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colliehauler
Jul 18, 2018Explorer III
jfkmk wrote:Defective excess flow in pigtail could be the problem, worth changing the hose out.
Yes, he has a pilot light on the water heater. We had a 2012 AR-One 17RD and it was a manual lighting pilot light. Not really an issue, you only light it once!
Oldmanriver we had a very similar problem with ours when we first bought it. Turns out it was a defective excess flow Vance in the “pigtail”, the rubber hose running from the tank to the regulator. Replace it and open the valve slowly.
Also, don’t bleed down the lines. Once you do, it takes a while to light the water heater.
For those who never close you propane tanks...a few years ago we were camping and were out of the campground for a day. When we returned, we smelled propane and the tank was sweating profusely. Turns out some critter chewed through the pigtail and made just enough of a hole to bleed down the tank but not to trigger the shutoff valve.
OP, we really loved our AR-One, it was a basic trailer but never had a single problem with it. Good luck!
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