Very slow propane leak: how to find it?
Here is the problem: even with all appliances off, but the propane tank turned on, I am losing a quarter of a gallon of propane in a 24 hr. period. (I have weighed the tank -- it lost a pound a day,...
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MrWizard wrote:Charles2222 wrote:
Flame and LP gas.Oh boy that’s smart.yea,just an ole master Plumber here
Put it in context
A leak that small in the open outside? Where it does not collect to an explosive amount
A torch flame hitting that leak will flare and show you where the leak is
Same context reverse method as spraying wd40 around a carburetor and intake looking for vacuum leaks
Well, a little different but point made.
You hit a propane leak with a torch and there is the unknown of how big the leak, is it mixed with O2, is there anything flammable affected, possible consequences......and there will be a flame when found.
A carburetor or fuel injected intake manifold is sucking, and isolated by camshaft opening and closing the combustion chamber. So you will see rpm change but no open flame in your face. Now try the carb thing with oxy acetylene mix and there might be a bang when you find a leak.
