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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มี.ค. 2020
- Nathan Explains how to maintain your RV system and keep it running well for you.
Timeline:
0:05 Intro
0:22 Bleeding your propane system
1:13 Resetting your propane flow
2:18 Checking appliance propane panels
3:00 Dealership propane leak service
3:23 Auto Change Regulators
4:33 Checking your propane levels
5:48 Propane gas detectors
6:42 Understanding cold temperature issues.
7:36 Outro
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New RV owner here, thank you for this video and all the folks in the comments section as well.
Finally someone who knows his stuff and knows how to teach others! TY
ti is all in teaching some and how they understand it. THANK U
Tip #2 the excess flow valve may have saved my life. I lived in my unit a lot working construction. Come in late at night, it’s cold and check the tank and have a half of a tank. That night 2-3 AM I wake up freezing no heat. Check the tank and have gas. The next day after a lot of troubleshooting I found my gas regulator diaphragm had ruptured. On 5th wheel my bed I above the tanks. The excess flow valve stopped the gas flow. Thank God for this valve.
I tried the excess flow valve hint/trick. It worked!! Thanks so much!
This was so helpful!! The tip about releasing the excess flow valve solved my problem. Thank you so much!
Good luck in finding an RV place who has competent people and who don't rip you off.
Auto changeover was the exact question I had. Didn’t know about the 30 percent efficiency tip!!! Awesome
That valve in the pigtail was exactly the issue I had. Purged, opened slow as hell and good to go. Many thanks!
Taking out my RV that has been in storage for over two years due to Covid. Thank you for the tips!
I thought I had a fairly good understanding of the propane system, but almost all of these tips were new and very helpful to me. Thanks!
Thanks so much, I started panicking as I was going on a trip and couldn’t get any of my LP appliance starting, your first tip (bleeding) saved my day.
Great tips. Propane can be intimidating, this is a great way to feel more comfortable with it.
I love the propane sensors on the bottom- my tip is make sure you have that electric connection gel too to keep a connection. 👌🏼
Great video. I carry a bottle of water with a little bit of soap in it. I use this for initial leak detection if required in an emergent situation.
Your first suggestion worked like a charm. I turned on my front burner on high it lit up nice and blue then went to my fridge and turned on the gas. Very pleased it worked
Excellent presentation and tips! Solid advice from the experts. Thanks.
this is how to do a great video. straight to the point and excellent info provided. thanks for posting.
Good video. I needed the info on the automatic changeover valve just yesterday. Thanks a bunch.
We are full-time R.V'rs. for last two yrs. Tried your second tip and it worked.
Thank you from Hatzic B.C 🇨🇦 and minus ➖️ 10 weather
Wow after months of gas not working in my camper, the excess flow valve reset really seems, did work!
Super Good Info! Thank You!
Great presentation. Very useful and easy to understand. Thanks.
Actually a very useful video. Short and to the point. Thank you.
You're so very welcome!
Great video many Thanks - one small possible improvement- when taping a male gas pipe thread- start 1-2 threads back from the tip. Makes it less likelyhood a piece of tape will tear off and enter the system where it could cause jams/malfunctions- (this is mandatory on life support gas sytems but can save problems elsewhere)
Great video! I had to pause and rewind to take notes for future reference. Thanks
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
TIP #2 JUST SAVED ME A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS!!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!! 🌻
Method #4 to assess how much propane is still in the tank. Hand weigh the tank with a digital fish scale. An empty 30lb tank weighs 25lbs empty and 55lbs full. A full tank is just over 7 gallons of propane, at 4.2lbs per gallon. The combined weight of the tank plus remaining propane , less the 25lb empty tank weight, will give you a very accurate figure for how much propane is left, in gallons. Added benefit. If you count the number of days since you last filled that tank, you then know your average daily gallon rate of consumption, which we use as a guideline as to how often to check our propane levels.
THANK U
Mostly correct information. There is a tare weight stamped on the tank to tell you exactly how much the tank weighs. there can be a few pounds of difference between them which would equate to almost a gallon of propane. I go over my tare weight with a permanent marker so it's easy to read on all of my tanks.
Right on!
Little more labor, but, no more than what you do to pull tank off to get it filled.
We use a 100lb spring style gauge like a fish scale.
100lb due to having 30lb tanks, although going over on a 50lb scale would only be to make sure tank was filled properly...
The 50lb scale works for 20lb bottles, or when your 30lb bottle has used up some gas...
