Propane pressure
So I have enough "pressure" to barely run the fridge, but it runs. Stove has a very low flame, heater won't stay on. I put a new bottle in with same result. Regulator maybe? Trying not to just throw p...
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Two Things:
1) I just had one bottle refilled, put it back on line and the same thing - barely any flow...I disconnected this bottle and hooked up the standby bottle and all was well again, thus the regulator and hose were not the problem...
So I lifted up the newly refilled bottle about 1" off the floor and let it drop once or twice, then put it back in service and no more problem - apparently the OPD's ball-check device got lodged shut when the bottle was filled.
2) For redundancy, the hoses also have a built-in ball check that can fail closed...
1) I just had one bottle refilled, put it back on line and the same thing - barely any flow...I disconnected this bottle and hooked up the standby bottle and all was well again, thus the regulator and hose were not the problem...
So I lifted up the newly refilled bottle about 1" off the floor and let it drop once or twice, then put it back in service and no more problem - apparently the OPD's ball-check device got lodged shut when the bottle was filled.
2) For redundancy, the hoses also have a built-in ball check that can fail closed...
