Help! propane detector went off now what?
Hello all, New to the travel trailer world (we had a pop up before) and we just had our first experience with the propane detector. We leave our camper at our river lot until we take it out of town...
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Here is an easy leak test. Shut off all propane devices. Turn on the propane tank. Turn off the propane tank. Vent the propane in the lines at the cooktop. Shut off the cooktop. Turn on the propane while carefully listening to the tank.
The hissing you hear is the tank contents refilling the line. Now turn off the propane. Wait an ten minutes. Turn on the propane again while listening. If the hissing occurs you have a leak. If there is no noise from propane transfer from the tank, the lines and devices held propane.
Its a crappy test because it won't tell you where or what leaks. But it is a safe test (no operating flaming devices) you can perform in a campsite to determine if you should leave the propane off.
The hissing you hear is the tank contents refilling the line. Now turn off the propane. Wait an ten minutes. Turn on the propane again while listening. If the hissing occurs you have a leak. If there is no noise from propane transfer from the tank, the lines and devices held propane.
Its a crappy test because it won't tell you where or what leaks. But it is a safe test (no operating flaming devices) you can perform in a campsite to determine if you should leave the propane off.
