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<blockquote data-quote="Boatcephus" data-source="post: 1966821" data-attributes="member: 6263">Need some advice diagnosing a dodgy Residential pressure regulator. I bet someone here is knowledgeable in the oil and gas arts.&nbsp; We have a natural gas well that runs our furnace. I went to open up the gas at the cutoff outside, and the gas blows straight out the vent of the regulator, instead of passing on through the orifice. I took it apart and inspected the diaphragm; looks ok to me, but I&#039;m no expert. &nbsp; The regulator is only 2 years old, I expect those things should last for decades.&nbsp; Any ideas before I order a new one? Mine is this model: <a href="http://www.peconet.com/products/SchlumbergerRegulatorBulletins/Residential%20Regulators/B31/B31%20Spec.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.peconet.com/products/SchlumbergerRegulatorBulletins/Residential Regulators/B31/B31 Spec.pdf</a>&nbsp; I fidgeted with the safety rod (the doohicky under the screw-off cap) and, under pressure, it didn&#039;t seem to want to reset. maybe I don&#039;t have the touch, though.&nbsp;Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Boatcephus, post: 1966821, member: 6263"] Need some advice diagnosing a dodgy Residential pressure regulator. I bet someone here is knowledgeable in the oil and gas arts. We have a natural gas well that runs our furnace. I went to open up the gas at the cutoff outside, and the gas blows straight out the vent of the regulator, instead of passing on through the orifice. I took it apart and inspected the diaphragm; looks ok to me, but I'm no expert. The regulator is only 2 years old, I expect those things should last for decades. Any ideas before I order a new one? Mine is this model: [url]http://www.peconet.com/products/SchlumbergerRegulatorBulletins/Residential%20Regulators/B31/B31%20Spec.pdf[/url] I fidgeted with the safety rod (the doohicky under the screw-off cap) and, under pressure, it didn't seem to want to reset. maybe I don't have the touch, though. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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