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08-19-2017, 11:38 AM
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Propane empty?
I have the feeling i get no propane from tanks to fridge
How can i check without lifting tank
Is there a emergency valve which i maybe closed accidentally?
There is also a knob between the two tanks with a green part, does that mean propane is flowing?
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08-19-2017, 11:46 AM
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You can pour hot water over the tank and where you see condensation that is the level of propane in the tank. That "knob" which shows green means the propane tank that it's pointing to has propane in it. It will turn red when it runs out. I always open both tanks, slowly, and the transfer gauge will automatically change over to the full tank. You then turn that knob to the full tank, turn off the empty tank and you can remove it to get filled. The full tank will not leak when you remove the empty tank. When you open up the tanks, go inside and wait for a few minutes and then light your stove burners. They might not light up right away as there is air in the lines that will be purged when you turn them on. The fridge will take a bit longer before the air is purged. Make sure your fridge is on auto so it will go to propane when you're not hooked up to electric. Hopefully this helps out a little.
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08-19-2017, 11:57 AM
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Has it ever worked?
What you have is an Auto Changeover regulator. The green part is the indicator that tells you if the cylinder has gas pressure or not. Green means that the selected cylinder has pressure and is supplying gas to the system. It also has a red part that indicates that the selected cylinder is empty and it's switched to the other cylinder.
You can read more about them in the library.
Basically you turn the "arrow or lever" on the dial to the side you want to be the first cylinder used from and then you open that cylinder's valve slowly. Then you can open the other cylinder's valve slowly and when the first cylinder is empty the regulator will automatically switch to the other cylinder and the dial will turn from green to red.
There are those that say to leave the other cylinder valve closed until you run out of propane in the first cylinder, but I won't get into that now.
Now to the problem at hand. do you have gas to the rest of the gas appliances (stove, furnace, water heater, etc.)? If so then the problem is between the last appliance in the line and the fridge. It's possibly at the fridge itself. Have you checked for a valve in the fridge outside access door?
If you don't have gas to any gas appliances, since you're seeing green, you have gas in the cylinder. Try closing the valve and let it sit a few minutes and then Slooowly open the cylinder valve.
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08-19-2017, 12:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bama Rambler
Has it ever worked?
What you have is an Auto Changeover regulator. The green part is the indicator that tells you if the cylinder has gas pressure or not. Green means that the selected cylinder has pressure and is supplying gas to the system. It also has a red part that indicates that the selected cylinder is empty and it's switched to the other cylinder.
You can read more about them in the library.
Basically you turn the "arrow or lever" on the dial to the side you want to be the first cylinder used from and then you open that cylinder's valve slowly. Then you can open the other cylinder's valve slowly and when the first cylinder is empty the regulator will automatically switch to the other cylinder and the dial will turn from green to red.
There are those that say to leave the other cylinder valve closed until you run out of propane in the first cylinder, but I won't get into that now.
Now to the problem at hand. do you have gas to the rest of the gas appliances (stove, furnace, water heater, etc.)? If so then the problem is between the last appliance in the line and the fridge. It's possibly at the fridge itself. Have you checked for a valve in the fridge outside access door?
If you don't have gas to any gas appliances, since you're seeing green, you have gas in the cylinder. Try closing the valve and let it sit a few minutes and then Slooowly open the cylinder valve.
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Good advice. After connecting the tank you can light the stove to relieve the pressure in the lines and then slowly open the tank valve. I would open mine at least an hour before I needed it because of how slow the changeover valve was. The new RV has a manual valve...thank the Lord. I hated the other one.
FWIW(for what it's worth) you can replace with a quality valve and help with changeover issues.
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08-19-2017, 08:55 PM
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Note: They are telling you to open the gas bottle valve SLOWLY because the gas bottles have an internal valve that will cut off the gas if it thinks the gas line has ruptured, i.e., if it sees a LOT of gas flow. If the gas line is not initially pressurized, opening the gas valve quickly lets lots of gas into the line very rapidly, and the internal valve sometimes thinks that the line has ruptured and shuts off the gas flow.
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08-21-2017, 11:10 AM
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Good info, Rockfordroo. I just learned something!
For popups, the stove was purportedly the last item in the propane flow path. Thus, I would always light a burner after setup to wet the line with propane. Only after that would I light my fridge.
I have no idea if this is common to TTs. But, in addition to the advice given above, lighting a burner is an easy check to determine if your tank is delivering propane.
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08-21-2017, 05:04 PM
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Junior Member
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Thank you Guys
You all were very helpful!!
Gas line works now
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