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Post by laknox on Sept 8, 2023 21:18:33 GMT -5
So, took both 30 lb bottles to get refilled yesterday. Local shop here in Chino Valley where we have the FW, with a =lot= of traffic. Filled both bottles, brought them back, hooked them up and BOTH were leaking back out of the pigtails. Took them to a local commercial propane dealer, they checked the tanks and said the valves looked perfect; both gaskets had no cracks or cuts. So, I picked up a couple new pigtails, installed them, and no f'n leaks. WTF? These are '16 tanks in a '17 trailer and have had, frankly, very few fills in the years since we bought it in late '18. I've refilled tanks that were probably 30 years old and not had them leak. Just too weird.
Lyle
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Post by nvguy on Sept 8, 2023 21:42:34 GMT -5
Obviously it was the pigtails & they fail like that. Mine did pretty much the same thing, problem is you moved them, for whatever reason (China), pigtails today are really fragile. Every time I refill my tanks I wonder if this is going to be the time I have to replace the pigtails**again**
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Post by laknox on Sept 8, 2023 23:41:27 GMT -5
Obviously it was the pigtails & they fail like that. Mine did pretty much the same thing, problem is you moved them, for whatever reason (China), pigtails today are really fragile. Every time I refill my tanks I wonder if this is going to be the time I have to replace the pigtails**again** It wasn't the rubber that failed. They, both, were leaking right through the hand nut, around the brass. Yes the hoses were hard and would likely have failed in the next year or two, but I wouldn't have suspected that the =brass= fittings would fail. Lyle |
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Post by nvguy on Sept 14, 2023 23:58:23 GMT -5
Obviously it was the pigtails & they fail like that. Mine did pretty much the same thing, problem is you moved them, for whatever reason (China), pigtails today are really fragile. Every time I refill my tanks I wonder if this is going to be the time I have to replace the pigtails**again** It wasn't the rubber that failed. They, both, were leaking right through the hand nut, around the brass. Yes the hoses were hard and would likely have failed in the next year or two, but I wouldn't have suspected that the =brass= fittings would fail. Lyle OK, That is strange. I usually find them leaking right at the crimp. It had to have been the soft nose on the pigtail that shrunk or something weird like that. |
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Post by laknox on Sept 15, 2023 12:16:02 GMT -5
It wasn't the rubber that failed. They, both, were leaking right through the hand nut, around the brass. Yes the hoses were hard and would likely have failed in the next year or two, but I wouldn't have suspected that the =brass= fittings would fail. Lyle OK, That is strange. I usually find them leaking right at the crimp. It had to have been the soft nose on the pigtail that shrunk or something weird like that. Who TF knows? I've never been in the military, but owning an RV is somewhat the same; everything's made by the lowest bidder. :-) Lyle |
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Post by Edd505 on Sept 15, 2023 21:38:39 GMT -5
KZ had a problem about then with bad pig tails. Mine were hard and cracked soon after I got my 2017 5W. I had the local propane dealer make new ones and they are still good 5-6 years later.
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Post by laknox on Sept 15, 2023 21:51:38 GMT -5
KZ had a problem about then with bad pig tails. Mine were hard and cracked soon after I got my 2017 5W. I had the local propane dealer make new ones and they are still good 5-6 years later. I could understand if the =hoses= cracked, but mine suddenly started leaking past the brass fitting. Lyle |
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Post by Edd505 on Sept 15, 2023 21:56:59 GMT -5
I could understand if the =hoses= cracked, but mine suddenly started leaking past the brass fitting. Lyle Better quality on the replacements you know they go cheap building. |
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Post by gwinger on Oct 27, 2023 19:31:21 GMT -5
KZ had a problem about then with bad pig tails. Mine were hard and cracked soon after I got my 2017 5W. I had the local propane dealer make new ones and they are still good 5-6 years later.
I had the same problem with my 2018 270thle. One was leaking. Replaced both.
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