John Olson on mon 22 oct 01
Can some help out?....... I have a liquid propane burner and a !00 lb =
liqiud tank,regulator and pressure gauge...... the regulator freezes up, =
as does the hose and part of the burner, I've tried doing all kinds of =
changes , run out of ideas........Thanks
Nils Lou on mon 22 oct 01
Your problem is water! The LPG has water in it and when it comes out with
the propane it freezes into water crystals which clog the small openings
in the regulator. Tell your supplier to add 1% methanol to the gas which
will act as a drying agent. Propane won't freeze at normal temps. The
problem is water in your tank. Period. Not quite period, if you leave your
regulator out in the weather and water gets inside... Still, the problem
is water. nils
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, John Olson wrote:
> Can some help out?....... I have a liquid propane burner and a !00 lb liqiud tank,regulator and pressure gauge...... the regulator freezes up, as does the hose and part of the burner, I've tried doing all kinds of changes , run out of ideas........Thanks
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BobWicks@AOL.COM on mon 22 oct 01
John:
You to use two tanks hooked up in series and I'm confident that will solve
your problem. Your pressure gauge needs to be in the low range such as 1 to
10 pounds. If you don;t have this I think you will find that you cannot
regulate the pressure accurately. Good luck.
Bob
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