Another question about the propane from the big sideways tank in a Class C.After we bought this rig recently, turned on the propane tank gas valve, and had a heck of a time getting the appliances going. Eventually, I did get them going, so I thought we were in the clear.Shut off the big tank and drove up to the scales and around a bit and back and parked back at home. A few days later, today, turned the big propane tank on again and all that would work is the stove top burners. After a while, I got the fridge to work on LP. Swearing helped I am sure! But still no hope with the previously working ok water heater and furnace.After some more time and swearing the water heater decided to work ok.I finally got the furnace to work. The fan blower part was going great from the get-go but no heat. This went on for a few hours while I monkeyed with the thermostat and so forth (more swearing, but to no avail)I then pulled a wire off a black switch over to the left, which stopped the blower and then re-attached the wire. Blower came right back on, and after a bit there was a click and a smell of gas. But no ignition. Did that some more times and eventually it fired up. Hooray!But then it seemed to stumble a few times (I am suspecting air in the line of course) and eventually ran well and true.So now all the appliances are happy and everything seems ok. BUT!!! We don't want to drive to the campsite with the propane on. The big worry now is if this whole agony will repeat itself when we get there and turn the big tank valve back on. Will the appliances work or not? Or will we have to fool around for hours like this time? Yipes!Is it normal for air to get in the lines between tank shut- offs like that after a few days? If so, can you hope the appliances will fire up ok if you turn the big tank back on after shutting it off ---that same day--- after a drive to somewhere?What is normal? Thanks.

Why dont you want to drive with the PP on? It's designed to work that way. Turn it on, leave it on and let the applieances do their thing. If you keep turning it off, you'll need to keep bleeding the system everytime you restart everything. Next time, open a line at an appliance in order to bleed the air out. If the range is the last thing then you can just turn a burner on.

DW refuses to have the propane on while going down the road and that's that.With the 5er (two 30 lb tanks), on arrival, it was routine to turn the stove- top burners on first after turning the propane back on, to make sure there was gas, then turn the other things on as needed. No trouble ever.Can we not do the same thing now?

Hi BFL13,I've been RV'ing with the tank turned since I first had a class C. The only time I turn off is when refilling the tank.

BFL13 wrote:DW refuses to have the propane on while going down the road and that's that.With the 5er (two 30 lb tanks), on arrival, it was routine to turn the stove- top burners on first after turning the propane back on, to make sure there was gas, then turn the other things on as needed. No trouble ever.Can we not do the same thing now?It depends on where the range is. If it's at the beginning of the circuit then no, just getting PP to it isn't going to bleed the rest of the lines. Your wife needs to change her mind. You might also let her know that if a line were to be broken (like in an accident), a valve at the tank would shut off the flow of gas. It simply wont allow a massive release. You go down the road with gasoline flowing and that's just as big of bomb as the PP tank.

BFL13 wrote:DW refuses to have the propane on while going down the road and that's that.With the 5er (two 30 lb tanks), on arrival, it was routine to turn the stove- top burners on first after turning the propane back on, to make sure there was gas, then turn the other things on as needed. No trouble ever.Can we not do the same thing now?Tell him to get over it or keep swearing when it won't light. Never heard of such nonsense before. I never turn mine off even when it's in storage. Only time it gets valved off is when it gets filled.You turm the gas off everytime you leave your house? I don't think so, but then maybe you do. people do, do some strange things.

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BFL13
Explorer II
Oct 25, 2017
EDIT--ok is leaving the gas on something you learned the hard way for even same day, or does anybody actually know from doing it, whether it will be ok shutting it off and then turning it back on the same day????? Thanks.
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I am hoping the lines won't get air in them after just a few hours on/off with the big tank--ie same day.

The big tank is on the curb side forward. Next aft is the fridge then the furnace. Over on the driver's side is the stove and forward of that is the WH. I don't know where they are in any daisy chain, but in today's case and the earlier time, the stove top with four burners worked first, right off.

Today, the fridge worked next, then the WH. Not sure the furnace being last was that it might have worked earlier if I had discovered the trick with that switch outside earlier.

DW is kind of stubborn. Been married since 1966, so IMO not much chance to change her mind. :)

Maybe a chance to convince her since there is no flame unless the appliances are on. Drive with them all off. But I think she is concerned about a crash which then has propane all over the place and then it catches fire.
SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Oct 25, 2017
BFL13 wrote:
DW refuses to have the propane on while going down the road and that's that.

With the 5er (two 30 lb tanks), on arrival, it was routine to turn the stove- top burners on first after turning the propane back on, to make sure there was gas, then turn the other things on as needed. No trouble ever.

Can we not do the same thing now?

Tell him to get over it or keep swearing when it won't light. Never heard of such nonsense before. I never turn mine off even when it's in storage. Only time it gets valved off is when it gets filled.

You turm the gas off everytime you leave your house? I don't think so, but then maybe you do. people do, do some strange things.
ScottG
Nomad
Oct 25, 2017
BFL13 wrote:
DW refuses to have the propane on while going down the road and that's that.

With the 5er (two 30 lb tanks), on arrival, it was routine to turn the stove- top burners on first after turning the propane back on, to make sure there was gas, then turn the other things on as needed. No trouble ever.

Can we not do the same thing now?

It depends on where the range is. If it's at the beginning of the circuit then no, just getting PP to it isn't going to bleed the rest of the lines.

Your wife needs to change her mind.
You might also let her know that if a line were to be broken (like in an accident), a valve at the tank would shut off the flow of gas. It simply wont allow a massive release.
You go down the road with gasoline flowing and that's just as big of bomb as the PP tank.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Oct 25, 2017
Hi BFL13,

I've been RV'ing with the tank turned since I first had a class C. The only time I turn off is when refilling the tank.
BFL13
Explorer II
Oct 25, 2017
DW refuses to have the propane on while going down the road and that's that.

With the 5er (two 30 lb tanks), on arrival, it was routine to turn the stove- top burners on first after turning the propane back on, to make sure there was gas, then turn the other things on as needed. No trouble ever.

Can we not do the same thing now?
ScottG
Nomad
Oct 25, 2017
Why dont you want to drive with the PP on? It's designed to work that way. Turn it on, leave it on and let the applieances do their thing.
If you keep turning it off, you'll need to keep bleeding the system everytime you restart everything.
Next time, open a line at an appliance in order to bleed the air out. If the range is the last thing then you can just turn a burner on.

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