Sorry Mr. Rocket.

Hole was already established prior to your request. No band aids or
gum handy, but finger worked.

Can't cut hose. That would totally ruin the esthetics of my science fair entry.

;^)

Of note though, big difference between hole open or closed. Like
1.5"/side minimum.

Maybe hole too big?

I have hooked up to Westy.

We shall see......

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 7/31/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/31/2007 2:09 PM Mark Drillock wrote:
>
> > You need an open bleed hole between the reg and the water while
> > measuring the levels.
>
> Am I correct to assume that one should not check to see if the bleed is
> working properly by holding a lighted match near it to catch a draft?
>
> But about that bleed thing: presumably the regulator is designed to work
> even when only the Dometic refrigerator is turned on. The orifice is
> effectively the "bleed" under those conditions, and that orifice is
> really really small. So the regulator must be able to regulate even with
> such tiny gas flow. If a fellow could put such a small bleed hole in his
> manometer I wager a bottle of good beer that the measured pressure would
> be the same whether that bleed was open or shut. Neil - you have a
> manometer rigged right now, wanna test my hypothesis? Put a pinhole in
> the input tubing for your bleed. To plug it, use a wad of gum or some
> old Bandaid.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
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>