Propane 12vdc shutoff valve

[SKing]

Today, first day of a 2 week trip and the stove burners wouldn't turn on, (we used the stove last month so didn't check before leaving). Short story the coil had 12v at the buttsplices (Which I cut). And is open when read on ohms (bad coil).

The takeaway from this story is we have not been consistent with turning off the valve with the propane detector/switch. So not only were we risking a propane leak when not using the stove, we shortened the life of the coil. (We leave the house battery on and shore power hooked up when in the boat house).

Lesson learned.

However if you find yourself in this situation you can bypass the valve until you can get your hands on a new one. You just have to make sure that you turn off the propane tank after every use, especially before you go to bed. (check all your connections with leak detector when done)

This all happened at the Everett Marina where we made our first stop to pick someone up. And I now have my new favorite store which has an amazing selection of mechanical parts. Harbor Marine Maintenance & Supply, 1032 W Marine View Dr, Everett, WA 98201

Pictures attached

 

[CaspersCruiser]

Nice workaround. What thread size is the coupler used to bypass the solenoid valve?

 

[SKing]

 

[CaspersCruiser]

Perfect. I’ll get one for my spares box.

 

[JonR]

Today, first day of a 2 week trip and the stove burners wouldn't turn on, (we used the stove last month so didn't check before leaving). Short story the coil had 12v at the buttsplices (Which I cut). And is open when read on ohms (bad coil).

The takeaway from this story is we have not been consistent with turning off the valve with the propane detector/switch. So not only were we risking a propane leak when not using the stove, we shortened the life of the coil. (We leave the house battery on and shore power hooked up when in the boat house).

Lesson learned.

However if you find yourself in this situation you can bypass the valve until you can get your hands on a new one. You just have to make sure that you turn off the propane tank after every use, especially before you go to bed. (check all your connections with leak detector when done)

This all happened at the Everett Marina where we made our first stop to pick someone up. And I now have my new favorite store which has an amazing selection of mechanical parts. Harbor Marine Maintenance & Supply, 1032 W Marine View Dr, Everett, WA 98201

Pictures attached

I have to admit that I've owned my cutwater for multiple years and yet was unaware that the gas indicator in the galley was more that just an indicator, it was a switch. Not until I read a previous post on the subject, did I realize this. Had to go down to the boat to verify. It all makes sense now 🙂 And we'll be safer in the future too.

 

[JonR]

I have to admit that I've owned my cutwater for multiple years and yet was unaware that the gas indicator in the galley was more that just an indicator, it was a switch. Not until I read a previous post on the subject, did I realize this. Had to go down to the boat to verify. It all makes sense now 🙂 And we'll be safer in the future too.

Not until I read your post*

Thanks for enlightening me....

 

[SKing]

For future reference the coil on the valve should read about 13 ohms.

 

[JonR]

Did you find a valve replacement that mounted the same in the box?