Bought a 10,000 BTU Blue Flame heater as a backup for my 1200s/f home.
I intentionally undersized btw..
I yanked the regulator / hose from my bbq to see how the unit behaves
and
performs.. nicely..
I went out and picked up a new 40lb (10 gal) tank, had it purged and
filled
and swapped it for the 20lb BBQ tank.
I cant get the unit to run.. Pilot lights but blows out by itself after
a few
seconds.. I suspect its a pressure issue, but am unsure.

Does a 40lb tank have a different PSI than a standard 20lb BBQ tank?
If so, does the "run of the mill" BBQ regulator do something different
with the 40lb tank? Is my old BBQ regulator shot?

Swapping back to the 20lb and no problems.

Thanks !

Is that backup heater propane or naura gas? They're different,
both in pressure and orfice size. Dunno about 20 vs 40 if
they're the same product, but never heard of a difference.

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: Bought a 10,000 BTU Blue Flame heater as a backup for my
1200s/f home.
: I intentionally undersized btw..
: I yanked the regulator / hose from my bbq to see how the unit
behaves
: and
: performs.. nicely..
: I went out and picked up a new 40lb (10 gal) tank, had it
purged and
: filled
: and swapped it for the 20lb BBQ tank.
: I cant get the unit to run.. Pilot lights but blows out by
itself after
: a few
: seconds.. I suspect its a pressure issue, but am unsure.
:
: Does a 40lb tank have a different PSI than a standard 20lb BBQ
tank?
: If so, does the "run of the mill" BBQ regulator do something
different
: with the 40lb tank? Is my old BBQ regulator shot?
:
: Swapping back to the 20lb and no problems.
:
: Thanks !
:

Propane. Damned that i omitted that

Solved.. new tank still had some air it it.. wasn't purged adequately.

Let some gas out and all is well

Thanks to all