So I had a sneaking suspicion that my recalled LP regulator wouldn’t show up at the Dealership before our big trip. I confirmed that it was on back order with our manufacturer and that there was no current ETA. Therefore I knew I’d end up putting on my own regulator and buying an LP gauge to do my own LP Drop Test.

New Regulator

Simply put, an LP drop test is simply a leak test of the propane system. Once you hook up your gauge, you turn off the propane at the tanks and make sure that the needle on the gauge doesn’t move for at least ten minutes.

Now replacing the regulator probably took about thirty minutes. Next, the Drop test about fifteen to twenty minutes. So in less than an hour I had my repair complete. Total cost to me was $50.00 for the gauge on Amazon.

Out of curiousity I priced out what a Mobil tech would have charge to just do the drop test and it was $79.00 for the trip charge and $65.00 for the drop test. Needless to say, I saved a lot of money.

PLEASE NOTE: No one should undertake any repairs they are not comfortable doing, that includes LP, Electrical, Plumbing and/or getting on the roof of the RV. Most everything has the potential to cause serious bodily harm or death. There is a reason the manufacturer wants this job done at the Dealership by a trained professional. In my case I just didn’t feel comfortable using the trailer with the recalled regulator.

The easiest piece of this repair was the drop test. I simply pulled the top off the cooktop, removed the tray to expose the burners; then unscrewed the burner assembly and hooked up the gauge. Then I turned the burner on and looked at what the gauge read. Went outside and turned off the propane tanks and waited ten minutes and looked at the gauge. There was no loss of pressure. So then I turned off the burner and reassembled the burner and cooktop. It’s much easier than it sounds.


I could have just taken my new regulator to a dealership and had them do all of this but my guess is that it would have impacted my trip. In addition, since it wouldn’t have been the manufacturer supplied regulator I would have been charged for the work. Then I would need to have the work repeated once the replacement regulator comes in; because that is how they track whether your unit has been repaired.

So, that’s one more issue off my to do list. Tick…tock…the trip is coming!