Plumber has been here and gone. New tankless, Takagi propane water heater installed. So how does that relate to my propane line problem? After diagnosing the problem last week, he wanted to get me back functional, the main house is on own h/w, that low pressure line fed by the bad high pressure line. For some silly reason, after disconnecting the lp line from the hp line, he decided that he would hook the 40lb propane bottle directly to the Takagi on other side of the building, thinking there may also be a problem in that line. I mumbled something about regulator and he mumbled back - apparently neither of us understanding the other. After directly hooking the Takagi to the propane bottle, he instructed me to try the water. Turning on the faucet resulted in almost immediate POP with flames shooting out the front on the heater. I immediately threw the electric breaker. Apparently the Takagi did NOT like propane fed directly without going through a low pressure regulator. We both knew immediately what happened and he started apologizing profusely and said he would replace the unit as it was his fault. Yes, I did mention that was what my earlier mumbling was about as the only low pressure regulator on that line was the one at our feet at the time. Sadly, this unit was just barely 2 years old. I feel a bit bad as there is no way this job will pay for the replacement, hope it’s covered his insurance or something. Hope he got a good price from his wholesaler, but I suspect still close to $500.
We did get a game plan on the line replacement. Had never heard about using old line to pull in new but said he’d check around. Otherwise, I have Orings for my backhoe at the PO and hope to get my backhoe valve back functional by early week. Would love to do sooner, but am committed to hosting our retired military luncheon on Sat (30 folks) and a neighborhood potluck on Sunday (50-60 people). A busy weekend, preceded by prep Thu and Fri. Spaghetti and meatballs plus.
