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Diesel_Camper's avatar
Dec 04, 2015

Propane Qucik Connect Question

I just purchased a Mr. Heater Big Buddy for our 5er and it has a low pressure input which can be fed from the low pressure side of the propane system. I was thinking about Tee'ing off of either the existing furnace line or the hot water heater line with flare fittings and adding a quick connect inside the 5er for this heater. My concern is leakage. I have seen my share of air fittings that leak, not sure if the propane ones are built better and safer?

If not, then a 1/4 turn valve before the quick connect might do the trick?
  • Check out this similar topic here on RV.net concerning propane heaters:LPG Portable heaters

    Also this link is referenced in the above posting, but in case you miss it there, it is interesting enough to link to here: RV Heater
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Carl n Susan wrote:
    Check out this similar topic here on RV.net concerning propane heaters:LPG Portable heaters

    Also this link is referenced in the above posting, but in case you miss it there, it is interesting enough to link to here: RV Heater


    WOW some real bad information in this from the second link!!!
    COMPARISON OF RV FURNACES AND VENT-FREE HEATERS
    RV PROPANE FURNACES

    Propane uses oxygen as it burns and gives off moisture as a by-product. Therefore it has the potential to use up all the oxygen in an enclosed space and kill any living, breathing occupants while creating a layer of condensation on the insides of windows. Yikes! To accommodate these unpleasant aspects of propane heating, conventional RV propane furnaces use a large blower system to bring in outside, oxygen-rich air. In turn, they vent the moist, oxygen-depleted air from inside the rig to the outside. Circulating the air this way keeps the oxygen level in the air fairly constant and significantly reduces the build-up of condensation on the insides of the windows, as the moisture gets blown outside along with the exhausted air.


    Well an RV furnace the air drawing in for combustion, ONLY travels trough the combustion chamber and exist the exhaust vent! It is never introduced inside the RV itself. The heat is exchanged to the inside air by it passing over the combustion chamber.
  • Here is an answer from another post that may interest you:
    http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28668211/gotomsg/28673168.cfm#28673168

    Sorry-link function is not working on this phone :-(
  • Go to Etrailer and search propane quick connect with shutoff. $30.00.