[M FORBES LTD]

First day with L5, and it had all the teething problems that comes with these things, but soon it was working , No leaks.
Then at end of the day for unknowen reason, the water did not heat up, burner working and water flowing through OK, but not getting hotter, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[darren clarke]

have u turned it right up and try it

[M FORBES LTD]

i tried turning gas regulator up and water down, to slow the flow, and i turned up my variflow, and down my variflow, and bleed the whole thing, no air locks, and it still fires up and the flame burns blue, and the water comes out at a fair pace as it did all day, but it is hardly heating the water ?

[darren clarke]

sounds like a thermostate problem,  as it must be telling it that the water is warm

[M FORBES LTD]

do these things break that easy, it my first day with L5, and i only did 4 hours?

[darren clarke]

shouldnt do,  but u never know, phone up where u go tit from tomoz,  is it warm at all or just cold

[Ste M]

is your gas low? or is it the blue bottle and its to cold so the gas has froxen slightly? happened to me

[M FORBES LTD]

i am using blue propane, do i need the orange type and is it also called propane, ?

[mci services]

i am using blue propane, do i need the orange type and is it also called propane, ?

blue is butane mate red is propane.

but you say you are getting a blue flame so I can't see that is your problem

[darren clarke]

what colour is the flame  blue or yellow?

[Nathanael Jones]

The flame should be blue.

Is it not even heating up a little?

[darren clarke]

if the flame is yellow there is a problem with the gas regulator

[mikecam]

Propane is more likely to freeze thats the red bottle

Right , so best get a blue one for the cold weather then?

[chopsie]

propane(red) freezes lower that butane(blue), Infact I don't think it freezes it just liquifies stops being a gas, something i have learned researching my non working propex heater!!

[CLEANCARE WC]

are you saying red is better for cold weather then chopsie?

[Peter Fogwill]

i am using blue propane, do i need the orange type and is it also called propane, ?

Like chopsie said the red has a lower freezing point, so is better for outdoor aplications, or low temprature conditions.

Peter

[chopsie]

propane is better for cold which as far as i have ever seen comes in a red/orange bottle and butane comes in blue bottles. Butane can stop working at 5 degrees C and below if I remember rightly, The gas itself does not actually liquify at 5 degrees, It does this a bit lower temp, probably around zero, But something reacts in the bottle at 5 degrees and makes inside the bottle below the actual outside temp.

[mci services]

Propane is more likely to freeze thats the red bottle

Right , so best get a blue one for the cold weather then?

[CLEANCARE WC]

result i have an orange bottle will double check that it is propane tomorrow just in case. thanks.

[mikecam]

result i have an orange bottle will double check that it is propane tomorrow just in case. thanks.

Kia Ora, my moneys on it !!!