Press Release

Regulator Vents
Gas Utility and Pipeline Industries, February 2000

Bennett Regulator Guards, Inc, has a patented solution to the familiar problem of ice-blocked relief vents on gas pressure regulators. The company manufactures a line of Vent Skirts designed to reduce the probability of ice formation on the relief vent.

First up is the Universal vent skirt. It's designed to protect a wide variety of gas pressure regulators with a relief vent opening of 1 in or less. It adapts by means of installing a close, all-thread nipple into the relief vent opening. Just slide the upper skirt onto the nipple against the base of the regulator and the vent is secured with a screen holder and 16-guage stainless steel screen.

There's also the Fisher 250 Series vent skirt, especially made for Fisher 254 and 252 regulators. Its shape prevents freezing rain from accumulating as an icicle on the relief vent and, since the product shelters the surfaces on the meter and the regulator, splashes can't reach the relief vent.

Both the Universal and Fisher skirts shield the relief vent from any blockages caused by inclement weather. Loss of gas pressure or a possibly dangerous over-pressure are examples of the affects caused by an ice-blocked relief vent.