water heater
Furnace
Stove/range
Fridge
Outside LP gas tap off the main gas line for a grill with a quick disconnect, do you have one?

I have tested a good number of older Atwood and Dometic products that are in the age of a 2004 camper and found several common trends. While Suburban/Norcold may have the same issues, I do not have as much data from those.

3. What state in the US is the camper stored at over the winter?

4. Is your camper stored inside a heated building or outside?

5. Have you or a dealer, ever replaced any gas appliance parts other then your new regulator and pigtails? If so, what parts did they replace?

I'll type out my findings as I restore older campers, but I want to make sure they are close to what you have, and we need more specific info to give better answers to help answer where very slow leaks can occur.

Hope this helps,

John

Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the delay but I just got out of the hospital. The camper is a Northstar Igloo. I think it was sold as a 2005 model but actually built in 2004. I am positive the HW heater is Atwood. I believe the furnace is also Atwood but cannot check on that or the stove top until I am able to climb stairs in a couple of days. The is no connection for a BBQ grill and the refrigerator is compressor.

I used it a couple of years as a fulltimer but since then it has been stored in the winter outdoors in Long Island, NY. Repairs have been minimal. I replaced the ignitor on the HW heater. I have replaced the pigtails every 2-3 years due to hardening. In addition to replacing the pigtails last month, I also decided to replace the switch over regulator due to age.