View Poll Results: Do you travel with the frig on?
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Yes I do travel with the frig on.
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58.55% |
No I do not travel with the frig on.
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11.25% |
I travel with frig on but stop to turn off propane at tunnels
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45 |
5.17% |
I travel with frig on but turn off propane while fueling
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8.15% |
I travel with frig on and never turn off propane.
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213 |
24.45% |
I`m new at this so I`m on the fence
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50 |
5.74% |
Do you travel with your fridge on using AC/Inverter or generator?.
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2.76% |
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12-28-2016, 01:16 PM
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#101
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Not really an opinion, but a point of procedure. If you are in the "shut it off" camp, there is actually a difference between shutting off the propane and shutting off the fridge. When refuelling it is better to turn off the fridge, the propane can actually stay on. With the fridge on and the propane off, the fridge can still be calling for cooling, and it will be sparking at the condenser trying to light. That spark is just as likely to ignite gas vapours as the flame.
In a tunnel shut off the propane as well. They are as worried, or more, about a leaking system filling up the area with gas and then being ignited by any other ignition source as they are the fridge being a source of ignition.
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12-28-2016, 02:20 PM
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#102
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^^ Yep.
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01-01-2017, 05:32 PM
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#103
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We TRY and travel with the fridge on...but it never stays on, it is always flashing when we check it at a stop...
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01-14-2018, 08:03 PM
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#104
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Bump
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01-15-2018, 04:03 AM
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#105
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Avon
Posts: 70
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Always Travel with the Fridge on........ wish the had it set for Propane , 12 Volt and Elec...... would be nice
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01-15-2018, 07:57 AM
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#106
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Fridge is always on.
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01-15-2018, 09:08 AM
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#107
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eldermike
But again, I will follow the rules.......even though NASCAR dumps a ton of gas in 43 running cars in about 13 seconds several times each weekend.
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They do occasionally have fuel fires in the pits. NASCAR, Indy cars, formula 1, SCCA all have had fires when refueling. Only they have a 10 gallon gas can (not a fuel pump connected to a tank), everyone is in NOMEX, they use self sealing fuel bladders and self-closing fuel doors. And they have safety personnel with fire fighting gear right there and ready for use. A little different from your average gas station.
I haven't seen one person say fueling fires are common, but they do happen. And should one happen that could be blamed on an open propane flame, the liability would be nuts. Injuries, property damage, plus the lawsuits.
Personally, I shut down the refer before fueling. My routine is to walk around the TT, check the hubs and tires with IR reader, turn off refer when I'm on the door side, start fuel, double check hitch and trailer/truck plug, clean headlights and windshield, finish fueling, pull away from pumps and then restart refer, pulling out a water or soda, snack, etc , lock the door and back on the road. Adds maybe 1 minute to the stop.
One last thing, ever wonder why the vents for the pumps or tanks are not around the tanks and 10-15 feet in the air? Blame Richard Nixon's EPA.
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01-15-2018, 09:51 AM
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#108
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On. Spoiled food tastes icky.
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01-15-2018, 10:26 AM
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#109
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Location: Lancaster
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On, period. Although I will turn the LP off when and if I travel through an area - tunnel, bridge, gas station, whatever - where it is posted that it must be off. Hasn't happened yet, however. I also avoid the tunnels in Baltimore where LP tanks themselves are banned.
Roger
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01-15-2018, 10:27 AM
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#110
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Siamese
On. Spoiled food tastes icky.
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X2.
Roger
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07-08-2018, 05:53 PM
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#111
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Start cooling the fridge down with electric about 2-3 days before a trip. 1-2 days before we start loading the fridge. When ready to leave and unplug power, we CONFIRM fridge is running on propane.
We always travel with the fridge on propane.
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07-08-2018, 06:00 PM
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#112
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Location: Little Rock
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We have a residential fridge in the 5th wheel, so we travel with it on using the inverter. However, when had the TT, we traveled with the fridge on using the propane.
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07-08-2018, 06:30 PM
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#113
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as is always the poll needs to be subdivided by size and type of fridge.
I answered no Our fridge is small and can be kept cold by the ice in the freezer.
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07-08-2018, 07:06 PM
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#114
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In our gas Class C, always had the fridge on but turned off the fridge before pulling into the pumps. Now with a TT and a diesel truck we have been turning it off, but considering we fuel at the diesel pumps, beginning to wonder if there is any reason to...
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07-17-2018, 10:37 AM
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#115
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In other forums that I saw years ago (10 years or more), there were pictures of burned-out RVs and comments from police investigating the remains that the fire and/or explosion were caused by the propane tanks that were left on. These were all TT and MH that were in motion.
I have a Class C MH, and do run with the propane on, but I do turn it off when refueling and where posted (tunnels, bridges). When refueling it takes seconds, and is cheap insurance.
Also, in my last MH, I bought a gas detector at Home Depot when they became available. My new one (2017) has one already installed. Hopefully it will detect any leak that could become a problem.
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02-16-2019, 04:07 PM
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#116
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Location: Mims
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Traveling with the gas refrigerator on is a risk. By itself, yes it is safe. However I, It is a source of ignition should there be an outside influence. Gas spill at a gas station, accident in a tunnel, or even an accident on the roads. It’s that simple. Don’t happen? Yes it does. I knew a man that received third degree burns and lasted died from a gas spill at sa service station. Not from a RV refrigerator but from someone smoking. You just have to be at the right spot at the right time. Accidents always happen to the other guy,never to me. Right? Who’s the other guy to the other guy. Do you wear your seatbelt? Why?
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02-16-2019, 07:17 PM
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#117
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We choose to travel with propane off.
We do chill the refrigerator a few days before leaving, then keep it closed and turn it off before we hitch up.
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02-16-2019, 11:47 PM
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#118
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I prefreeze 3 of these cartons ( filled with water ) while traveling 6+- hours and have never had a problem keeping things cold or frozen. And I’m talking the Santa Barbara area of California. I keep 1 in the freezer and 2 in the frig. while traveling. I store them frozen in the bottom of the freezer while camping and they fit in the base of the freezer,
I do not carry propane and never have as we cook with butane and use an electric space heater when needed.
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02-17-2019, 08:03 AM
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#119
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So much mis information on this thread...people think propane is similar to gasoline...nothing could be further from the truth. Truth is propane in open atmosphere is extremely difficult to ignite. Propane only ignites within a very small window of air/propane mixture..... Your gasoline tank is many times more dangerous....
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02-17-2019, 08:46 AM
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#120
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Why is this thread still open? This subject has been beaten to death and deserves a proper burial.
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