On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:01 AM, Frank Condelli<RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
> ......So, I get my barbecue tank and regulator and hook
> it up �directly to the line from the van's tank regulator. �Within one hour
> it's �cooled down to -5C. �So the regulator is bad, right ? �Installed a
> new �regulator yesterday and it's now cooling as it had previously. �Down to
> -9C �easily overnight. �The weird thing of it is the regulator that I removed
> �was installed October 07, 2005 a Marshall Brass 290 the same as the one I
> just �installed. �So, a question remains as to why the regulator only lasted
> a �few years. �Is this normal ? �Just a crappy regulator built �in ?
> Mexican propane damage ? �What ?
>

Far fetched, but IF moisture was present in LP pumped into your tank,
could this freeze up the regulator and damage it?

Neil.

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