How many of you do this?
Ok in another forum it was mentioned that your fridge should always be turned off while filling up at a gas stations. Reason being open flame from LP tank. We have been pulling a camper for the best p...
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wa8yxm wrote:
When gasing up (Gasoline) I do not. the gas tank filler is a long way from teh fridgt ane at a lower altitude. gasoline vapors are heavier than air so the danger is ... small..
Only danger woudl be if I sprayed the thing. and that's not likely to happen.
Yeah, ‘cause that’s never gonna happen..........
From my earlier linked to article;
“Binder, 73, said the blaze started as he prepared to fill up the Roadtrek recreational vehicle and the nozzle spewed gasoline, igniting when it came into contact with a pilot light on the RV. The light is accessible through a vent on the RV and connected to a propane tank that powers a refrigerator, he said.
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Binder said the latch that holds the nozzle’s handle in the closed position was already pushed into place when he prepared to pump. Fuel spilled from the nozzle when he selected his grade, pushing the nozzle free and spilling gas on his RV and the ground.”
