[C320-list] Propane System Brass or Bronze - Does it Matter?

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Brain 

I had to rebuild the propane system on Hull #30.? I found over half of what I needed at West Marina and Fawcetts Boat Supplies in Annapolis.? The?rest I picked up at a local True Value hardware store.

I stayed?with barss throughout teh system.?Brass is?prefered.? ?Would not mix due to risk of leaks. Propane is something that I did not want leaking.??

One reason to stay with brass is that it is pretty hard to get a?spark off a brass fitting.

Tony ?


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 3:24 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Propane System Brass or Bronze - Does it Matter?



In the marine environment, bronze is, by far, the preferred alloy. I don't
know of anything peculiar to propane that would change that, but perhaps we
have some chemists on th elist who have greater knowledge in that arcane
area.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Amirault Family - S&B <
amiraults at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Late Monday afternoon I opened the propane tank in preparation for our
> first
> dinner on the hook of the season - to a whooshing sound. I determined the
> problem was a crack the length of the brass coupling between the gas
> regulator screwing into the tank, and the system pressure gauge. The
> immediate result was using the microwave and new inverter for the first
> time.
>
> Having visited Home Depot, The Electrical and Plumbing Store, Barbecue and
> Fireplace and Parts Center and the local contractors plumbing store the
> best
> I could find is a bronze coupler of appropriate thread and thickness. Is
> this a safe solution or do I need to continue the search for a brass
> fitting?
>
> Brian Amirault
> 797 waltzing Bear, too
>



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Chris Burti Farmville, NC