Traveling with the propane on.
We have always had a refrigerator that ran on 12vdc as well as propane and 120vac. The new camper refrig uses only propane or 120vac. Do you run with the propane on so the refrig stays cool or tur...
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IndyCamp wrote:x2.
I leave it on while driving and while fueling.
I've never done it any other way and neither has my father-in-law who has been RV'ing for 35+ years.
Seriously, when was the last time you heard about an explosion at your local truck stop/gas station? And when was the last time you heard about an explosion at your local truck stop/gas station caused by a spark from an RV fridge?
When I am fueling up, my fridge is WELL away from the fumes.
There are some things that the worriers don't think about.
So you as a safety minded person managed to find a place to pull over to turn off the propane/fridge before entering the fuel station... Feeling good and safe you begin refueling (don't forget, you still need to find a place after refueling to turn the propane/fridge back on) And a Motorhome pulls up on the opposite side of the pump from you..... You have no idea if he is aware of the need to turn off his propane/fridge first.... He could be about to explode, wiping out you and your family.
Starting the TV after refueling. The starter motor can spark. And it is low to the ground which is where the gas fume concentration will be the highest... Better push your rig a safe distance from the pump before starting it! Same thing for the spark plug wires. Ever looked under the hood at night to see a light show from some cracked plug wires? I've seen it. Of course nobody here has any wires like that,,, But what about the car at the pump right next to you???? These examples are actually MORE likely to cause a gas explosion that the RV fridge, as they occur closer to where Gas fume concentrations would be the highest
Now that I've given some paranoid people insomnia.....
I'll tell them why these things are not normally a problem...
Gasoline needs a pretty narrow air fuel ratio to become explosive.
It is difficult to impossible for this to occur in a open air area.
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