TucsonJim wrote:
Not a problem at all. Your regulator should last you many years, with or without the cover in place.
Yeah, the one that failed was on my 6 month old TT. However, the regulator didn't actually fail. One of the brass fittings that the pigtail connects to just broke off. I smelled propane, sprayed the fittings with soapy water and found the bubbles. I just barely touched the fitting with my bare hands and it broke off flush with the regulator housing. I was afraid to try to use an easy out or drill for fear of getting metal chips inside the regulator. $45 and I got a new one and back in business.
If I get bored one day I may try to get the fitting remnant out.
I don't have the large dual bottle cover shown above. I had to remove that when I installed a Stromberg-Carlson cargo rack to mount my Honda eu3000is generator.