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   clare@snyder.on.ca to vaughnsimon@gmail.com   
   Re: propane/natuural gas on generator   
   21 Nov 15 15:31:28   
   
   On Sat, 21 Nov 2015 13:59:07 -0500, Vaughn Simon   
    wrote:   
      
   >On 11/21/2015 11:08 AM, clare@snyder.on.ca wrote:   
   >> The natural gas pressure is regulated by the utility - New   
   >> meter and regulator installed this summer - all to spec.   
   >   
   >Regardless of the above, you haven't even begin to troubleshoot this   
   >problem until you have checked gas pressures at the test ports UNDER   
   >LOAD to see if they meet specifications.  Your description sounds very   
   >much like you aren't getting sufficient fuel pressure to the regulator.   
   >  Particularly telling is the fact that you had the same symptom with   
   >two generators.   
   >   
   >My brother recently had curious symptoms with his gas oven.  After much   
   >head scratching he finally checked his fuel pressure under load. He   
   >found an obstruction a gas line that looked perfectly good from the   
   >outside.   
    When on both natural gas and propane, on 2 generators, and 2 propane   
   regulators, and 4 propane tanks (2 at a time on each generator) I have   
   the same problem.(actually, the second generator has never been run on   
   natural gas) The natural gas pressure has been verified.7.5"wc at the   
   quick connect  with furnace and water heater both running . Have not   
   verified the propane pressure, but the regulators were both supplied   
   by US CArburetor for the application. Pressure has not been verified   
   at the zero regulator.   
      
    And regardless, NO-ONE has answered my question on how to adjust the   
   spring pressure on the Century Zero Regulator - or even what the   
   effect of pilot vacuum being higher or lower than spec would be.   
      
   I've googled it all kinds of ways and have found nothing.   
      
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