Besides the usual water leaks in the plumbing system which were repaired by simple tightening up of the fittings, I've replaced the sail switch and regulator for failures, and upgraded the rubber sections of the propane hoses to stainless shielded ones.
@@YoungerEveryDay just a little single axle keystone hideout 175. It's a 2017, bought new in 2017 and has been a living nightmare. I'm in the process of replacing the entire floor, including the bathroom... Apparently the A/C condensation collected and dripped between the walls and filled the entire subfloor with water, along with an unknown water leak. The floor disintegrated overnight. This is the most ludicrous floorplan and design of any RV out there! End of rant! Hahaha! Thanks for the video, man!
Today is Thanksgiving, and I'm giving thanks for ALL the wonderful RUclipsrs who are helping me learn to fix things now that I'm alone out here on an off-grid ranch in the boonies! I just wish I'd learned this stuff when I was young, and had more brain cells. My ex installed the propane regulator, hose and fittings over 15 years ago, and they've always had a small leak. He told me there's nothing he could do, live with it. He left me for his side chick 5 years ago, so I've had to learn how to fix the stuff he worked on that is mostly failing now. Found the reason it was leaking, he put a straight fitting where it should have had a flare fitting, and to make it work, he wrapped Teflon tape around it more than 20 times! TEFLON tape, not the proper yellow gas tape. Scary thing is, this guy has worked at Disneyland for 40 years, doing maintenance on rides until @ 6 years ago when he was moved to working on parade floats (probably to avoid litigation). I've got it all back together with a new hose and proper fittings, NO MORE LEAK!!!! Now I need to find a video on how to adjust the flow, it's a little high. BTW, this isn't for an RV, it's a 3 bedroom house but I can't afford to have a big tank put in so I've been using BBQ tanks for 15 years for the stove, water heater, and clothes dryer. Really not optimal, but I can't afford better for now. Divorce was very expensive, but worth it. I'm curious, what could cause both hoses to fail at the same time? Thank God it happened while you weren't there, and not while y'all were sleeping! Thanks again for your clear instructions for folks like me.
@Lazy I Ranch I’m sorry to hear about all the yuck with your ex, but I’m so very glad that our video helped you! It’s amazing how many people think Teflon tape is right for this; I guess they just think it’s for all applications they consider “plumbing,” even gas. I think just one of our hoses really failed where the fitting clamped onto the hose. We replaced the whole assembly because the pigtails had check ball hardware in the ends that came out when I removed them. Thanks so much for your kind words! We were thankful that it didn’t harm us or Bucky. Best wishes in your off-grid adventures! Thanks for watching and commenting. In what part of the world do you live?
Holy moly, my parts popped out all over the place like you said around 2:00! There must have been over 10K parts. I am way too old and rich to ever figure out how those parts go back together. ( Leave all the tough stuff to younger folks; they need a lesson in lifting themselves up by their bootstraps anyway). I'm here to throw money my problems until they go away!!
If I’m not mistaken, the end of your RV hose, the first one you wrapped the tape around, should never have tape wrapped around it; those particular ends do not require nor need any kind of tape. Where they often leak, particularly if you purchased a cheap online hose off of, say Amazon, is at the joint which cannot be repaired with tape; the hose is defective and needs to be replaced with a new one. I wish I could post a picture of the leaking area I just referred to because it would explain it so much better. People need to be aware that simply wrapping tape around the end of your RV hose does not necessarily solve a leak. If it does, it might mean that the hose end got loose and simply putting a wrench on it and gently tightening it would solve it.
Looks identical to mine. I have a 2017 North Point too, the factory Winntec 6020 regulator failed in 8 months. Replaced it with identical model. Now left pigtail is leaking at the crimp at the tank connection. I bought a pair of 12” stainless steel braided replacements on Amazon. The earlier statement by another poster about check valves are now located at the tank connector in new hoses is true. So I checked with 40 psi compressed air at the brass end and I heard the valve clink shut and no air comes out the other end or into the tank, so yay! You had me worried there for a while.
