Russ
Lifetime Supporting Member
I'm sorry, I know this is off topic. But I figured that this was a good place to get some good advice.
I have a new maxitrol regulator (210D fwiw) going to a Maxon ovenpack burner (has seperate pilot line/regulator).
The regulator is outside. The burner is used intermittently. It was off last night, and the temperature dropped 30F (from mid 50's to low 20's). This morning it seems to have been frozen. When they put a bit of heat on it, they heard a pop and it started working properly.
It's a new regulator. I installed it myself. It was brand new out of the box.
As a temporary fix they've wrapped it in heat tape, but I'm wondering if there's anything that can be done to prevent this from recurring.
My guess is that the moisture in the gas itself adhered to the parts in the regulator preventing them from working properly. (since it wasn't moving because the burner had been shut off).
Has anyone run across this issue? What can be done to prevent it from happening again?
Thanks in advance..
Russ
I have a new maxitrol regulator (210D fwiw) going to a Maxon ovenpack burner (has seperate pilot line/regulator).
The regulator is outside. The burner is used intermittently. It was off last night, and the temperature dropped 30F (from mid 50's to low 20's). This morning it seems to have been frozen. When they put a bit of heat on it, they heard a pop and it started working properly.
It's a new regulator. I installed it myself. It was brand new out of the box.
As a temporary fix they've wrapped it in heat tape, but I'm wondering if there's anything that can be done to prevent this from recurring.
My guess is that the moisture in the gas itself adhered to the parts in the regulator preventing them from working properly. (since it wasn't moving because the burner had been shut off).
Has anyone run across this issue? What can be done to prevent it from happening again?
Thanks in advance..
Russ