Gas problems

[TEX-CTD]

LOL no not me the RV.

When I try to light a burner on the stove, it will only light with a very small flame and not get bigger if you turn the dial. The tanks are full, seems that there is no gas getting to it or no pressure. I have turned the thing on the reg wit a screwdriver all the way both directions and didnt make a diff.

Ideas?

[ParTheCourse]

Ours had a kink in the rubber hose running from the tanks to the iron manifold under the rig. A slight re-routing and pinch with pliers, to make it round again, fixed the problem. Others have reported clogging in the regulator, easy enough to replace. Picture of an example http://www.kingssupply.com/usrimage/0lpregulator.jpg. Hope this helps or at least give you a place to start.

[Ray,IN]

There is a recall of "made in China" LPG hoses, some used in RV industry, some in BBQ grill industry, etc. I don't have a reference link, sorry.

[lashmarry]

on a trailer I had the same problem. the Gas line coming out from the pressure regulator to the pipe was cloged, my hose was only 3 feel long and I was up in the mountians. I ran a piece of wire through the hose it was filled with gunk. I replaced the hose and re adjusted my regulator.

[450Donn]

As I remember Tex, you are located in Texas. That far south they supply Butane instead of propane. Butane has a freezing point that is quite a bit higher than propane. Consequently with the cold weather y'all are seeing this week will cause no end of problems. Try putting a light on the regulator and I'll bet your problems go away.

[TEX-CTD]

well its time to start getting the rig ready for use. i still need to fix this gas prob.

any ideas and where should i start. it can pretty much only be the hoses or reg right?

[Buckeyefarm]

On most keystones there is a "excess flow device" in the lines of your system that is for detecting major leaks and all but stopping the flow of gas. Problem is sometimes when changing tanks, or opening a new tank you can get a surge and a false triggering of the shut down. I have a grill at home that does the same thing 2 out of ten times when I change cylinders in a hurry and open the valve to quickly. In case you don't still have your Keystone owners manual I will outline the procedure for you.

1. Verify both propane bottles contain sufficient propane.
2. Close both propane bottle service valves
3. Attach the propane pigtails to the service valve.
4. Close manually operated gas valves on the range and water heater.
5. Turn the indicator on the regulator to the bottle closest to it.
6. Slowly open the service valve on the bottle closest to the regulator. This is typically the bottle on the entry door side. Open valve all the way.
7. Slowly open the service valve on the bottle that is furthest from the regulator until you can hear gas start to flow through. Do not open valve all the way. Wait one minute.
8. Re-close the service valve and then slowly re-open it all the way. The system is now ready to operate.


I hope this helps and solves your problem, I always try the simple fix first. It does sound like this could be your problem because the "excess flow device" when triggered will allow no more than 20,000btu's/ hour.

[TEX-CTD]

thanks ill try it.

[TEX-CTD]

that fixed it thanks a million. and i did find a small leak on the door side tank/line

Thanks again