You made a helpful video we have the same problem with propane smell in travel trailer RV I am going to spray the gas line underneath the trailer to see if it's leaking but I do hear a sound when I cut on the gas but one thing I learned by watching your video it also could be leaking around the propane area
Great video. I am in the learning mode about the propane system. Had some friends stay in the trailer a while back and they smelled gas. As I was checking it all out, found the hose from the tank to regulator had a bad fitting and was leaking. Went to dealer and picked up replacement and changed it out. $32 for 12” hose and adapter. I notice online multiple brands available would like to know quality of one over the other. They are half the price then at the dealer.
@Jim Buckley Thanks, and thanks for watching and commenting! I noticed propane parts are certainly higher at RV dealers too. Next time around, when I'm not getting a warranty replacement, I'll do some research and make a comparison video. What kind of trailer do you have?
On the bottom hose you should disconnect the hose from the brass fitting, then remove the fitting from the regulator. I can see you don’t know as much as you think you do about this.
THanks for the info, glad I clicked your channel , Never heard of LP tape! Will get some to add to my arsenal of RV weapons, LOL. Thanks again and Happy Trails
Just remember if you have an auto changeover regulator, you likely have an inverted flare connector that doesn’t require tape. There will be a brass fitting attached to the regulator that your hose connects to.
Trying to figure out if that main line out of the regulator to service the trailer connects with reverse threads or not. Mine seems even tighter than yours. I'm stripping the regulator's hex piece (part of the main regulator's metal body) when using 2 opposing wrenches. Based your video, looks like it's not reversed. ...Unless your video was flipped, but doesn't look like it was.
@erg6990 I'm glad to hear that - thanks for watching! We do "how-to" videos every Friday. You might also enjoy our water heater leak repair video: ruclips.net/video/4WVJ3UxqZyE/видео.html. Do you have an RV?
on my 2000 Cardinal 33 LX 5th wheel someone stole my 50 amp cord and my two propane tanks and the whole hose and regulator assembly. Please tell me what can I do? Where can I get a replacement? Is there an RV junkyard I can visit to get these items and where is such a junkyard located? They also stole my kerosine heater that I borrowed.
Man, having trouble unscrewing the brass connection using my 9/16 wrench. It wants to round off the nut. Trying metric and that fit a little better, but still not budging, and wants to round off the soft brass. Was hoping RUclips would have some pointers. Was also checking to make sure it wasn't reverse threaded, and appears not as I watched you remove yours quite easily. Hmmm. Might have to find that penetrating oil.
@@YoungerEveryDay Thanks. That makes me nervous though. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it and hate to pay so much money just to have an rv service guy come and take a hose off. 😔 I'll try more tomorrow though...
Can someone tell me why you have to replace the regulator if the end of the pigtail has parts as described. I have been told by rv dealer and two propane shops that new pigtails have the check valve at the end connected to the propane cylinder. The regulator would not have to be changed. All I needed are two new pigtails and adapters to attach pigtails to the regulator.
Hey Ben, thanks for watching. The ones like ours have the check valve at the end of the hose that connects to the regulator. When I removed them, the parts spilled out. Therefore, any replacements could not come with the parts inside the hoses as they would not stay in them in the correct position. They do not sell the hoses for our model separately for this reason. What kind of regulator (or rig) do you have?
@Ben Davis That's the same model we have. When I tried to swap the hoses at a Jayco dealer, they were surprised I had removed the pigtails and asked if they were difficult to remove due to the red thread glue they put on them. They said that they do not sell replacement pigtails for that model due to the little parts in the ends that screw into the regulator. They said other models have the check valve built into the regulator, so they didn't give me an option for some other type of pigtail. They ended up just swapping our regulator/pigtail assembly for a new one since our rig is still under warranty. One RV parts place I went to earlier told me they would recommend swapping the whole assembly for a different model altogether to make pigtail replacement easier, but I didn't want to do that yet since my warranty covered it this time.
