School me on gas regulators please.

I have lost count the amount of times I have replaced regulators on BBQ's and caravans.

Unless something has changed very recently, all regulators that you get from Bunnings, BBQ's galore etc should work.

And if any changes were made it would have to be publicised on the packaging as there are thousands of older BBQ's out there.

So I suspect you might have a problem elsewhere. A blocked hose maybe?

Thanks mate - that was one of my first thoughts but I replaced the hose at the same time. I’ve also pulled all the jets and cleaned them up - it just seems like it’s not getting the volume of gas required - with only 1 burner lit it there’s a full flame that I had before and would expect but by the time I light 3 burners they are all like they’re on the lowest setting and if I light all 5 then even a small bit of wind will start blowing them out.

I’m a bit stumped.

If it can handle one burner properly, then I would suggest that the supply pressure is correct. Your problem seems to be a limited maximum supply volume. Of the two regulators that I have here, the older unit is rated at 2.5kg/h, 2.75kPa and the newer unit is rated at 2.0kg/h, 2.75kPa. I do notice that flame intensity is slightly reduced when all four gas burners are running on the 2.0kg/h regulator. What is your regulator rated at?

Aaron

Sounds a bit like those restrictors that they started fitting in motel showers in the 90s (that I may have a collection of after removing them)[biggrin]

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