Propane tank inside or outside of RV?
I'm taking my class C (27') up to the mountains this weekend where there will be no electrical hookups. I'm using my recently purchased Camco Wave 6 cat heater. On previous trips, I cracked a window a...
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When my regulator froze up at 3AM i asked my wife to grab her hair dryer and go outside to thaw it. That’s how got that black eye. So now i use two wool socks on the regulator.
I used my TC for snowmobiling and used a 30# tank outside in addition to my onboard tanks.
At -30F I had a regulator freeze up on me stopping the gas flow into my camper. I thawed the regulator using a hair dryer and that kicked things back to life within minutes.
Since that one time, i now wrap wool insulation around the regulator only and use something to block the wind from hitting the tank and regulator directly.
I was told there is a diaphragm inside the regulator than can sometimes freeze up and sometimes crack. LP techs had to thaw regulators at the campground heated bathhouse as well. The tech told me it happens often enough during low temps and the right wind conditions. I always carry a spare regulator in case the diaphragm does crack. But that’s rare.
On travel trailers they usually have LP tank covers and are less likely to freeze up. But many other people packed their TT tank regulators with wool wraps just to play it safe.
I used my TC for snowmobiling and used a 30# tank outside in addition to my onboard tanks.
At -30F I had a regulator freeze up on me stopping the gas flow into my camper. I thawed the regulator using a hair dryer and that kicked things back to life within minutes.
Since that one time, i now wrap wool insulation around the regulator only and use something to block the wind from hitting the tank and regulator directly.
I was told there is a diaphragm inside the regulator than can sometimes freeze up and sometimes crack. LP techs had to thaw regulators at the campground heated bathhouse as well. The tech told me it happens often enough during low temps and the right wind conditions. I always carry a spare regulator in case the diaphragm does crack. But that’s rare.
On travel trailers they usually have LP tank covers and are less likely to freeze up. But many other people packed their TT tank regulators with wool wraps just to play it safe.
