small propane leak, HOW to find where?
(I've been working on this problem on and off for a week now and ready to see what others think.) Last trip out we smelled a very faint trace of propane. After the trip at home I looked at everythin...
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korbe... “I use my nose to get close.” My nose is also primary tester, but didn’t work this time.
smkettner... “Smell was inside or outside? Slow leak would be hard to smell outside” Outside, and absolutely no wind. Was close to where outside heater access panel is. That is sort of what convinced me to take a better look, being smell was outside and noticeable. Not unusual for our stove to take 3 or 4 flips of the pizo-matic spark thing to light a burner. And have a very slight gas smell for very short time afterwards. But that is inside.
Dick_B... “Try switching over to the full tank and see if the smell goes away.” This is in small class c so only one tank. But I’ll hook up external tank and see.
beemerphile1... “I've noticed recently that stores like Home Depot now sell LPG sniffers for maybe $20. They used to cost $$$$$$$$$$$.” I did not know they have come down that much. Think I’ll pick one up.
Thanks for all the help!
smkettner... “Smell was inside or outside? Slow leak would be hard to smell outside” Outside, and absolutely no wind. Was close to where outside heater access panel is. That is sort of what convinced me to take a better look, being smell was outside and noticeable. Not unusual for our stove to take 3 or 4 flips of the pizo-matic spark thing to light a burner. And have a very slight gas smell for very short time afterwards. But that is inside.
Dick_B... “Try switching over to the full tank and see if the smell goes away.” This is in small class c so only one tank. But I’ll hook up external tank and see.
beemerphile1... “I've noticed recently that stores like Home Depot now sell LPG sniffers for maybe $20. They used to cost $$$$$$$$$$$.” I did not know they have come down that much. Think I’ll pick one up.
Thanks for all the help!
