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?
So...What do you do?
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- Ok, not going to try a 3rd time ?? have at it.
ScottG wrote:
Dutch, what did the factory use to keep your fridge doors "latched" in transit?
Scott
- As a new TT owner, I've found this to be a hotly contested issues and arguments from both sides having some logical merit.
What I've found in my research about LPG and traveling:
* state laws vary
* some states don't allow LPG in some tunnels.
* some states limit number and size of cylinders.
* I was only able to find that New Jersey law prohibits traveling with open LPG containers on highways (I saw reference of this on several sites -but in checking the NJ code I didn't explicitly find this- but i didn't spend much time as I've got no plans to travel in my TT to NJ in the near future).
Someone in NJ area - feel free to contact the DOT and verify the law.
here are a couple of the more reputable sites with laws that I've found:
https://www.goodsam.com/article/default.aspx?articleID=2377513
https://www.rvtripwizard.com/rv-info/state-road-laws.php
http://www.doityourselfrv.com/state-towing-speeds/ - I am with the group that runs on propane when traveling. My frig switches automatically changes when the electricity is not available.
Boon Docker wrote:
trailer_newbe wrote:
I’ll try a 2nd time. This debate has been resolved. 99% travel while burning propane, and 1% don’t.
Maybe try a third time. :B
Usually, third time is a charm.trailer_newbe wrote:
I’ll try a 2nd time. This debate has been resolved. 99% travel while burning propane, and 1% don’t.
Maybe try a third time. :B- I don't know why people continue to refer to the refrigerators as having an open flame. This is a total fallacy. There is no open flame. If there was an open flame it would blow out going down the road due to the large amount of draft that would be created by the trailer moving down the road rendering the refrigerator inoperable. The flame is contained within the confines of a small sheet metal box built to shield it from blowing out and keep it from igniting anything inside the rear refrigerator compartment.
- I’ll try a 2nd time. This debate has been resolved. 99% travel while burning propane, and 1% don’t.
drsteve wrote:
Until the level of propane drops low enough to not provide cooling, then you can have a tank bleve, very bad.OK her's my propane horror story. MY wife took our popup on a solo trip with some of her friends to go horseback riding in southern Illinois. She towed the pup while someone else towed her horse. The propane tank was loose and eventually fell off the tongue of the trailer and was dragging down the road. When my wife finally got pulled over by the state troopers who pointed out the tank they noticed that the dragging had worn a hole through the side. The tank was full and you would think that with all the sparking and such when the propane leaked out it would have exploded. No. My wife bought a new tank and had a great weekend. And yes I travel all the tine with the tank on and running the fridge.
For propane to explode requires the proper air/fuel ratio.
Watched a house fire where the 500 gallon propane tank next to the house got hot and vented through the OPD valve on the tank. The plume of fire went 50 feet in the air, but there was no explosion.- Would rather have Propane or have Ptomaine?
The only time that my refer. is on 120v AC is when it is parked in my drive way! Shortly before we pull out the Shore Power hook up is disconnected, the refer. Automatically shifts to Propane, stays there until we return to home.
During the summer we dry camp in FS and BLM areas in ID, UT, WY and MT, in the winter we dry camp for 2 months in AZ BLM areas. It has been years since we have paid $$ for FHU commercial camping. So we have absolutely NO need for a residential refer!
