paulcardoza
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Propane on, with only the refrigerator running. WH and furnace turned off.
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katleman
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paulcardoza wrote:Propane on, with only the refrigerator running. WH and furnace turned off. Same here. Traveling with a family of 5, the fridge gets opened a number of times on our way, so I can't see the fridge not running while driving.
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fivecodys
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cruiserjs wrote:Nope - 'fridge does NOT need propane while traveling. Just try it - the fridge will stay cold for at least 8 hours, even in summer temps! Don't argue until yu have tried it please.
Really? I'm gonna try that. 
I have a thermometer in the fridge so it should be very easy to measure any temperature variation.
I currently run with the fridge on and turn it off if refueling.
My longest trip to date has been five hours.
Thanks for the post.
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Propane on and refer running if winter furnace running. Tom said he kills 2 birds with one stone, while I don't want his defrosted food.
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hotpepperkid
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fivecodys wrote:cruiserjs wrote:Nope - 'fridge does NOT need propane while traveling. Just try it - the fridge will stay cold for at least 8 hours, even in summer temps! Don't argue until yu have tried it please.
Really? I'm gonna try that.
I have a thermometer in the fridge so it should be very easy to measure any temperature variation.
I currently run with the fridge on and turn it off if refueling.
My longest trip to date has been five hours.
Thanks for the post.
Bill
Yea let us know. If I left mine off for 8 hr I wouldnt have ice cream any more but something I could pour on my cereal.
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When traveling, the LP stays on 24/7. The frig uses lp only when coach disconnect is off & no SP or Gen. Otherwise it's on 12v and cooling away (i keep it switched to auto). Water heater stays off till we park. EVERYTHING is shut down when fueling.
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Gunpilot77
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cruiserjs wrote:Nope - 'fridge does NOT need propane while traveling. Just try it - the fridge will stay cold for at least 8 hours, even in summer temps! Don't argue until yu have tried it please.
That is correct if you don't stop for lunch which requires opening and closing the door a few times, not to mention getting drinks during rest stops, AND you are traveling north of the Mason-Dixon line. Even leaving ours running the heat in the southwest causes my beer to get warmer than I like when the days drive is over. It takes 8 to 10 hours to start the percolation process that makes the frig cool back down after you turn it back on. Of course right after you turn it back on it is dinner preparation time so the door gets opened and closed several more times while the frig is trying to catch up. You can have your botulism, I'll leave mine running, thankyou.
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I won't disagree with the premise about safety. However, there is a law of dimishing returns on every safety item on the planet. If all cars stayed in the garage and all bullets in the box, nobody would ever get hurt by them. I can't help but wonder if the severe lack of constant propane fires in trailers might have something to do with folk's feelings about turning them off while traveling. Can anybody site even one example? I'll bet more people die by slipping in the shower every day than are killed by propane in a decade. Nobody is outlawing showers (yet). Mine's on.
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thunderstruckhd
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Bottom line is people do it and personally I feel its safe, so I do it. I also considerate this subject usless unless there seems to be a rash of accidents concerning propane, which there isn't. Most propane appliance manufactures do not warn against using their products while driving.
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bagmanx
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Atwood is stating that the type of burners used in water heaters, furnaces too, count on draft created by the gas flow to draw in primary air.
If the pressure of the primary air is fluctuating, the flame could be pulled out of the burner instead of up the flue.
They should probably limit their warning to their own equipment IMHO.
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