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Sun, 02 May 2010 16:33   |
emerystora
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On May 2, 2010, at 3:09 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
> Yikes! I've only turned off my propane when refilling the propane tank. Am I a driving time bomb? How do you keep the fridge cold?
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On May 2, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Randy <Acrosport2@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> At the risk of sounding accusatory (and I want to avoid that at all cost) is the lesson to be learned from this fire to make sure that the propane valve is off when driving? Is this a discipline that we have to develop as an owners group, keeping these sobering pictures in mind?
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>> Randy
>> 1973 26' Painted Desert
>> Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
This subject has been on the net a few times times in the past and people seem to be somewhat divided on this issue. I have owned 4 motorhomes over the last 42 years (my GMC now for 29 years) and I have used my propane while driving to power the refrigerator, stove and the furnace with all of them. The flammable range of the air / propane ratio required for combustion is fairly narrow. With too little air it will not ignite and the same goes for too much air - so I feel that propane is very safe. It also has the odor added so even a very small leak is quickly recognized.
However, gasoline has a very wide range of flammability and is much more dangerous than propane and we sure do drive our GMCs while have full tanks of gasoline. However, I don't see anyone suggesting that we turn off our gasolline while we drive! Are you also planning to turn off your propane while parked and sleeping at night? Good luck keeping warm in the winter.
One should, however, check the propane lines and fittings periodically for leaks. I use a commercial leak detector solution which I purchased at a hardware store (I think Lowe's also sells it). It is basically a soap solution but will detect very tiny leaks and is also not corrosive as soap might be. I try to check my lines in the spring and just before winter.
The refrigerator runs much better on propane than electric (assuming that you have a two way or three way -- propane and 120 volt or 12 volt). The furnace is almost essential if you have people riding in the rear in the cold of winter. I used to travel with 4 kids and the furnace was needed to keep the back end warm.
I still will continue to use my propane while enroute.
At first several people were blaming the muffler for the Jim and Marlys coach file. Now it seems that some are figuring that the propane did it. I would suggest that speculators wait until their insurance inspector gets finished determining the possible cause before jumping to conclusions.
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Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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