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Subject:Re: Propex install near water tank
From:Steven Johnson
Date:Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:02:16 -0700

I have the older 90's version and the end of the exhaust tubing has frayed
so it has
shortened a bit.   Is there a way to splice in an extension on it and maybe
attach
a light weight metal tube on the end so that I can attach the end of the
pipe onto
something that will keep it from fraying?

Steven
91 Westy

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:

> Ah, yes, the oldies can be run with or w/o pipes, there are only a few
> safety functions in that heater.
>
>
> On 3/22/2013 12:55 PM, Bryan Feddish wrote:
>
>>
>>>> Bob is partly correct - the pipes MUST NOT be shortened, as the new
>> Omron
>> airflow sensor will detects improper airflow and shut off with an fault
>> flash code. The pipes can each be extended to 2 meters total length using
>> additional sections of the same type flex pipe.
>> <<
>>
>> I have the orange 90's era Propex.  I don't think that it senses that as
>> I had the exhaust tube going out the side of the van and the intake had
>> no tube at all.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
>>