Doing without propane
I eat alot raw and enjoy use of the microwave. For heat would there not be possible alternatives for a small 24 ft. motorhome? I have never tried anything but propane and would want something very saf...
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Brownleaf wrote:
Lwiddis, to repeat, there is a 14 month backorder on manchester tanks. I will be ready to get one when they are available and I have the money, I am going to ybe spending as much as $1000 for a rust removal service using some sort of blasting for the whole underside of my Winnie. Ilike the idea until then of in park hooked up use of a space heater that does not require venting. Doug
JaxDad wrote:Brownleaf wrote:
Long range I will get a new propane tank just exploring alternatives. Doug
This might seem like a silly question but have you had a propane shop look at the tank before it was condemned?
ASME tanks are built out of far heavier steel than most people realize. I’ve seen some really nasty-looking rusty tanks pass muster. Surface rust and some scaling is not necessarily fatal.
I would think that long before rust made a propane tank un-safe many parts of frame and suspension would be gone to the point the MH could not be driven.
Back when Dad was full time, he had a valve system (Extend-a-Stay?) so he could put a larger tank outside, have a truck come by and fill it. He kept the onboard tanks hooked up, but turned off. (Get up, turn on tank, light furnace not good. Wake up, discover totally out even worse)
In the past I have restored a few vehicles. Once hauled a frame, with axles under it to be blasted. If I had not removed and took apart everything to clean or replace nothing would last. Blast bottom of vehicle, and expect to drive it? Not me.
