propane help!

[JamieD]

hi, everyone. Im trying to get my permy house ready to take out soon. I need some help with my propane setup. Im trying to run three things off of one tank, my heater, a gas light, and a two burner cook top. I HAve the hose comeing in from outside, Then it splits one goes to the heater and the other has a brass "T" fitting which goes to the gas light and cook stove. I got everything hooked up lastnight and went to try it and there was barely any propane coming out of either acessory. I only have a smaller gas grill style regulator, which i asume isnt putting out enough psi.Does anyone know about how much presure i would need to have to get propane to three acessories? would it be to much presure to eliminate the regulator? This is the only thing holding me up from getting out there.How can I make this work??? I would apreiciate any help/advise from anyone! Thanks

[shnelson]

Did you have the regulator in front of the split to the three appliances? I'd drop the regulator and try again if you did.

[merkman]

My first response is to tell you don't remove the regulator.

Check to see if there is a regulator inside the heater. Buddy heaters have them some others may too.

If so you can run high pressure to that it would take some (most?) of the load away from the other items.

Another other option is to run high pressure to each of them then regulate each individually.

But you will have to buy more regulators.

[JamieD]

the regulator was right off the tank

[JamieD]

the heater is a handi heater i think 15000 btu

[shnelson]

Sorry I assumed you had the buddy heater (that's all I think of when I hear mr. heater now). You'll want to regulate the appliances, but I don't think having the smaller regulator in front of all of them would work?

[merkman]

What size line are you using?

I assume it is copper line?

[minnbowhunter]

I have an rv trailer with propane and 1 reg. at the tank. I run a furnace, water heater, stove with an oven, and sometimes the fridge, all at the same time. The reg. you have might be bad, but there is no reason to run seperate regs. for each appliance. Try just running 1 thing, if there is not enough pressure, I would swap out the reg.

[thedeadsea]

I would first suggest making sure that you dont have something plugging the line somewhere before the T. If you are sure it is clear I would then suggest using a larger regulator. A friend of mine repairs gas furnaces and said the little ones from grills are junk.

Steve

[Scott K]

Buy a new regulator, one that is made for that load.

[eyehunter]

Also check the breather hole on the regulator. I have had ice form over the top of mine before and when it doesn't get air you won't get propane either. Once I go out and blow on it and melt the ice on the breather hole it works perfectly. I run a 3 burner stove and a ventless wall heater off the same regulator and it works fine.

[PierBridge]

Some regulators are adjustable I do believe!

[thedeadsea]

Also check the breather hole on the regulator. I have had ice form over the top of mine before and when it doesn't get air you won't get propane either. Once I go out and blow on it and melt the ice on the breather hole it works perfectly. I run a 3 burner stove and a ventless wall heater off the same regulator and it works fine.

An excellent suggestion! A mud dobber plugged the breather on the regulator at my hunting shack a couple of years ago. Went through the whole system and then finally dug the mud out of there.

Steve

[Mainehazmt]

get a quality 2 stage regulator like they have on rv's they do sell them at lowes

[al jr]

make sure the tank is full and buy a decent regulator that can handle your btu load if the line isn't plugged it will work. also if using a tank with an opd make sure you open the valve slowly so the excess flow valve does not slug shut

[Jeremy airjer W]

What size tank?

[JamieD]

it is a 40lb tank