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Old 01-18-2015, 07:37 PM   #1
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Hi , I have a 97 roadtrek, was out doing some maintenence on my rv, when I tried to put the dometic fridge on, it will not light on propane, but works fine on 12v, and shore power, so I went to put on the furnace, gave heat for a few seconds, then stopped giving heat, then I thought I would lite the stove, they both lit for about 5 seconds, then died out, went out to check the lp level, shows 3/4 full, open and closed the valve, which felt much easier than normal to turn, went back inside, tried to lite the burners again, same as before, lasted for a few seconds, the went out., so I have lp, but its not reaching the appliances, my first thoughts are either the valve, or the regulator, is there any way I can test to see if either of these is malfunctioning? I have never had a lp problem before, did some research online, but no real success yet, if you have any ideas, I would really appreciate it, thank you,,,,,,,,,,,Josef,,,
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Old 01-18-2015, 08:53 PM   #2
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Does your RT have the remote switch described here: http://www.classbforum.com/phpBB2/vi....php?f=9&t=313
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Old 01-18-2015, 10:45 PM   #3
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I dont see a remote switch, I only see the main shut off valve and the regulator, just like in the picture,
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If your tank is full, it's probably the regulator. Got the same problem right now.....
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Old 01-19-2015, 11:23 AM   #5
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Can we switch that ourselves, or is it better to have a pro do it, I would think the pressure has to be set perfectly, for the appliances to work properly, it looks like a fairly simple job to replace it,
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Regulator replacement would be DIY for me. It's probably not too expensive to have an RV place do it for you as it would be a simple task for a technician.

These two articles from the RV Doctor are very informative:

http://www.rvdoctor.com/2001/01/avoidin ... ystem.html

http://www.rvdoctor.com/2002/01/what-pr ... ystem.html

You could check vents on the regulator (noted in the first article) before replacing it.
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Thank you , those articles were very Informative, I called my local rv repair shop, and they have a regulator in stock, approxamitely $50.00, so I will try that first, and go from there, luckily we have no trips planned till march, so I have some time to get things back to normal, thank you again,,,,,, Josef,,,,,
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