We use Ormsbee and like them.Could you get the gas delivered ,turn it off at the tank so it doesn’t leak, and get it fixed whenever you can

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Dear All, BE VERY CAREFUL!!!  
Natural Gas when it escapes, goes up, which is why when their is a gas leak in say the basement of a house, you get whole house confligrations so quickly.  Propane, i.e. tank gas, goes down, pooling in depressions and places lower than the gas line from which it emanated.  That is why when there is a leak in say a trailer or RV, the explosion comes from underneath.
Propane will dissapate in low lying places more slowly in cold weather.
Your gas company is right – turn  the gas supply OFF, and fix the problem before turning it on again..
Laura Ivey

Jess. Two suggestions: 1)Ask Ormsbee to conduct a pressure test when they deliver. We had gas smell/leak outside. Instructed Ormsbee to do the pressure test. The pressure test revealed that the regulator was faulty. The lines from the regulator to (and inside) the cabin were fine. Ormsbee replaced the regulator. 2) We’ve used Ed Brammer land line 860-435-2836 for a small leak on one of the gas lamps. He was the one who told me the right instructions to give Ormsbee. Hope this helps.

Jess, it could be something as simple as a slightly loose
fitting. You can test the system (once you have even temporary gas
giving pressure) using a soapy water solution. Pour some on each
joint you can find,all the way from the tank fitting, wait 30
seconds while looking for slight bubbles forming. If you see this,
tighten that fitting a bit. It probably won’t take much. Of
course, to do it right you want to track each line from tank to
fixture. And often with gas fitting you need two adjustable
wrenches, to hold opposing sides of the joint to tighten without
torquing the line itself.

If it has never happened before, think back to anything that has
changed and look there first. But with cooling and warming, gas
fittings that were barely tight enough before could start to leak.

If the line has been crimped or bent hard anywhere, check there,
too. Whatever caused that crimp my have work-hardened the copper
tube and a crack might have formed.

Roger

Roger
Clark Williams
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FAO says 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year.
So, lick your
plate.” Roger
Williams (b.1945)

Andy Brammer is his son, also a plummer. He filled in at my camp. Let me know if you want his contact .
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I would be very careful when it comes to gas and gas leaks. I would
recommend only use professionals to assess problem; we lost a camp when the
gas was turned on by a hired company, who no longer service Mt Riga.

If there is a problem with your self assessment phase, you are deeply
settled in the woods w/ near neighbors.

Be careful please.

Barbara