Important thing as mentioned is that the tare or empty weight of the tank is stamped on the top ring on tank.
That plus knowing propane is 4.2 lbs per gallon and you will know just about exactly how much gas is left to burn.
Thanks for that info!
@@TheMrAHead I write on my tanks their dry weight in big numbers - it also gives the propane attendants an idea that I CHECK their accuracy.
Thank you for such clear and helpful information!
You're the man!!!! I wish more people were doing these videos
Great video. Explained in a great way. Definitely subscribed.
Awesome video! Supposed to get down to 37° tonight in Texas. Took your first suggestion and it fixed me right up!
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Thank you for posting this video
Extremely helpful 😊😊😊
Great educational video about propane, thanks!
Great video thanks - a quick clarification the surface area of liquid propane in an RV vertical tank reduces only in the very bottom-curved portion of the tank. So a full tank is no better than a 25% full tank in terms of vaporization.
Very helpful. It would be nice if you could also talk about iced pressure regulator. It seems an common issue that prevents the furnace to fire up.
Good tips. I'll keep them in mind when I buy me a camper. Thanks
Thank you for this info, it is very helpful. You explained everything well.
Thank you. The excess flow valve in the pig tail was my issue.
Great tips Nathan. Thank you!
Tip 2 fixed my issue with starting the stove. Thanks
Thank you. Great info
Excellent information. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Appreciate the advice 😊
Good job and thanking you for sharing this information.
This video deserves more views!
Well…That was very informative and now I know and knowing is half the battle.
great information well said well presented thank you very muchI look forward to more
Good job very helpful. Thanks
Good Morning. Thank You Jack
Great advice... thank you
One more tip, There's a float valve inside the tank that can stick closed. My propane guy uses a rubber mallet to beat on the side of the tank to make sure it's free.
Awesome video - thanks.
Good tips !! Thanks very much 👍👏😃🇨🇦
"Sends propane to your phone"!! 😁😁 Anyhoo... Great video! Thank you!!
Great tips! Thanks
Very helpful. Thank you.
Very helpful! Thanks!
THANKS FOR THE LESSON
Thanks for the tips
Great vid, thanks!
Great Info. TY 👍
Good stuff! Thank you!
Tip #2 was it, saved us from eating microwave food for a week.
THANK YOU !
BTW our gas selector handle works backwards from what you showed, the long part that sticks out points away from the tank being used.
It should point in the direction of the tank with fuel. It is possible yours was assembled backwards. You could unscrew the screw and reverse it or just. Know and live with it.
Thank You
Great advice
Good tips. Another way to check the level of propane in a tank is by weight. You need to know the tank's empty or full weight full tank, first.
Well said.
Great info thank you!
Great video.
Great info 🙏
thanks great info.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! 😁
I have been using the mopeka sensors and their wifi bridge for 6 months. I can monitor my tanks from anywhere. They work great.
I usually store them within the black tank given that's where my ancestors come from
Thank you for the name! He didn't say, and I couldn't find the video he mentioned.
That was very helpful. I was actually looking for some information about the color coding of the propane pigtails and how to make sure I get the right ones (black, light green, dark green, red etc.). I understand the black is low btu and increases with red being highest flow but can you get too much flow for the systems you are running?
Damn ..this was really good
Yea ..... great video
🌟 Thank you! Can you do a video about detaching the propane tubes from the stove? I don't want the stovetop or oven in my 2011 Jayco ultra light.
This is a great video!
Thank you!!!!
Tip 2 solved my problem!
One fall, I lit my hot water heater for a weekend use - when the main burner lit, a rather nasty smell came out. Seems a lot of ladybugs had decider to hibernate in the flame tube!
Good stuff.
Excellent video. You certainly know your trade. Well done. I have a question that I hope you can answer. Our family has a popup trailer that has a propane quick connect port next to the trailer door. I was hoping to buy an extension hose that has a 1 inch treaded end that would connect to our Colman stove. I was recently told that it wouldn’t work because of the trailer’s propane regulator. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. I would love to leave the extra propane bottle at home next time, but not if it means that we can’t cook supper.
I measure propane tanks with a luggage scale. Empty and full weight are stamped on the collar. Subtract your measured weight from empty weight and Viola! No more guessing.
Super Helpful with the pig tail tip and the stove burner tip. Helped me just now in a pinch at minus 20 Celsius.
