Hey Lucy- 'splain sumthin to me!
I'm starting to think my 5th wheel trailer is haunted! Last month I found the hose was nearly of off the left side propane tank like someone had unscrewed it. I put it back on tightly. Well this m...
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Mile High wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
30 yrs operating high pressure boilers....oil fired, natural gas, distillate etc and I have been on several safety committees & regulatory boards ===NFPA, ASME, Stationary Engineers Licensing Board, High Pressure Boilers Licensing etc.
Not just a pretty face but actual career experience, information and knowledge.
Whether one locks their RV propane Compartment is their choice.
Information is a good thing in making that choice, better than making it on assumptions, fear or what if's.
Again.....ones own personal choice
Well there you have it - you can get "information" from a retired SOE with a pretty face that somehow equates operating industrial boilers to an authority on propane and camper safety, or you can just get information direct from the actual experts on the committee itself:
NFPA 1192: Standard on Recreational Vehicles, 2015 Edition Chapter 5 Fuel Systems and Equipment -
5.2 Propane Systems.
5.2.6.6 Doors or panels providing access to valves shall not be equipped with locks or require special tools to open.
Everyone has choices.
Aren't you glad I referenced in my earlier post that NFPA Standard so it was easy for you to look up :B
Did you read where the compartment is also suppose to be clearly identified....as LPG ?
As stated..NFPA are 'standards' not a LAW.
