using furnace while driving

'WILDTOAD'

Have you located that statement in your Suburban Furnace Manual?

Please post.....actual language and which model.

Never read a statement by furnace mfg. to not operate while in motion so I am curious about that information.

Old-Biscuit wrote:

LongWeekends wrote:

wolfe10 wrote:

Coyote74 wrote:
Just make sure all is shut down while fueling.

Absolutely correct. ALL sources of ignition should be off:

Absorption refrigerator OFF
Furnace OFF
Water heater OFF

Note: Just having propane turned off at the tank is NOT sufficient.

All those devises have spark ignitors that can trigger whether the propane is on or not. Spark ignitors plus gasoline fumes.....

Slight hi-jack. What?? I see it mentioned nowhere in any of my manuals that I need to take precautions to this level when fueling. Please explain, if you don't mind.

The concern is that just valving propane out at source and not turning the propane fired appliance off the spark electrode/ignitor can continue to spark.
Spark can ignite gas fumes.

That's why I leave my propane fired appliances running..no spartking.
But that's me.

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This depends on where your furnace is with respect to the gas pump. When I pull up to a pump for fuel my furnace couldn't be any closer to the gas pump. While not sparking when it's on, it is an open flame and a pretty decent one at that. Because of that I turn my furnace off when fueling. Other than that I leave it on while travelling. Leaving today for a trip to Fla, but it's 5 degrees here in MD. So you bet I will be running my furnace probably until I get to Ga. There is no way you can keep a coach warm in sub freezing temps with the dash heat alone, Let alone keeping the plumbing from freezing. I bought a MH to travel in comfort, that means all utilities are on (water, heat/AC, electric, fridge, Tv's if my passengers want, etc). Otherwise what's the point?

Old-Biscuit wrote:


That's why I leave my propane fired appliances running..no spartking.
But that's me.
I also run with scissors, dump waste tanks w/o gloves, never sanitize my fresh water tank, leave my water heater turned on the whole time camping, don't use any chemicals in black tank, drink water from a hose and don't do a pull test after hooking up my 5vr.

The next wild thing you're going to tell us is you don't flush your black tank for 30 minutes while other people are waiting behind you to dump!

Bill

Check that the slide does not cover the vents. Still need to move enough air through the furnace.

LongWeekends wrote:

wolfe10 wrote:

Coyote74 wrote:
Just make sure all is shut down while fueling.

Absolutely correct. ALL sources of ignition should be off:

Absorption refrigerator OFF
Furnace OFF
Water heater OFF

Note: Just having propane turned off at the tank is NOT sufficient.

All those devises have spark ignitors that can trigger whether the propane is on or not. Spark ignitors plus gasoline fumes.....

Slight hi-jack. What?? I see it mentioned nowhere in any of my manuals that I need to take precautions to this level when fueling. Please explain, if you don't mind.

The concern is that just valving propane out at source and not turning the propane fired appliance off the spark electrode/ignitor can continue to spark.
Spark can ignite gas fumes.

That's why I leave my propane fired appliances running..no spartking.
But that's me.
I also run with scissors, dump waste tanks w/o gloves, never sanitize my fresh water tank, leave my water heater turned on the whole time camping, don't use any chemicals in black tank, drink water from a hose and don't do a pull test after hooking up my 5vr.

wolfe10 wrote:

Coyote74 wrote:
Just make sure all is shut down while fueling.

Absolutely correct. ALL sources of ignition should be off:

Absorption refrigerator OFF
Furnace OFF
Water heater OFF

Note: Just having propane turned off at the tank is NOT sufficient.

All those devises have spark ignitors that can trigger whether the propane is on or not. Spark ignitors plus gasoline fumes.....

Slight hi-jack. What?? I see it mentioned nowhere in any of my manuals that I need to take precautions to this level when fueling. Please explain, if you don't mind.

Teacher's Pet wrote:
Have been Rving in motorhomes almost 34 years and have always used the furnace when needed, this goes back to the ones from the late 70's with a pilot light, not a modern ignition board.

Only 20 years for us but we have always run furnace when needed. DW wouldn't be a RV'er if she was always cold. We have done much winter travel and to be fair I wouldn't want to be cold either.

We've run the heat furnace/heat pump, air conditioner, washer, dryer, and a crock pot while running down the road but not all at the same time! If you can do it while parked, you can do it on the road with a few exceptions.

Yes! And I fuel up with my propane on!

Another option would be to run the genny and use space heaters.