I have one that I will sell for $800 OBO, but it hasn't run in 16 years. 18 years ago, we drove it to Texas and back, more than 3000 miles. I wish I could afford to restore it, it would be perfect for one person to live in. It's a 1979 Dodge TransVan, very cute and "hippy-looking". It's built like a regular van, but longer, and only place you can stand up is the back where the kitchen and toilet/shower are. Needs lots of work, but would be a good project for a handy person with lots of time on their hands.
Maybe I can save some people some time. I just went thru this ordeal.1. Start putting your WD40 a day early. 2. Remove tank for easy access. 3. Pull out hose to get a good grip on it. and 4. (and most importantly) You have three hex heads- The one on the end of the hose, a smaller one on the fitting that goes in the hose and the hex head on the end of the regulator. DO NOT MESS WITH THE SMALLER ONE. Just bang the old regulator with a hammer and hope that the WD40 and hammering loosens it up. Put your wrenches (large adjustable or vice grips) on the hex head of the regulator and the LARGE FITTING off the hose. This may save you a day of frustration. Lefty loosy, Righty tighty. I laid up at night thinking I was gonna have to back a truck up with a bumper vise or get a gas torch to loosen the fitting. Only because I was trying to loosen the smaller hex head and not the larger.
@Bill K Thanks for watching and sharing some great tips! I definitely understand your frustration as I had quite a time getting that loosened! What kind of RV do you have?
@@ubergigglefritz You probably do not have the EXACT setup that Younger Living and I have. Go to 5:27 and see where he places the wrench? Look to the right about 1/4" do you see that larger fitting? That is the one I had to put my wrench on, the 3/4" hex he is on was frozen in my setup. At the end of the regulator, and you can see it in his video, there is an aluminum fitting on the end of it that will take a box end wrench.
@@billk8817 I put wd40 on it. Hopefully I can manage it or this is going to be a very expensive fix. I ordered the hoses, so if I need to pay someone to come out here just to unscrew something... 😡
youtube videos: ugh this is really on tight.. 30 seconds later... ugh finally got it everyone in real life: ugh this is really tight... 30 min later... how tf am i supposed to get this off....
😂🤣😂🤣 I have smelled one or two in there (our labradoodle's gas is the worst 🤢 ), but this was definitely that rotten egg odor you get with propane. We replaced the regulator/pigtail unit, and everything was good-to-go.
👉YOUR TURN👈 What RV repairs have you had to make? Let us know in the comments below! 👇👇👇
Besides the usual water leaks in the plumbing system which were repaired by simple tightening up of the fittings, I've replaced the sail switch and regulator for failures, and upgraded the rubber sections of the propane hoses to stainless shielded ones.
I'm watching this from the propane isle of home depot... You just provided a picture perfect troubleshoot for my exact situation! Thank you!
@Mac Sanford I'm so glad it helped; best of luck getting it repaired! What kind of RV do you have?
@@YoungerEveryDay just a little single axle keystone hideout 175. It's a 2017, bought new in 2017 and has been a living nightmare. I'm in the process of replacing the entire floor, including the bathroom... Apparently the A/C condensation collected and dripped between the walls and filled the entire subfloor with water, along with an unknown water leak. The floor disintegrated overnight. This is the most ludicrous floorplan and design of any RV out there! End of rant! Hahaha! Thanks for the video, man!
lol love it. Exactly what YT is for - great content for great people by great people!
2:09 pipe dope or 🥴 glue I'm dying over here 😂
Ha, yeah there's a reason u need a gas certification to work on gas safely go figure youtube certified mechanics
Today is Thanksgiving, and I'm giving thanks for ALL the wonderful RUclipsrs who are helping me learn to fix things now that I'm alone out here on an off-grid ranch in the boonies! I just wish I'd learned this stuff when I was young, and had more brain cells.
My ex installed the propane regulator, hose and fittings over 15 years ago, and they've always had a small leak. He told me there's nothing he could do, live with it. He left me for his side chick 5 years ago, so I've had to learn how to fix the stuff he worked on that is mostly failing now.
