Can run propane under a carport?

Been doing it since 2004. No problems!

Coach man:
In my experience/s - RV fires -causing complete loss of the RV - are/were mostly caused by two things:
Engine - including fuel and electrical fires.

And -

Propane fueled fires - whether due to a leak, or refrigerator failures.

The amount of fire produced by an RV fire -due to the fuel carried- most likely won't harm a bridge or underpass, etc.

Should add - rapid and complete destruction of the RV is usually the result.
The duration and intensity of the fire -as compared to a tanker- is limited. The fuel carried and often the RV itself are gone rapidly.

Gasoline tankers involved in accidents can provide serious/major hazards to life and property - in spite of the safety devices to avert same.
Lots of fuel.

Be safe - with *your* equipment & vehicles - and be aware of those in your surroundings.

~

ol Bombero-JC wrote:
Coach man:
In my experience/s - RV fires -causing complete loss of the RV - are/were mostly caused by two things:
Engine - including fuel and electrical fires.

And -

Propane fueled fires - whether due to a leak, or refrigerator failures.

The amount of fire produced by an RV fire -due to the fuel carried- most likely won't harm a bridge or underpass, etc.

Should add - rapid and complete destruction of the RV is usually the result.
The duration and intensity of the fire -as compared to a tanker- is limited. The fuel carried and often the RV itself are gone rapidly.




Gasoline tankers involved in accidents can provide serious/major hazards to life and property - in spite of the safety devices to avert same.
Lots of fuel.

Be safe - with *your* equipment & vehicles - and be aware of those in your surroundings.

~

Thanks for the input, I just have not seen/noticed any "news worthy" stories regarding RV's and propane fires! Always thought rapid and complete destruction by fire in RV's is due to their construction and materials used! Nothing comes to mind regarding airstream?

rockhillmanor wrote:
Is the carport adjacent to your house?

The only thing I would consider when building is if the furnace and hot water heater on you RV exhausts on the side the house is on when parked in carport.

The exhaust fumes from them will come in thru your house windows when running them in the RV.

Stacked like sardines or cord of wood in CGs not an issue.....parking next to house won't be either
One foot away from exhaust and you don't smell it or fell it.

They run propane fueled fork lifts inside buildings

FlatBroke wrote:
They run propane fueled fork lifts inside buildings

That's because the exhaust is mostly water. Only nasty stuff comes from tiny amounts of oil/lube that gets burned along the way.

Lyle

Propane =can= be nasty in certain situations. Kingman AZ knows this so well that almost all firefighters in the U.S. study what happened there in 1973.

http://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-of-interest/firefighters-memorial-park/the-disaster-story.htm

Lyle