Re: Propane
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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...
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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
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