toytacoma8 wrote:
https://a.co/d/frDLD0F
That's the link for the one I ordered.
I was around 5 to 7k feet for most of my trip, and when we noticed it not working, we were back around 3k feet and are now at sea level at home.
I should have the new one in a few days to know if it works.
Thanks for reporting back on this. That appears to be the same Seven Universe R60 stove regulator that Atwood started using, just with the Suburban part number. Both Atwood/Dometic and Suburban have used that stove regulator for some time. I had "issues" with them regulating at all. They would pass through whatever the upstream line pressure wasโno step-down feature. I bought 6 of them, 3 for clients campers and 3 for stock. I tried to report the issue to Dometietc, but they would not even listen; I was willing to send them new ones unopened to test; they wanted nothing to do with it. No one else was complaining, so they wrote me off. See here for pics of the R60 regulator I bought the 6 of them.
http://forums.goodsamclub.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30325772/gotomsg/30327828.cfm#30327828That same regulator has been reported and tested to give issues above 4,500 ft elevation. See this thread below where the poster had these issues, he tried to work with Dometic, and they stated the stove is not rated to work above 4,500 ft. ??? The poster did not give up and tracked the issue down to the main tank regulator to increase the set point to 11.5 " WC and get a reliable tank regulator that would not drop below the 11.5 " WC and not go above 14 WC. See here for that RV net post, this will drop you into where the problem starts to get sorted out, and he posted the fix, and now it all works at all the elevations he camps at.
http://forums.goodsamclub.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30325772/gotomsg/30330637.cfm#30330637 When you get your new regulator, before installing it, I suggest this. Test it on the end of your hose like you did your existing regulator. You may have more issues than just this stove regulator if it does not work. And even if it does work, hang onto that old regulator until you get back up above 4,500 ft to ensure the new one works correctly.
My issue here at 500 ft elevation was the R60 would not step the pressure down; in your case, it will not pass pressure. But you went through a large elevation change, and it appears you are on a rubber hose gas line camper setup. Is this correct?
Not sure how old your camper is; rubber LP gas line over time can leach oil into the hose, and that oil can mess with certain small orifices if it gets large enough in volume. The longer the hose, the worse the problem. I am unsure what chemical reaction occurs between a rubber hose and LP gas, but the oil formation is well documented. I did no not like seeing the RV industry starting to change from black iron main gas lines with soft copper pigtails to the appliances to now using all rubber hoses from the main tank regulator to the appliances. On the older campers, there was only about 3 to 4 feet of flex hose from the main tank regulator to the black iron 1/2" sch 40 main gas pipe. This older setup had limited rubber, and the oil issue did not show up so much. We will see how this plays out long-term on having that much rubber hose in a camper.
Curious about how your new regulator will work. Please report back.
John
2005 Ford F350 Super Duty, 4x4; 6.8L V10 with 4.10 RA, 21,000 GCWR, 11,000 GVWR, upgraded 2 1/2" Towbeast Receiver. Hitched with a 1,700# Reese HP WD, HP Dual Cam to a 2004 Sunline Solaris T310R travel trailer.
