Propane leaks during storage.
Is it normal to have to bleed air from the system when you get your rig out of storage? I do shut the propane off when I drop the trailer off for storage. And I always considered it normal to have to...
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dougrainer wrote:red31 wrote:
Time + thermal cycling w/leaks causes vacuum to suck in air.
the longer closed and not used yields more air.
Yes, but HOW MUCH VACUUM needs to be generated to PULL the outside air IN thru Rubber gaskets/seals? I doubt atmospheric Vacuum can pull air in thru a tight almost completely sealed system. Doug
VERY LITTLE, I have no doubt (goes both ways). Open and close over short periods and there is little issue, close for weeks/months and the issue is there.
If 15.5 psia can leak to 15 psia then cooling and the pressure drops to ?? 14.5 psia or less?
The stick lighter flicker is my clue (long periods of closed) that it ain't propane causing the flicker.
