propane fridge on when traveling
Ok just thought I would ask, " If you are driving how many of you run your fridge on propane? Some other thread hit on this as a safety issue just wondering what the masses are doing. I do realize s...
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liborko wrote:
A flame needs oxygen to burn. If it is burning it is getting oxygen. If it is getting oxygen, it can get explosive mixture of gases as well.
I guess we will never agree on this issue. I travel with all propane appliances OFF and propane tank shut-off. When I have to have fridge running while driving, I run it on inverter. You do as you please. Signing off.
Hard to do both.....either the air/fuel ratio is correct for combustion, it's air rich and can't burn or it's fuel rich can't burn and is only explosive when oxygen is reestablished.
But then again....if it goes out and doesn't relight it shuts down completely.
Just like it would do when you are asleep inside the rig....oh my.
Course it could catch fire electrically while on inverter.
Best not to use it ever.
