Leave propane on while driving?
Our normal practice has been to leave our propane on while driving to keep the refrigerator cold and hot water hot, but I know that can be risky. What do you recommend? Thanks, Lee
Forum Discussion
opnspaces wrote:
Maybe it's because I live in California and we have required vapor recovery at the nozzles. But I can't remember the last time I smelled gasoline at a gas station. Here's my thoughts on why I'm not concerned about running the refrigerator when refueling the tow vehicle.
There are no spills because we have automatic shutoff nozzles on the fuel pumps. If the nozzle falls out of the fill pipe the nozzle immediately shuts off.
Both the water heater and the refrigerator are at the same height or higher than the hood on 99% of the vehicles on the road.
Cars and trucks have Starters and alternators that spark when in operation.
Heck I've noticed in colder areas of the country that people leave their engines running when fueling. If we're not concerned about this then why would we be concerned about a pilot light 3 feet in the air?
While I agree with you and don't believe there is any issue with running with propane on, if you think all gasoline nozzles have vapor recovery and auto shut off on the nozzle and that a running engine poses the same ignition risk as an open flame, you are quite mistaken.
