Skirting the Icing Issue
American Gas, June 1996
Bennett Regulator Guards Inc. has developed an anti-icing Vent Skirt designed
to reduce the probability of ice forming on the relief vent of pressure
regulators. According to the company, the patented product protects the
relief opening in two ways: its shape prevents freezing rain from
accumulating as an icicle on the relief vent itself and, since the product
shelters the surfaces of the meter and the meter bezel from freezing rain,
splashes cannot reach the relief vent.
Bennett says the product is made from durable plastic and installs in minutes
without interrupting the flow of gas to customers. And, says the company, unlike
snorkel-type solutions, the Vent Skirt will not cause the regulator to chatter.
