Hello:
I'm thinking of buying a trailer home and had it inspected yesterday by an RV 'pro'.
The trailer isn't new, but it has never been used. It has been sitting idle for a few years and the inspection was intended to verify that everything still worked.
Everyone involved - the seller, the inspector, and I - had assumed the trailer's gas appliances were set up for LP. They weren't. Both furnace and range were natural gas, instead.
Before that discovery was made, an attempt was made to light both appliances off LP. Neither lit, and perhaps that's no surprise. But in the case of the stove, all four burners were opened wide for 30 seconds or more... and there wasn't even the odor of gas.
I'm thinking that even if the orifice was wrong, and the stove didn't light, there should have been a gas odor if the main gas line was clear.
Am I wrong?
Again, I'm in the end stages of my decision-making whether to buy. Paying for the NG to LP conversion is one thing... having a clogged gas supply line is something else.
I know this is pretty off topic, but I figured I could catch the attention of someone who'd know here.
Thanks Much.
Peter B.
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I'm thinking of buying a trailer home and had it inspected yesterday by an RV 'pro'.
The trailer isn't new, but it has never been used. It has been sitting idle for a few years and the inspection was intended to verify that everything still worked.
Everyone involved - the seller, the inspector, and I - had assumed the trailer's gas appliances were set up for LP. They weren't. Both furnace and range were natural gas, instead.
Before that discovery was made, an attempt was made to light both appliances off LP. Neither lit, and perhaps that's no surprise. But in the case of the stove, all four burners were opened wide for 30 seconds or more... and there wasn't even the odor of gas.
I'm thinking that even if the orifice was wrong, and the stove didn't light, there should have been a gas odor if the main gas line was clear.
Am I wrong?
Again, I'm in the end stages of my decision-making whether to buy. Paying for the NG to LP conversion is one thing... having a clogged gas supply line is something else.
I know this is pretty off topic, but I figured I could catch the attention of someone who'd know here.
Thanks Much.
Peter B.
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