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CrankyLass
Explorer
Oct 29, 2017

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 cooked two meals on the gas stove, and have only run the heat for 2 or 3 days. My husband went out to check, and sure enough the tanks were empty. I don't understand what happened, does anyone have any ideas? My husband thinks the dealership might have left them open while we were doing orientation as well as it being transported open...could this cause loss of our gas even though we had nothing on? I looked in the owner's manual...it basically just said we have two tanks of propane...not very helpful :(

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    naturist
    Nomad
    Oct 29, 2017
    Depending on outside temperature and size of tanks, you could easily run out two tanks in only 2 or 3 days. RVs are typically poorly insulated and furnaces are thirsty.

    How big is your RV, how cold did it get, how warm did you keep the inside, and how big are the tanks? And is your RV a 4 season model or a “standard” one?

    I know of no RVs that have 100 lb propane tanks, but I often see such tanks hooked to RVs being used by full timers in cold areas. If you are trying to keep a 30 foot standard RV at 75 or 80 degrees on 2-20 lb tanks in freezing weather, both tanks will indeed run dry in just a couple days.

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