Super Hot Propane tank when traveling
2011 Jayco 29DS when traveling the propane gets so hot you can't touch it and it ticks. Is this normal and safe? Has always been like this from purchase. Mike
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You mean the propane tank? Any idea what's making it hot--is it next to the exhaust system with no heat shield?
I agree with the others that this does not sound normal. Ticking might just be the float for the gauge (or the OPD) rattling around a bit as the liquid propane sloshes around, or something similar and benign, but there's no good reason for the tank to be getting hot to the touch.
Using propane will cool the tank, since the vaporizing of the liquid propane into gas requires that it absorb heat from the environment. In very cold weather that can be problematic, particularly if one needs to use propane vapor at a high rate (say for a generator).
I agree with the others that this does not sound normal. Ticking might just be the float for the gauge (or the OPD) rattling around a bit as the liquid propane sloshes around, or something similar and benign, but there's no good reason for the tank to be getting hot to the touch.
Using propane will cool the tank, since the vaporizing of the liquid propane into gas requires that it absorb heat from the environment. In very cold weather that can be problematic, particularly if one needs to use propane vapor at a high rate (say for a generator).