Found the reason it was leaking, he put a straight fitting where it should have had a flare fitting, and to make it work, he wrapped Teflon tape around it more than 20 times! TEFLON tape, not the proper yellow gas tape. Scary thing is, this guy has worked at Disneyland for 40 years, doing maintenance on rides until @ 6 years ago when he was moved to working on parade floats (probably to avoid litigation).
I've got it all back together with a new hose and proper fittings, NO MORE LEAK!!!! Now I need to find a video on how to adjust the flow, it's a little high.
BTW, this isn't for an RV, it's a 3 bedroom house but I can't afford to have a big tank put in so I've been using BBQ tanks for 15 years for the stove, water heater, and clothes dryer. Really not optimal, but I can't afford better for now. Divorce was very expensive, but worth it.
I'm curious, what could cause both hoses to fail at the same time? Thank God it happened while you weren't there, and not while y'all were sleeping!
Thanks again for your clear instructions for folks like me.
@Lazy I Ranch I’m sorry to hear about all the yuck with your ex, but I’m so very glad that our video helped you! It’s amazing how many people think Teflon tape is right for this; I guess they just think it’s for all applications they consider “plumbing,” even gas. I think just one of our hoses really failed where the fitting clamped onto the hose. We replaced the whole assembly because the pigtails had check ball hardware in the ends that came out when I removed them. Thanks so much for your kind words! We were thankful that it didn’t harm us or Bucky. Best wishes in your off-grid adventures! Thanks for watching and commenting. In what part of the world do you live?
Holy moly, my parts popped out all over the place like you said around 2:00! There must have been over 10K parts. I am way too old and rich to ever figure out how those parts go back together. ( Leave all the tough stuff to younger folks; they need a lesson in lifting themselves up by their bootstraps anyway). I'm here to throw money my problems until they go away!!
nigga wut? 🤔
@@AdamSmithChill he trying to humble brag.
We get it gramps. You can afford a gas line. Verily, yee art that for which we strive.
If I’m not mistaken, the end of your RV hose, the first one you wrapped the tape around, should never have tape wrapped around it; those particular ends do not require nor need any kind of tape. Where they often leak, particularly if you purchased a cheap online hose off of, say Amazon, is at the joint which cannot be repaired with tape; the hose is defective and needs to be replaced with a new one. I wish I could post a picture of the leaking area I just referred to because it would explain it so much better. People need to be aware that simply wrapping tape around the end of your RV hose does not necessarily solve a leak. If it does, it might mean that the hose end got loose and simply putting a wrench on it and gently tightening it would solve it.
Good job Cole! great info on the warranty
Thanks! I was pretty happy about saving some $$$!
Looks identical to mine. I have a 2017 North Point too, the factory Winntec 6020 regulator failed in 8 months. Replaced it with identical model. Now left pigtail is leaking at the crimp at the tank connection. I bought a pair of 12” stainless steel braided replacements on Amazon. The earlier statement by another poster about check valves are now located at the tank connector in new hoses is true. So I checked with 40 psi compressed air at the brass end and I heard the valve clink shut and no air comes out the other end or into the tank, so yay! You had me worried there for a while.
Glad to hear that you got it resolved. That's good info on the replacements. Thanks for watching and sharing!
Great job on the how-to video, Cole. Well done! 👍
Thank you!
You made a helpful video we have the same problem with propane smell in travel trailer RV I am going to spray the gas line underneath the trailer to see if it's leaking but I do hear a sound when I cut on the gas but one thing I learned by watching your video it also could be leaking around the propane area
I'm glad it helped! Were you able to figure out where your leak was?
Great video. I am in the learning mode about the propane system. Had some friends stay in the trailer a while back and they smelled gas. As I was checking it all out, found the hose from the tank to regulator had a bad fitting and was leaking. Went to dealer and picked up replacement and changed it out. $32 for 12” hose and adapter. I notice online multiple brands available would like to know quality of one over the other. They are half the price then at the dealer.
