When I picked up my Navion on Saturday, the guy doing the walk through said I never have to turn the LP off unless I'm going to store the RV. The only other time it needs to be turned off is when it is filled or services. But, I've read on the internet that you should never drives with the LP on. But,...the refridgerator runs on LP while your driving, right? I'm confused.
Also, he said that new refridgerators don't need to be level all the time, just most of the time. Is this right?
You can get a lot of different opinions on here about having the gas on and your refrigerator running while going up and down the highway,
my refrigerator is on when I am traveling after all that is what it is designed to do, a good ideal to shut the gas off while refueling as a spark could cause a fire at a gas station, and most Tunnels want
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A search on propane or running a fridge while driving will give you many hours of opinions. Some heated some not as much.
As for the fridge, the fridge manufacturer has ultimate say but generally I understand the limits to be 3 Degrees left or right and 6 Degress fore and aft.
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Depends on the make of the fridge - I'm told mine doesn't have to be level all the time - and I think they're right - as I've never had a problem - although I do try to be level.
Driving with the propane on increases the risk of a fire in an accident since a broken propane line would release a lot of flammable gas. A lot of people see this as a small risk and drive with the propane on to keep the fridge going. Most tunnels require that the propane be shut off before entering due to past problems with major fires in these confined spaces. Some tunnels don't allow RVs with propane to go thru at all. Gas stations are a high risk due to possibility of the small flame in the refrigerator igniting gasolne fumes, especially if there is a spill.
It is true that refrigerators don't have to be perfectly level. The Dometic fridge in our MH has limits of 3 degrees side to side and 6 degrees front to back (of the fridge, not the MH). For our MH this allows us to be about 7 inches out of level both front to back and side to side of the MH, which is a lot of slope. I usually try not to be out of level by more then 2-3 inches in either direction, both for the fridge and personal comfort.
The biggest danger is the potential of a line being ruptured in an accident, and ignition of the escaping gas. Your tank should have a safety valve that shuts off the supply if a high flow rate occurs, thus preventing venting of the gas.
Previous discussions on this topic have shown that most people leave the propane on when driving.
We leave our propane on while driving to keep the refrigerator cold. I shut the power off to the refrigerator, heater and water heater when refueling. That's a must!
The arguments are:
Leaving it on increases the fire hazard.
The tanks have an excess-flow check valve to shut off the flow in case of rupture.
Propane is no worse than gasoline, and there are propane powered vehicles on the roads.
A frige will stay cold all day with the door closed.
It won't if you keep opening the door.
What if you forget to shut it off when you refuel.
You better find a way to remember.
I'm sure there are more arguments, and some are quite heated (no pun intended ), but it's a matter of choice.
Bubby's RV wrote: We leave our propane on while driving to keep the refrigerator cold. I shut the power off to the refrigerator, heater and water heater when refueling. That's a must!
The arguments are:
Leaving it on increases the fire hazard.
The tanks have an excess-flow check valve to shut off the flow in case of rupture.
Propane is no worse than gasoline, and there are propane powered vehicles on the roads.
A frige will stay cold all day with the door closed.
It won't if you keep opening the door.
What if you forget to shut it off when you refuel.
You better find a way to remember.
I'm sure there are more arguments, and some are quite heated (no pun intended ), but it's a matter of choice.
Does not your refrigerator run on 12v also ?
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Bubby's RV wrote: We leave our propane on while driving to keep the refrigerator cold. I shut the power off to the refrigerator, heater and water heater when refueling. That's a must!
The arguments are:
Leaving it on increases the fire hazard.
The tanks have an excess-flow check valve to shut off the flow in case of rupture.
Propane is no worse than gasoline, and there are propane powered vehicles on the roads.
A frige will stay cold all day with the door closed.
It won't if you keep opening the door.
What if you forget to shut it off when you refuel.
You better find a way to remember.
I'm sure there are more arguments, and some are quite heated (no pun intended ), but it's a matter of choice.
Does not your refrigerator run on 12v also ?
NO, mine is 110/ L.P. Gas ONLY.
It is safe to run , with your Ref. on, propane.
Being a Firefighter, 23+ years, I have NEVER responded, nor has any of the other Firefighters I know, EVER responded to a Vehicle/camper fire/explosion, on the road caused by L.P. Gas!!!!!!!
You are more likley to have a fire explosion from your GASOLINE in the tank, leaking , or fumes from your gastank exploding, from a spark, than to EVER have it from Propane !
There are Thousands of Vehicles on the road Running on Propane, and you dont hear about them just "exploding for "no reason"-- Urban Myth!!!!
If you choose , to not run with propane on, fine!!! But, all the Fridges ARE built to run , while traveling--plus if the fridges are not built to run on propane-- ALL fridges WOULD have 12 VOLT!!!
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), but it's a matter of choice.
