Where does the propane go?
Ol biscuit and I disagreed on whether or not is was possible for there to be air in a propane system basically with the tank valve shut and all the appliances turned off(valves shut). He said impossi...
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JaxDad wrote:BB_TX wrote:
Propane is a liquid under high pressure and changes to a vapor when the pressure is reduced. It does not change back from a vapor state to a liquid state unless repressurized.
While that is true if you're talking about temperatures comfortable to most human beings, it's at the very least misleading.
Propane, at temperatures above -44 F. creates it's own 'pressure', because it's boiling. That is what causes the vapour to form.
At temperatures colder than about -50 F. you could walk around with a bucket full of it and would act pretty much like a pail of water would in warmer weather.
While I agree to some extent, considering the number of RVers who experience temps below -44 degrees I did not consider it relevant.