@Jim Buckley Thanks, and thanks for watching and commenting! I noticed propane parts are certainly higher at RV dealers too. Next time around, when I'm not getting a warranty replacement, I'll do some research and make a comparison video. What kind of trailer do you have?
On the bottom hose you should disconnect the hose from the brass fitting, then remove the fitting from the regulator. I can see you don’t know as much as you think you do about this.
THanks for the info, glad I clicked your channel , Never heard of LP tape! Will get some to add to my arsenal of RV weapons, LOL. Thanks again and Happy Trails
Just remember if you have an auto changeover regulator, you likely have an inverted flare connector that doesn’t require tape. There will be a brass fitting attached to the regulator that your hose connects to.
Trying to figure out if that main line out of the regulator to service the trailer connects with reverse threads or not. Mine seems even tighter than yours. I'm stripping the regulator's hex piece (part of the main regulator's metal body) when using 2 opposing wrenches. Based your video, looks like it's not reversed. ...Unless your video was flipped, but doesn't look like it was.
Great video. Very helpful and thank you!
Thanks for "how-to" video, it was clear and easy to follow.
@erg6990 I'm glad to hear that - thanks for watching! We do "how-to" videos every Friday. You might also enjoy our water heater leak repair video: ruclips.net/video/4WVJ3UxqZyE/видео.html. Do you have an RV?
I just put a longer pigtail on mine so i can have a bigger tank since im stationary rv living .
Nice job! You explained that perfect!
Why is my regulator and others I’ve seen facing backwards towards the trailer? Can I shift everything so that it faces forward?
Where did you find that hose? I've looked everywhere for one. The male end is too small on every one I've found.
(Mine is a tapered male end)
Nice job, good tip.
Thank you!
on my 2000 Cardinal 33 LX 5th wheel someone stole my 50 amp cord and my two propane tanks and the whole hose and regulator assembly. Please tell me what can I do? Where can I get a replacement? Is there an RV junkyard I can visit to get these items and where is such a junkyard located? They also stole my kerosine heater that I borrowed.
What size was you hose that you remove with the 9/16
Bet you were happy you still had warranty 👌
Anthony Absolutely! Repairs on RVs can get expensive fast, so we’re definitely glad we still have a warranty!
If you had remove the white cover from regulator you put a Cresent wrench on it
Man, having trouble unscrewing the brass connection using my 9/16 wrench. It wants to round off the nut. Trying metric and that fit a little better, but still not budging, and wants to round off the soft brass. Was hoping RUclips would have some pointers. Was also checking to make sure it wasn't reverse threaded, and appears not as I watched you remove yours quite easily. Hmmm. Might have to find that penetrating oil.
Monkey wrench laughs at rounded off nuts and bolts.
You make that look so easy. I can't for the life of me get the hose to loosen from the regulator to remove it. 😔
It was insanely difficult. See @Bill K’s comment below for some tips on loosening it up first.
@@YoungerEveryDay Thanks. That makes me nervous though. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it and hate to pay so much money just to have an rv service guy come and take a hose off. 😔 I'll try more tomorrow though...
Nice video. Helpful for sure. :)
Thanks!
Nice video! only wrapped the tape the wrong direction.
Great point! I went back and corrected it off camera. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Can someone tell me why you have to replace the regulator if the end of the pigtail has parts as described. I have been told by rv dealer and two propane shops that new pigtails have the check valve at the end connected to the propane cylinder. The regulator would not have to be changed. All I needed are two new pigtails and adapters to attach pigtails to the regulator.
Hey Ben, thanks for watching. The ones like ours have the check valve at the end of the hose that connects to the regulator. When I removed them, the parts spilled out. Therefore, any replacements could not come with the parts inside the hoses as they would not stay in them in the correct position. They do not sell the hoses for our model separately for this reason. What kind of regulator (or rig) do you have?
@@YoungerEveryDay Thanks for getting back to me. Regulator is Winntec Model 6020.
