I am totally confused. I have purchased 6 LP gas regulators and no two
act the same. I know, or think i do, that the pressure recommended for
a Gas Cooking Grill is 11" of Water Column. SO why does this industry
produce regulators that don't regulate at all? Several of these
regulators drop in output pressure as you turn on the burners. They go
from 8 or 9 inches to start, (none are set on 11) and then as you turn
on the burners they drop a couple of inches with each burner that you
turn on, until they are down to below 3 or 4. Can someone tell me what
is going on? I purchased the reulators from Ace Hardware stores. One
brand that i recall is MR Heater, two of the same regulators won't be
set on the same pressure. WHy is this?

> wrote in message
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>I am totally confused. I have purchased 6 LP gas regulators and no two
> act the same. I know, or think i do, that the pressure recommended for
> a Gas Cooking Grill is 11" of Water Column. SO why does this industry
> produce regulators that don't regulate at all? Several of these
> regulators drop in output pressure as you turn on the burners.

Are you sure the problem is the regulator and not something else? I"ve not
bought a lot of regulators in my life, but the two that I did buy worked
same as the originals

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >I am totally confused. I have purchased 6 LP gas regulators and no two
> > act the same. I know, or think i do, that the pressure recommended for
> > a Gas Cooking Grill is 11" of Water Column. SO why does this industry
> > produce regulators that don't regulate at all? Several of these
> > regulators drop in output pressure as you turn on the burners.
>
> Are you sure the problem is the regulator and not something else? I"ve not
> bought a lot of regulators in my life, but the two that I did buy worked
> same as the originals

I have two tanks that i have tested them on and i really don't think
its anything other than the regulators. I am going to purchase one
from Home Depot and Lowes tomorrow and see what i get from them. thanks
for the reply.

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> I have two tanks that i have tested them on and i really don't think
> its anything other than the regulators. I am going to purchase one
> from Home Depot and Lowes tomorrow and see what i get from them.

Go to a welding supply store and buy an adjustable regulator.

Downside:
* More expensive
* CGA 510 connection (you'll have to use a wrench to connect to the tank,
and the nut's a left-hand thread, so turn it the opposite way to
"normal")

Upside:
* Inlet and outlet pressure guages
* Adjustable outlet pressure
* Higher flow rate

I don't know if they make two-stage LPG regulators, but that would be
preferable, since the outlet pressure won't drift when the inlet pressure
changes.

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Mike Freeman