On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 15:45:14 -0800, Josh Assing
wrote:

yes; ultraviolet will harm just about any hose...

But how much UV do you have below deck? You should occasionally test
that the system holds pressure by closing the valve on the bottle
while leaving the solenoid valve open.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


The sound of a Great Blue Heron's wingbeats going by your head

"Jessie" wrote in message
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A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

Yes. It dries out and starts cracking. Therefore the regulations (in the
Netherlands, that is) say you must replace it every three years.

Meindert

"Jessie" wrote in message
...
A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

Yes. It dries out and starts cracking. Therefore the regulations (in the
Netherlands, that is) say you must replace it every three years.

Meindert

Anywhere except on a boat and the answer would be "maybe". It's on a boat
and you need to ask?
df

"Jessie" wrote in message
...
A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

Anywhere except on a boat and the answer would be "maybe". It's on a boat
and you need to ask?
df

"Jessie" wrote in message
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A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

Agree with Doug's comment. Hope you're talking about a short length of hose
you can observe regularly. Long runs out-of-sight should be heavy gauge
copper.
Len




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"doug dotson" wrote in message
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Pretty much any black rubber hose will eventually dry rot and start to
crack.
Takes a while though, especially if it is in not exposed to sun (UV).

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jessie" wrote in message
...
A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

Agree with Doug's comment. Hope you're talking about a short length of hose
you can observe regularly. Long runs out-of-sight should be heavy gauge
copper.
Len




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"doug dotson" wrote in message
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Pretty much any black rubber hose will eventually dry rot and start to
crack.
Takes a while though, especially if it is in not exposed to sun (UV).

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jessie" wrote in message
...
A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

I don;t think copper for propane is acceptable for boats in the US. The
surveyor
made me remove all of it on my boat when we bought it. The
boat came from Canada where I guess it must be OK. He also made me
replace all the copper fuel line as well.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Len Krauss" wrote in message
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Agree with Doug's comment. Hope you're talking about a short length of
hose
you can observe regularly. Long runs out-of-sight should be heavy gauge
copper.
Len




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Eliminate "ns" for email address.
"doug dotson" wrote in message
...
Pretty much any black rubber hose will eventually dry rot and start to
crack.
Takes a while though, especially if it is in not exposed to sun (UV).

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jessie" wrote in message
...
A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

I don;t think copper for propane is acceptable for boats in the US. The
surveyor
made me remove all of it on my boat when we bought it. The
boat came from Canada where I guess it must be OK. He also made me
replace all the copper fuel line as well.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Len Krauss" wrote in message
...
Agree with Doug's comment. Hope you're talking about a short length of
hose
you can observe regularly. Long runs out-of-sight should be heavy gauge
copper.
Len




--
Eliminate "ns" for email address.
"doug dotson" wrote in message
...
Pretty much any black rubber hose will eventually dry rot and start to
crack.
Takes a while though, especially if it is in not exposed to sun (UV).

Doug
s/v Callista

"Jessie" wrote in message
...
A friend says that standard black rubber propane hose gets old and
goes bad - needs to be replaced. Any truth in this ?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:37:58 GMT, Rich Hampel
wrote:

Ozone is probably the principal destroyer of most rubbers

Precisely why I keep all my rubbers in those foil packets until
they're needed......(c;

Some jokes just fall right in your lap, don't they?....hee hee.

Wonder if the foil packets are pressurized nitrogen??

Thanks for the laugh....(c;


Larry W4CSC

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