Propane Regulator - BBQ style
What is the difference between the two-stage RV regulator with the big vent and the Homedepot ones with no big vent? They are the same 11WC, so is the big vent critical? I think it locks the valve c...
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ajriding wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:ajriding wrote:
So, for just running one thing at a time the cheap one is fine? But more demand will cause freeze up.It's al about preventing frost..
NO!
The biggest thing I do is heat water, and that is quite a flame, but do not usually do much else - maybe cook on the stove at the same time, or possibly run the heater in cold weather. I think the fridge is insignificant.
What I need is best solved with the style of BBQ ones, the RV store has configurations that complicate things.
NO!
Yes, big vent, little vent. The BBQ ones just have the little vent (tiny hole)
The correct regulator for your RV is the 2 Stage Regulator NOT the BBQ single stage one.
Use the correct regulator vs trying to reinvent the wheel.
You guys cant agree among yourselves…
Yes, my needs are best served by the configuration that the BBQ one has, none of the RV ones are quite right. Of course this is not talking about vents, just the configuration of tube, regulator, fittings placement…
If readers do not mind, I am really looking for the reasons, not the regulation or what you have. BBQ uses one type, RV the other. One guy says it is because of higher volume of flow to prevent freezing, the other disagrees but offers no support for reasoning. It is safe for a BBQ grill, what makes an RV so much more volatile?
Actually they are both telling you the same thing--the two stage regulator is the proper one to use. If a cheaper single stage would do the job, you can be assured the RV manufacturers would be using a single stage.
Why exactly do you want to use a single stage regulator?
