*Related Links* Rudimentary Manometer - www.loveyourrv.com/building-simple-rv-propane-leak-tester-u-tube-manometer/ Digital Manometer - www.loveyourrv.com/leak-testing-my-rv-propane-system-with-a-digital-manometer/ Gas Leak Detector - www.loveyourrv.com/testing-out-a-cheap-portable-gas-detector-for-the-rv/
@kevinmartin7760 Жыл бұрын
Once you turn off the tank valve there is still a small pocket of tank-pressure gas at the regulator input. As a result a slow leak will not show any pressure loss at all until that pocket of gas has been leaked away. So you will get a period of constant pressure, then the pressure will start to drop. One way to avoid this delay is, after the tank valve is closed, while watching the gauge, slightly crack open a valve on the stove just until you see the gauge reading start to drop. Shut off the stove again, and now if you have a leak you should see the gauge reading start to drop right away. Of course, with a small leak "right away" may be several minutes and the rate at which the reading drops will be slow, but the gauge reading should start dropping immediately rather than delaying until the regulator inlet drains.
@LoveYourRV Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip. I had forgot about that from back when I did the U-tube manometer testing.
@Granpaa Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ray
@garryhammond3117 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ray! - I have a 'sniffer' that I use around the house and RV - I find it pretty useful - It' a little bigger than yours - looks like a DMM with a flexible 8" sniffing lead off of it. - Cheers!
@jeffslater3708 Жыл бұрын
Great content Ray! thx.
@timf6916 Жыл бұрын
WOW, you have all the good stuff. I will come by later, can I borrow it?
@LoveYourRV Жыл бұрын
You bet
@DennisWintjes2 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ray! Like #138
@lynnbarnidge2637 Жыл бұрын
if I don't have a quick connection, how would I use that meter?
@LoveYourRV Жыл бұрын
I was able to go through my gas stove by removing an element. Check out the previous video I referenced www.loveyourrv.com/leak-testing-my-rv-propane-system-with-a-digital-manometer/