Ran out of propane in TEN DAYS!?
Hello :) I'm a brand new full-time RVer. This morning I woke up to a freezing camper as we had ran out of propane during the night. We sold our home and moved into our RV on Oct. 19. I've only coo...
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I full time in RV.
Propane heat in the winter.
Chicago job: Contacted Amerigas and they brought and connected a 200 gallon tank in front of RV. Every three weeks during the winter they would fill it. I went through an average of 40 gallons of propane every week.
I believe one 30 lb cylinder holds a little over 7 gallons of propane.
The Amerigas provider in Chicago was very good and proactive. When a bad winter was in the forecast or extreme temps they would come out and top off the tank.
I stayed warm. No frozen lines or tanks.
For my water supply I wrapped the water line with electric heat trace lines for piping. It was thermostatically controlled and came on when the temps dropped down low enough.
I wrapped the heat traced pipe with fiberglass insulation and then covered that with the foam pipe insulation. I covered the seams with gorilla tape. Water tight and worked good.
I skirted the trailer there with 1/2" foil backed foam insulation. In North Dakota used straw bales around the RV.
During the 3 years in Chicago the coldest temps were -10 Fahrenheit one year. Most of the time cold was in the teens and twenty's.
I still used two electric heaters for the cold spots in the RV or to warm up the bedroom before bathing.
With Amerigas they came out and filled. I did not have to haul around cylinders etc.
Convenience is what it was and it did not cost more when one figures in the cost of my fuel and time to get a refill.
Propane heat in the winter.
Chicago job: Contacted Amerigas and they brought and connected a 200 gallon tank in front of RV. Every three weeks during the winter they would fill it. I went through an average of 40 gallons of propane every week.
I believe one 30 lb cylinder holds a little over 7 gallons of propane.
The Amerigas provider in Chicago was very good and proactive. When a bad winter was in the forecast or extreme temps they would come out and top off the tank.
I stayed warm. No frozen lines or tanks.
For my water supply I wrapped the water line with electric heat trace lines for piping. It was thermostatically controlled and came on when the temps dropped down low enough.
I wrapped the heat traced pipe with fiberglass insulation and then covered that with the foam pipe insulation. I covered the seams with gorilla tape. Water tight and worked good.
I skirted the trailer there with 1/2" foil backed foam insulation. In North Dakota used straw bales around the RV.
During the 3 years in Chicago the coldest temps were -10 Fahrenheit one year. Most of the time cold was in the teens and twenty's.
I still used two electric heaters for the cold spots in the RV or to warm up the bedroom before bathing.
With Amerigas they came out and filled. I did not have to haul around cylinders etc.
Convenience is what it was and it did not cost more when one figures in the cost of my fuel and time to get a refill.
