Propane Shut Off Solenoid Drains House Batteries
Hi all, Has anyone with an RV equipped with a propane shut off solenoid notice that when your propane is on that your house batteries will drain rapidly? Thanks in advance
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vacuumbed wrote:
The Safe T Alert was factory installed.
My propane tank is mounted under the coach next to the driveshaft, thus my tank has an electric shut off solenoid and remote fill.
I can replace the tank with a non remote fill tank, but I doubt the guy at Flying J that fills propane will want to crawl under my RV to fill my tank.
WHICH system and solenoid are you talking about???? There are 2 systems
1. The OLDER LP detector systems that when the LP sensor tripped shut the LP OFF at the tank on the output side of the regulator
2. System where the LP tank is mounted where the FILL hose cannot connect to the tank and they install a remote fill hi pressure hose and remote 80 percent bleeder valve. THIS system has a HI pressure solenoid BEFORE the LP regulator that has a standard OFF/On 12 volt switch to turn the LP ON and OFF. You do NOT have the standard turn handle valve as the tank is mounted in the center or under the RV chassis frame.
Last, you cannot change the ASME tank to a non remote tank where ANY filler person has to crawl underneath to fill. THAT violates almost ALL LP codes and regulations. That is why they have the remote fill system and 12 volt On/Off solenoid. Only a FOOL would crawl under an RV to fill the LP tank. And only an Ignorant fool would install such a system for someone. Doug
