Traveling With the Propane On
For folks wanting to know if it's dangerous to run an rv with the propane on I just saw this on Do-It-Yourself and thought you might be interested. Cat Lady
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cbshoestring wrote:
Based upon the video you linked, getting in and out of many GC can be as dangerous as travelling down the road with the propane on. This fireman's biggest concern was a ruptured gas line. Well, I have news for you---that is a concern if you are driving, sitting still, or in a stick framed house. Leaking propane is BAD.
If you are driving off the edge of a road, with a surface so severe that you can rupture the main line that is tucked higher than your frame, then I have to bring in to question your driving abilities---or at the very least your judgment that allows you to put your unit in that unstable of a situation. (climb under there and look---it doesn't dangle loose by the road surface. If it is, you better fix it).
As for damage caused by an accident. Well----accidents by there (edit---their) very nature are dangerous. Always expect to die in an accident so major that you rupture the fuel lines running under your vehicle. If you live, say a prayer of thanks.
WOW XXX2 Cbshoestring could not be more spot on.
My gas is on all the time even sitting in storage so seals stay sealed. Lived several times in all gas houses, never gave it a second thought.
I would worry more about the high pressure tanks than the 2 psi out of a regulated line.
So a blown tire was not the cause of the five fatalities?? It was the gas line that got damaged in the following running off the road.
