Why its a good idea ot turn off propan ewhne no tin use
From tonights local news http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/explosion-destroys-poco-camper-trailer-hours-after-trip-1.2739035
Forum Discussion
Blacklane wrote:
I wonder what happened to the propane detector which has been required in RVs since the early 1990s. That unit looks new enough to need one. And what about the smell? If the propane system had been acting balky before the explosion, there should have been other warning signs.
They where not in the TT for any of those issues to have any effect. They parked it after coming home from a trip and went in the house for the night and left the propane on to keep the fridge cold.
I'm gonna go with the "bumped a stove knob" theory - sat cracked open for hours filling the TT with propane 'til it was rich enough to leak around the fridge and ignite when that kicked on.
No real burn, which is why the whole TT still looks "clean" - just a big flash fire / explosion as the propane burned away very rapidly.
