Compartment door latch
On our way home from our last trip last fall the door to the compartment that holds the propane tank on the driver’s side of our fifth wheel came open while going down the road. Instead of fixing it o...
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bpounds wrote:
Nothing says you can't put a lock on the propane door if you want. The propane police are not going to arrest you. It is not accepted practice, and violates rvia code, but once you pay for the rig you can do you.
If something happens, like a fire in a nearby camper, FD will turn off your propane tanks if they think a fire might spread. If they can open a latch to get to valve they will. If locked, you have whatever damage they do to get to valve.
If you think somebody will steal tanks, I would think better to secure thank to frame.
