The mystery of my reduced propane pressure

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tomzleapin
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The mystery of my reduced propane pressure

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My problem started about two months ago. I have a propane Buddy Heater that is plumbed into the low pressure just below my cooktop. The heater worked fine until I lit a burner on my cooktop. The pilot flame for the heater would reduce and shortly would shut off. I also noticed that when I lit a second burner on the cooktop the burner flame would reduce. And my furnace would not work. I concluded that my propane regulator was shot. After installing a new one there was no change. It appeared that there was a blockage in the line somewhere. I disconnected the line under the fridge and blew air through the line and it was okay. I then disconnected the hose from under the coach where it connects to the steel pipe going to the regulator and found that the hose was blocked. I was just about ready to order a new hose when I noticed that the upper mounting for my passenger side air bag was broken and it had pinched the propane hose. Luckily I am staying with a friend and his neighbor has a welder. I removed the bracket and welded it up and all is good. I didn't take any photos but another member on the forum had the same problem with the air bag. I was very lucky that the propane hose wasn't severed. The outcome would not have been pretty. So, you folks that have air bags make sure to check them periodically.

Here's a link to a post from Mike & Jean Bandfield that shows the problem:
https://www.bornfreervclub.org/bulletin ... f=4&t=5702
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John S.
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Re: The mystery of my reduced propane pressure

Post by John S. »

Thanks for posting this. It is something to check
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