Yahoo Message Number: 116041 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116041)
I have an all electric coach, I carry a propane grill that uses the small 16 oz. propane cans, they do not last long. I would like to carry with me a twenty pound bottle. Is it safe to place the bottle in one of the storage bays?
Walt
Texas ⭐️Strong
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Yahoo Message Number: 116043 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116043)
I have a grill and a griddle that both take twenty pound bottles. I keep them underneath and along with the coach propane supply all has been well. You can reference this by the fact that I am writing this LOL. You just have to watch tunnel restrictions mostly but sometimes I forget.
Yahoo Message Number: 116044 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116044)
When you write "underneath" does that mean in one of the storage bays?
Walt
Texas ⭐️Strong
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Yahoo Message Number: 116046 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116046)
Yep, safer than gas.
Jim Hill
2008 Tribute 260
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Yahoo Message Number: 116048 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116048)
Basic answer, NO! A storage bay is a closed space where propane can pool waiting for a spark with a critical mix of gas to air volume causing a huge explosion. You need a space the has large vents to the outdoors. TWInsall 2004 Intrigue 11731
Yahoo Message Number: 116049 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116049)
Walt
Been in my bay since coach was new. Only wish I had bought the flatter style than the regular type, as with most grills. I Carry it in a plastic milk crate so it doesn't roll
Randy
Intrigue 04 11823
Yahoo Message Number: 116050 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116050)
Same here since coach was new in 07. Same bay I carry a couple 1 lb bottles as backup.
Ray O.
Yahoo Message Number: 116051 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116051)
You are probably correct, that it is unsafe to store a propane bottle in a closed storage bay. That said, I grew up on a farm and ranch operation in Oklahoma. Even our cars were converted to propane. The 60 gallon propane tank was mounted inside the trunk, just behind the rear passenger seat. We are all still alive, with the exception of a few that have lost their lives to being between 90 and 102 years of age. We didn't have air compressors that were portable, so we always filled all tires, from tractors, and combines, to trucks, cars and bicycles, with propane. Seems to have worked just fine.
Jim
Yahoo Message Number: 116052 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116052)
I had two chevy beauville vans back in the 70's with twin low profile tanks below the middle seat, which was moved back to give total access from the sliding door. The valves, filling, release, and over flow valve were enclosed and sealed connected to an external fill, blead and vent system installed in front of the rear wheel on the driver side for external access. A similar rig is set up on my coach as the needed connections aren't acessible. . The tank shares space with two of the opposing slide out rooms rear hydraulic rams. My tank will hold around 55 gallons before the bleed valve starts to spit. Its enough to last just over 90 days. We use propane for cooking and the fridge while traveling. TWInsall 2004 Intrigue 11731.
Yahoo Message Number: 116053 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116053)
And by the way, sometimes it would be nice if Hollywood Cartoon shows were real. As we could call Hank, and he'd be able to tell us everything we wanted to know about 'Propane, and propane accessories...'!
Out of gas on this topic now:)!
Smitty
04 Allure 31017
Yahoo Message Number: 116054 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116054)
I agree with the safest answer is not in a non vented, bottom, basement bay. That being said, I carry a 20lb filament composite wound tank inside of our non vented storage bays. I use it primarily for the Amazing Campfire in a Can, and usually use the 1lb bottles, stored in the same bay, for the Webber. But I have used the hose attachment for longer days of BBQ'ing Cook Off's with friends a few times too:)! We also added both a Extend A Stay, as well as an external optional valved outlet in our coaches 19gal LP tank. Since we no longer have the Norcold 1200, the only use in the coach for LP, is the stove top. I did have the former refrigerator line spliced into, and have it on a 1/4 valve stubbed out outlet in the toe board of where the Samsung is now. Will use that a few times a year in extreme cold boon docking, with our Heat Buddy.
We're still showing 3/4 full on the propane tank, after coming up in December on three years since it was last topped off.
I've talked with Jim Cooley about making a future mod. Drop the large tank, partially close off the lower LP basement opening to the ground, and install a smaller slide out. On one the back end of the slide out, I'd have a composite filament wound 20lb LP tank, with appropriate regulator for LP Detector Auto Shutoff added to it. In the middle of the drawer, I'd mount our larger On The Go water softener, and run schedule 40 piping over from/to the wet bay, for water. (Inlet would come in and over to the water softener, using 6' flexible hoses to make the final attachment to the softener from the schedule 40 pipe. Then back thu the softener outlet via another 6' hose to the inlet side schedule 40 pipe feed to the inlet side of the coaches water bay. This would allow me to pull the sliding drawer out about every two-three weeks (Depending on hardness of water.) to facilitate a regeneration of the water softener, without having to lift it out to do so. And obviously save from the lugging it around to set up outside every time we move the coach. (Only set it up in hard water areas.). And I suspect that 20lb tank would easily last a year, more if we don't use the Heat Buddy from time to time. And the final front 1/3 or so of the tray, would be I hope large enough hold a basement freezer, if not, then permanently mount my tool box:)!
I've sketched this out, and it's on our lists of future mod's to the coach. In with the other's, and being negotiated with the DW on the sequence of changes:)! (Win that Lotto, and we'll do the full list...:)!).
Back to the comment on storing a closed compartment, the safe answer is 'No' to storing in the basement. But, you see of us do so...
Best to all,
Smitty
04 Allure 31017
Yahoo Message Number: 116059 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/116059)
I have decided to cary the propane tank in a milk crate in the bed of my toad, a Ford F 150. There is a lot of ventilation there, with the milk crate securely tied down.
Walt
Texas ⭐️Strong
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