Propane tank mishap
I had three propane tanks filled on the way to visit our son and his family. I put them in the back of my SUV. 20 minute trip total. 30 minutes later he went out to install the new car seats for my gr...
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Bobbo wrote:N7SJN wrote:
I'm certified to pump propane and I still don't like to fill the built in tanks on motor homes. Please, I'm not looking to start a word war, but the tanks on commercial vehicles, for the most part, are out in the open and in my opinion are safer to fill (easier too).
I don't know about other RV's, but my built-in propane tank, while behind a non-locking door, is still out in the open. If you bend over and look from underneath the MH, the tank is completely exposed to the atmosphere.
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Plus if your model RV does have a base shelf below it you will notice that the sides on the inside of that propane bay are always open.
My guess is ALL are installed that way for a reason. Like maybe not to have propane in an enclosed little bomb waiting to explode if it leaked?! :W
