| propane hose and gas fridge hook-up [message #254452] |
Sat, 05 July 2014 15:50  |
biggreen
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I am finally going to hook up my fridge to propane this year. Plan to run a regulated gas hose from the stock tank, behind the bathroom, and into the fridge compartment. Any advice on type or brand of hose to use? I would rather not fool with copper line. Thanks
77 ex Palm Beach
N. Florida
R.D.
Northeast Florida
77 ex-Palm Beach 403
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| Re: propane hose [message #254458 is a reply to message #254452] |
Sat, 05 July 2014 17:35  |
Bob de Kruyff
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biggreen wrote on Sat, 05 July 2014 14:50I am finally going to hook up my fridge to propane this year. Plan to run a regulated gas hose from the stock tank, behind the bathroom, and into the fridge compartment. Any advice on type or brand of hose to use? I would rather not fool with copper line. Thanks
77 ex Palm Beach
N. Florida
Camping world and most RV suppliers have various length hoses with different types of fittings available. I bought a 12ft section from Amazon.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] propane hose and gas fridge hook-up [message #254626 is a reply to message #254624] |
Mon, 07 July 2014 13:48 |
Bruce Hart
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I had a copper line to my refrigerator that came up through the wheel
wells. After forty years of the copper getting pushed and shoved around it
cracked and started to leak at the point where it came through the wooden
shelf. My hearing is shot and I can't smell from an accident I had 40
years ago. We were at a rally when a comment was made about smelling gas.
Later someone commented about hearing a leak next to my coach. I turned
the gas off at the tank and than found the copper pipe had cracked open. I
will replace that line later with something other than copper.
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Chris Tyler
wrote:
> Millions of OEM RVs use copper lines without issues, and the flaring is
> pretty easy compared with say brake lines.
> Any particular reason you want to avoid copper?
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| Re: propane hose and gas fridge hook-up [message #254633 is a reply to message #254452] |
Mon, 07 July 2014 17:03 |
Carl S.
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biggreen wrote on Sat, 05 July 2014 13:50I am finally going to hook up my fridge to propane this year. Plan to run a regulated gas hose from the stock tank, behind the bathroom, and into the fridge compartment. Any advice on type or brand of hose to use? I would rather not fool with copper line. Thanks
77 ex Palm Beach
N. Florida
I went to a local hose business, told the guy what I was doing, what fittings I needed and how long the hose needed to be, and he made it up for me while I waited. I don't recall the cost on it but I think it was under $60.00 for an 11' hose.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: propane hose and gas fridge hook-up [message #254646 is a reply to message #254633] |
Mon, 07 July 2014 20:36 |
Keith V
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Location: Mounds View,MN
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Just run as much of the line outside the coach as possible.
The PO of mine ran it all inside and it was leaky.
Short story is it was an explosive device waiting to happen.
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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