Towing With Refrigerator On Propane
I was wondering how many tow with there refrigerators running on propane?
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- Mispost, sorry.
kohai wrote:
1L243 wrote:
I was wondering how many tow with there refrigerators running on propane?
Look at where your propane lines run and where your tires are going to go if they blow. For me, it is likely I damage the propane lines when the tire blows. I would prefer the gas to be off if that happens.
Question: Don't the newer propane bottles have a shutoff if gas flow exceeds a certain amount? If so, would a torn/broken propane line meet that flow?- On, and I don't shut it off when refueling either.
- Nope, never found the need. West coast to Newfoundland and back, the propane was never on while towing.
- Always keep it on.
- Fridge automatically switches to gas when electric is disconnected. I figure that it was designed to do that for a reason. Warm weather and a long drive dictate that the unit be in operation on order to maintain a safe temperature for cold and frozen food you've spent a fortune buying at the grocery store.
Used to turn it off when fueling the m.h. because exterior flame was closer to a fuel pump. Don't do that now since the fifth wheel is far back from the fueling pump. - So, do you want responses from people who don't tow with the gas refrig on?
1L243 wrote:
rk911 wrote:
rk911 wrote:
why are you asking?1L243 wrote:
I was wondering how many tow with there refrigerators running on propane?
we've been doing it since we started this RV thing back in 1986. not dead yet.
I witnessed a gas explosion in a RV a few weeks back, it blew the roof up, windows and slide out. Pretty impressive. It started giving me second thoughts about leaving any gas on...
I see. well, we always shut off the fridge when fueling.- All the time. Be aware that you may have to shut the propane off under certain circumstances (IE passing thru a tunnel or crossing on a ferry)
