I was going to let this last bottle go empty, just so I could neatly refill it. But that offends my sense of frugality. I’ve left the thermostat off but the furnace pilot on for a couple of weeks now, waiting for that cold snap that will let me bless the bedroom heater one last time. But it appears the need for heat is past.
It might be a while yet before the windows are open all night. But as of this morning, summer has officially come to the Secret Lair.
And if it turns out I’m completely wrong about that one frosty morning, the line is still pressurized and it won’t take forever to relight. But I think we’re done with it for the season.
At some point this coming summer or fall I’ll want to replace the bypass regulator that failed so inauspiciously in January. But for now I’ll leave the near-empty bottle connected to keep spiders out of the pipe.
Bypass Regulators do not like the cold. If there is an over abundance of moisture in the propane it will freeze. They do make regulators that are cold tolerant, but tend tend to be more expensive.