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[keith bellinger <bartermn AT epix.net>]

Thanks Gene,
I wasn't home the last time it happened and that's the reason they gave 
my wife. The tank is for the kitchen stove only. I'll take a look at the 
pilots.


Gene GeRue wrote:
> > Our propane tank is vapor locked. The pilot lights are on but the 
> > burners still won't light without a match. Is there anything I can do 
> > other than call Agway? The last time this happened we called, a 
> > serviceman came out for a few minutes and fixed it but it costs an arm 
> > and a leg.
>
>
> Sorry for having to make this a second post but I am just out of bed and 
> the top equipment is not operating at full speed.
>
> I've never heard of a vapor lock on a propane tank. If the tank is 
> rented, then there should be no charge for the company to fix their 
> equipment. If you can light the burners--and by the plural I presume you 
> mean a room or house heater of some sort--with a match, and the burners 
> the continue to burn as they should, then that means that the propane is 
> flowing okay from the tank to the heater. If that is so, then the 
> trouble may be in the size or the angle of the pilot. If the pilot is 
> adjustable, make it bigger and see if that works.
>
>
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