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Propane
Posted:
Mon May 04, 2009 11:05 pmby john curtis
Hi Everybody.Finally getting back to work on the TD after a long and cold winter.Am thinking about putting my 10 LB. propane bottle under the counter in the galley to concerve space in the tounge box and to also shorten up the hose to the stove.My question is do I need to have a vent to the outside , or should it be mounted out at the tounge beside the box.
Posted:
Mon May 04, 2009 11:56 pmby kennyrayandersen
that's where I was thinking of putting mine. Since you only ever use it to cook with the hatch open, and there is no path for the gas to get to the cabin part of the tear, I'm not sure what the trouble with it might be. I was thinking 10 lb tank as well since I probably won't be going for more than a few days at a time.
Posted:
Tue May 05, 2009 12:09 amby oldtinker
Make sure you vent it at the bottom. Propane is heavier than air.
If your tank, valve or connection was seeping you could build up a pool of gas that would be a bomb waiting for any spark.
If you parked for a while and the leak had started from vibration while driving you could open the hatch, light something and BOOM!
Not something you want to do,
Presley
Posted:
Tue May 05, 2009 1:46 amby kennyrayandersen
oldtinker wrote:Make sure you vent it at the bottom. Propane is heavier than air.
If your tank, valve or connection was seeping you could build up a pool of gas that would be a bomb waiting for any spark.
If you parked for a while and the leak had started from vibration while driving you could open the hatch, light something and BOOM!
Not something you want to do,
Presley
duly noted
Posted:
Tue May 05, 2009 10:23 amby Dale M.
oldtinker wrote:Make sure you vent it at the bottom. Propane is heavier than air.
If your tank, valve or connection was seeping you could build up a pool of gas that would be a bomb waiting for any spark.
If you parked for a while and the leak had started from vibration while driving you could open the hatch, light something and BOOM!
Not something you want to do,
Presley
Ditto!
Dale
Propane
Posted:
Tue May 05, 2009 9:13 pmby john curtis
Thanks for the input.Now what would be better venting out the wall at the bottom of the tank or venting out the floor?
Re: Propane
Posted:
Tue May 05, 2009 9:28 pmby Dale M.
john curtis wrote:Thanks for the input.Now what would be better venting out the wall at the bottom of the tank or venting out the floor?
Think of propane as water.... Where would the water flow to.... Put vent (drain) there.....
Dale