LP gas tank extension question
We like to use a turkey fryer/burner, something like THIS, to boil shrimp, various other things in a large pot (its often called a 'low country boil', and is great!). The burner for this has a 'femal...
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JimM68 wrote:
I hooked up an extendastay, and ran an 8' hose across the RV into a passenger side compartment. From there, I've another extendastay T hooked up, and can connect 2 hoses to 2 different gas grilles/appliances.
..Aside from the concern Lantley brought up about someone tripping over the long hose you run from the MH for this, another issue I have with tapping into MH's permanent tank, more I think about it:
If you run yourself out of LP gas using your cooker, grill, or whatever, you've now also used up your MH's supply of gas for heat, hot water, stove/oven, etc. Now, you have to break camp and drive that big MH who-knows-where in unfamilar territory to get the tank refilled. Not something I ever want to do. I prefer to fill up the MH tank at my convenience at home, where I know of a place close by that has plenty of room for me to get it in and out of.
With a smaller, separate bottle, you leave the MH's gas supply alone, and if you run the separate bottle out, you can just throw it in the trunk of a car (toad), and easily take it where ever you need to go to get it filled.
I like that much better, more I think about it.
Tapping off the fridge won't work. Most grilles need high pressure propane from before the coaches regulator. Ditto for many Fleetwoods which have a tap, but it is low pressure and basically worthless.
Yep, I knew fridge line is low pressure and wouldnt work, when I saw someone mention that earlier. If you're going to use the MH's tank for something like this, you're going to have to run a separate line from the tank.