Was running around like an idiot this morning trying to get my furnace to come back on
This video helped instantly I turned the stove on and it took a few tries and then as soon as the stove lit the furnace come on !!! Thanks for this video.
Clarification on propane in cold weather: Propane's vapor pressure is related to temperature (outside temp but also tank temp)! So if temp goes down, pressure goes down too. Second thing is when letting any liquid vaporize or "evaporate" to a gas - propane included - this liquid need energy to go to gas. Where does it take this energy? In its own heat. Thats why you see frost on propane tanks: As it vaporizes, it makes itself colder and colder. Thus reducing vapor pressure a greater amount. At some point it makes barely any gas from the liquid. Try barbecueing in -20°C you'll find out quick :D
When I brought my new to me 2017 travel trailer home and was checking out the propane systems I heard a grinding - motor like noise coming from the regulator but when I switched over to the other tank the grinding noise went away. Wonder if they overfilled the tank at the dealership because after I ran some gas out of the noisy side it quieted down.
Thank You great information.
I ordered replacement LP pig tails, is there a difference between the dark green and black female ends for hooking up to the LP tank?
The 4th way to measure the level in your tank is to weight it on a scale and subtract the empty weight. Propane weighs 4.24 lbs per gallon, so you can quickly figure out how much you have left. A full tank is temperature adjusted to 60°F and only filled to about 80%. Most propane grill tanks come with two numbers stamped on the handle - the water capacity (“WC”) and “Tare Weight” (TW - the weight of the tank when it’s empty). Most grilling tanks weigh about 17 pounds when empty and hold about 20 pounds of gas; to measure how many pounds of propane are left in your tank, simply weigh it on a scale and subtract the TW number. For example, if a tank weighing 27 pounds has a TW of 17 pounds, there’s about 10 pounds of gas left - a little more than half a tank.
my 30lb tanks weigh approx 53lbs each when full
@@wg7644 30# tank TW (Tare Weight) is about 23#. So. 30# propane + 23# steel tank = 53#. Math checks out. :)
The empty weight (tare weight) is etched on the tank itself. I prefer using weight to measure since it's more accurate for liquified gases.
So on Tip two how to one set the system.... we don't have a pigtail on the propane in the class c RV
What about ALL the Nitrogen in the lines? How do I purge it and Carbon Dioxide, Argon, and trace gases?
I have a old trailer and the regulator is already been replaced on it once before now no gas gets to the hot water heater at all and barely enough flame on the stove I mean like it's on real low do I need to replace the regulator again
Eliminate the excess flow valve on the pigtail. Its not needed. Its the regulators job to lower the tank pressure down to your operating pressure. Im a master certified propane technician. Excess flows are for liquid LP applications, not for vapor systems
My system only has problems when below freezing. The stove, furnace will light, then immediately goes out, like the tank is empty....but it's full! Any advice for me? During warm weather, everything works perfect.
I like back-up protection that the efv affords if the regulator fails. So it is very much needed. Had a recall on my RV's regulator last year. My RV was new 2 years ago and I noticed that I couldn't get the flame low enough on the stove to simmer a casserole. Then received the notification of recall. Replaced the regulator.
Please do not modify your RV propane system unless you are a certified gas fitter.
When you switch the knob on the regular, does the full tank feedback into the empty one if you don't shutoff the empty tank?
Great video. I'm not getting propane to the outside stove. All other appliances work fine. New regulator and tanks are full. The ball valve is in open position.
Open the valve (at the connection) slowly, see if that helps. Do that with the stove's valve off.
Tip #6 I throw hot water on my propane tank.. By touching with one hand, where the metal of my tank is hot is where there is no propane, As I slide my hand down, where hit cold, it’s the amount of propane left minus about a 1/2 inch. Depending on the outdoor temperature the tank won't always show a frost to indicate the leftover level.
Buy a gauge
@@tombaker5114 Lots of them do not work. indicate either full or empty but nothing in between. hot water is very precise and cleans my tanks at the same time.
Yep this is a great trick
Wow, they really should do a better job with the manuals. They are way too generic. My furnace stopped working. Your tip on LP tank switchover was the problem. I had no idea that switch was even there and how it worked. It wasn't delivering enough propane to the furnace because the switch wasn't in the correct position for the tanks. Thanks much.
Very helpful video! I looked at your video list to find the video you said you were going to make about that digital propane meter that pairs with phone but you don't have it posted yet. Have you stopped making videos? I subscribed like you suggested and hope you will do the video on that device.