Fridge Off While Gassing up
So I recently read a post where a fellow mentioned turning off his refrigerator before filling up at the gas station and turning it back on when finished. I've never done this and never thought it was...
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The degree of fire risk depends on the location of a fridge to the pump. The NEC defines the hazardous zone as 20' in a horizontal direction from a dispensing station. This the zone that gasoline vapor could potentially be ignited by ignition sources.
If your fridge happens to be near a vehicle's fuel filler being filled, you are at risk of causing a fire from the pilot light. In our case, the fridge is about 35' from the fuel filler.
The NFPA estimates that there are 20,000 RV fires annually, some of which are at gas stations. While it may not be forensically possible to determine the cause of an RV fire at a gas station, clearly an open flame and gasoline vapors are not a good mix.
If your fridge happens to be near a vehicle's fuel filler being filled, you are at risk of causing a fire from the pilot light. In our case, the fridge is about 35' from the fuel filler.
The NFPA estimates that there are 20,000 RV fires annually, some of which are at gas stations. While it may not be forensically possible to determine the cause of an RV fire at a gas station, clearly an open flame and gasoline vapors are not a good mix.
