we told our propain company to shove it when they told us we don't use enough, so they took our regulator off the house when they pulled the tank, so we got a 100lb tank to hook up on our own, we don't know what kind of regulator we need to use, i was told they should not of took ours? so we need to find out what we need to get it hooked back up again.
2007-09-16 03:02:09 · 4 answers · asked by sabercat700 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You need a propane regulator that fits on the house or sometimes on the tank. These should not be hard to find. If the propane dealer wont sell you one then check with some scrap metal dealers who may have old tanks around with the regulator still on it.
DO NOT try to use the tank without a regulator. The pressure in the tank is around 600 lbs in order to keep the propane in a liquid state. The job of the regulator is two fold. it reduces the pressure going to your appliances to ounces and will also blow off a safety valve in case to much pressure get through. this is why the regulator must be outside. Do not try to use the regulator found on BBQ's as it will not have the capacity to do a household job.
It also sounds a bit unethical for your propane supplier to pull his equipment. Usually they have a minimum charge for low gas users which is fair as they have a fairly large outlay in tanks and equipment. You have to remember in this world " There is no free lunch"
2007-09-16 03:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by ec1177 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ran my own line for fueling only a stove. Went to a propane company and got the regulator and flare fittings I needed to hook it up.
2007-09-16 10:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the propane dealer where you got the 100 lb tank. Or to a hardware store. They will fix you up.
2007-09-16 10:20:59 · answer #3 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the second stage regulator.
2007-09-16 12:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