Running your propane Refrigerators while traveling?
I've heard that running your Fridg on gas while traveling is dangerous. They say it can start fires. So...What do you do?
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I never worry about propane on. Never.
I always run with it on, fridge never gets shut off.
More than once I have forgotten to shut the furnace and HWT off. 100 miles later I stop and oops! Forgot again! No big deal, I turn it off then. TT was nice and warm!
I was once traveling with fridge running on a 69 Prowler single axle.
Catastrophic tire failure went unnoticed. Steel belted radial totally shredded everything in its path including the bottom of the fridge and gas lines feeding it. Tore them wide open. Lines were hanging out the bottom...
Propane tank has a built in safety feature that shuts off the gas in the event of a sudden change in the flow. It did its job, no fire.
TT was a write off.
I always run with it on, fridge never gets shut off.
More than once I have forgotten to shut the furnace and HWT off. 100 miles later I stop and oops! Forgot again! No big deal, I turn it off then. TT was nice and warm!
I was once traveling with fridge running on a 69 Prowler single axle.
Catastrophic tire failure went unnoticed. Steel belted radial totally shredded everything in its path including the bottom of the fridge and gas lines feeding it. Tore them wide open. Lines were hanging out the bottom...
Propane tank has a built in safety feature that shuts off the gas in the event of a sudden change in the flow. It did its job, no fire.
TT was a write off.