@Ben Davis That's the same model we have. When I tried to swap the hoses at a Jayco dealer, they were surprised I had removed the pigtails and asked if they were difficult to remove due to the red thread glue they put on them. They said that they do not sell replacement pigtails for that model due to the little parts in the ends that screw into the regulator. They said other models have the check valve built into the regulator, so they didn't give me an option for some other type of pigtail. They ended up just swapping our regulator/pigtail assembly for a new one since our rig is still under warranty. One RV parts place I went to earlier told me they would recommend swapping the whole assembly for a different model altogether to make pigtail replacement easier, but I didn't want to do that yet since my warranty covered it this time.
Friends don't let friends tape flare fittings.
What size wrentch did you use?
@Marilyn Gatson I used a 9/16" wrench on the pigtails and a 3/4" wrench to remove the regulator. Does that help?
I’ve been wanting to buy an RV to expensive though
Anthony Unfortunately they can be pretty pricey. 😕
I have one that I will sell for $800 OBO, but it hasn't run in 16 years. 18 years ago, we drove it to Texas and back, more than 3000 miles. I wish I could afford to restore it, it would be perfect for one person to live in. It's a 1979 Dodge TransVan, very cute and "hippy-looking". It's built like a regular van, but longer, and only place you can stand up is the back where the kitchen and toilet/shower are. Needs lots of work, but would be a good project for a handy person with lots of time on their hands.
Maybe I can save some people some time. I just went thru this ordeal.1. Start putting your WD40 a day early. 2. Remove tank for easy access. 3. Pull out hose to get a good grip on it. and 4. (and most importantly) You have three hex heads- The one on the end of the hose, a smaller one on the fitting that goes in the hose and the hex head on the end of the regulator. DO NOT MESS WITH THE SMALLER ONE. Just bang the old regulator with a hammer and hope that the WD40 and hammering loosens it up. Put your wrenches (large adjustable or vice grips) on the hex head of the regulator and the LARGE FITTING off the hose. This may save you a day of frustration. Lefty loosy, Righty tighty.
I laid up at night thinking I was gonna have to back a truck up with a bumper vise or get a gas torch to loosen the fitting. Only because I was trying to loosen the smaller hex head and not the larger.
@Bill K Thanks for watching and sharing some great tips! I definitely understand your frustration as I had quite a time getting that loosened! What kind of RV do you have?
I'm a little confused about the three hex heads you're talking about. I only see one. 🤔
@@ubergigglefritz You probably do not have the EXACT setup that Younger Living and I have. Go to 5:27 and see where he places the wrench? Look to the right about 1/4" do you see that larger fitting? That is the one I had to put my wrench on, the 3/4" hex he is on was frozen in my setup. At the end of the regulator, and you can see it in his video, there is an aluminum fitting on the end of it that will take a box end wrench.
@@billk8817 ah, is it the inverted flare? I think mine is npt...
@@billk8817 I put wd40 on it. Hopefully I can manage it or this is going to be a very expensive fix. I ordered the hoses, so if I need to pay someone to come out here just to unscrew something... 😡
What does RV and LP stand for?
@Flederratte RV stands for recreational vehicle and LP is short for liquefied petroleum.
@@YoungerEveryDay thanks a lot for your answer! Have a nice day!
youtube videos: ugh this is really on tight.. 30 seconds later... ugh finally got it
everyone in real life: ugh this is really tight... 30 min later... how tf am i supposed to get this off....
Know what saves you from finding the right size wrench 90% of the time. Vice grips
Wow that must’ve been scary to have the gas leak
Anthony It was kind of scary. I’m glad we were able to take care of it easily.
hey have u every small a fart in your camper did u think it maybe a fart gas
😂🤣😂🤣 I have smelled one or two in there (our labradoodle's gas is the worst 🤢 ), but this was definitely that rotten egg odor you get with propane. We replaced the regulator/pigtail unit, and everything was good-to-go.
@@YoungerEveryDay clueless wonder, yeah you
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