I have just returned from a trip in my 2006 Conqueror which was cut short by the infamous 30mbar regulator on Propane fault. Until this trip I was completely unaware of this problem only found out about it when it was explained to me when I called the dealer for help!
Anyway, whilst the guy was explaining that they don't know who is responsible for the problem blah, blah, blah, he happened to mention oil being in the regulator. Now I don't know anything about gas regulators or systems and why oil should be there in the first place but I do know that oil thickens when cold and as the outside temperatures for the two nights had been around 5oC. and this problem happened first thing in the morning after working perfectly all day, it got me thinking, what if the regulator was warmed up a bit?
I decided to try something, I wrapped a tea towel around the regulator and poured boiling water from a kettle into the towel until it had soaked up all the water and then kept pouring it gradually until the kettle was empty, I left it for half an hour to warm through and tried the appliances again... HEY PRESTO! They all worked again.
In case this was a co-incidence we ran the gas appliances as usual all throughout the day and then at bed time went over to electric only heating. The next morning, would you believe? No gas again!! I didn't have time to try the hot water treatment again as we were leaving site to take the van straight to the dealers to have the regulator sorted.
This article is submitted only as an account of my experience as it happened and should not be taken as advice on what to do. Gas systems can be very dangerous and should be treated very carefully, if you are in any doubt call your dealer, they are the ones qualified to advise you one this subject.
Anyway, whilst the guy was explaining that they don't know who is responsible for the problem blah, blah, blah, he happened to mention oil being in the regulator. Now I don't know anything about gas regulators or systems and why oil should be there in the first place but I do know that oil thickens when cold and as the outside temperatures for the two nights had been around 5oC. and this problem happened first thing in the morning after working perfectly all day, it got me thinking, what if the regulator was warmed up a bit?
I decided to try something, I wrapped a tea towel around the regulator and poured boiling water from a kettle into the towel until it had soaked up all the water and then kept pouring it gradually until the kettle was empty, I left it for half an hour to warm through and tried the appliances again... HEY PRESTO! They all worked again.
In case this was a co-incidence we ran the gas appliances as usual all throughout the day and then at bed time went over to electric only heating. The next morning, would you believe? No gas again!! I didn't have time to try the hot water treatment again as we were leaving site to take the van straight to the dealers to have the regulator sorted.
This article is submitted only as an account of my experience as it happened and should not be taken as advice on what to do. Gas systems can be very dangerous and should be treated very carefully, if you are in any doubt call your dealer, they are the ones qualified to advise you one this subject.
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