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Propane Tank Placement?
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:51 pmby wlivesey
I'm almost afraid to ask but here it goes... Is it okay to put my propane tank under the galley rather than on the tongue? I only need propane for a stove and nothing else. Keep in mind, I'm building a standy, so the galley is inside.
Posted:
Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:17 pmby teardrop_focus
Is it okay to put my propane tank under the galley rather than on the tongue?
Only if the area immediately surrounding the tank is completely sealed from the trailer's interior... and extremely well-vented to ambient air. The possible configurations of such a placement are numerous.
Posted:
Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:49 pmby wlivesey
That's what I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.
Bill
Posted:
Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:10 pmby Shadow Catcher
You should also have a gas and CO detector.
There was a fire in a facility that loaded propane cylinders as part of the exchange your empty one for mostly full one in the Toledo area. The video was rather entertaining, some taking off like rockets and one on the ground spinning like pinwheel. Gas in a confided space, bad thing. One other thing to consider is that the valve is designed to come off in a fire or impact so A. I want it out side pointed up and B. I do not want it in the rear where it is more vulnerable to a crash.
Posted:
Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:16 pmby Dale M.
Keep in mind propane is a heavier than "air" gas so it settles or pools in low places.... "Drain" vents (no not dish water) need to be at very bottom of enclosure...
My personal preference is "outside" though....
Dale
umm...
Posted:
Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:40 pmby laoutdoorsman
propane----outside, definately....absolutely....and right side up(valve on top)...just do it...
Re: umm...
Posted:
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:05 pmby kennyrayandersen
laoutdoorsman wrote:propane----outside, definately....absolutely....and right side up(valve on top)...just do it...
I agree – don’t fight the feeling! Plus, if you get a 10 pounder, they are kind of cute.
Posted:
Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:56 amby TPMcGinty
I use the cheap one pound gas cylinders that you can get in any store and I keep them in the tear. I use them on a basic coleman camp stove and it works fine. I didn't want to have to run gas pipe through my tear or worry about ventilation.
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:43 amby Dale M.
TPMcGinty wrote:I use the cheap one pound gas cylinders that you can get in any store and I keep them in the tear. I use them on a basic coleman camp stove and it works fine. I didn't want to have to run gas pipe through my tear or worry about ventilation.
You do not run it
through your tear, you run it
under the dear....
Dale
Posted:
Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:55 amby TPMcGinty
Dale M. wrote:TPMcGinty wrote:I use the cheap one pound gas cylinders that you can get in any store and I keep them in the tear. I use them on a basic coleman camp stove and it works fine. I didn't want to have to run gas pipe through my tear or worry about ventilation.
You do not run it
through your tear, you run it
under the dear....
Dale
Thanks for the correction. You still have to run it and I don't. My point is I didn't want to mess with it.