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bob_nestor
Nov 04, 2022Explorer III
I had a similar propane problem on my RV. In my case the first "appliance" to fail was my propane generator - it would start, run a few seconds and then die. The other appliances seemed to work fine. Isolated it to the propane regulator which I replaced and that fixed things.
While trying to figure out the problem I did quite a bit of research and discovered that there is some oil added to propane. Sometimes the propane supplier overdoes the oil addition. Over time the oil tends to collect in the regulator and gum it up reducing supply to appliances. The first ones to show problem are those which are higher users of the gas supply, such as my generator. But in time everything using propane can show signs of failure or cease to work all together.
While trying to figure out the problem I did quite a bit of research and discovered that there is some oil added to propane. Sometimes the propane supplier overdoes the oil addition. Over time the oil tends to collect in the regulator and gum it up reducing supply to appliances. The first ones to show problem are those which are higher users of the gas supply, such as my generator. But in time everything using propane can show signs of failure or cease to work all together.
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