Date:         Fri, 12 May 2000 20:09:26 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: driving and fridge
Comments: To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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At 15:58 5/12/2000, Bulley wrote:
>Advisable? Only a fool would advise you to drive around in your van with a
>lit flame attached to a pipe leading to a propane tank, despite thousands
>of safe trip people have made doing the same.

Here I most respectfully disagree with Mr. Bulley.  The system is designed
to work this way, and it is approved by relevant safety authorities for
this use.  The gas system has precisely the same auto-shutoff as a furnace
or water heater or range oven -- if the flame goes out, the gas shuts off
in a very few seconds.  The flame is encased in a strong steel
box.   Larger units of this type have freezers -- do you suppose that every
time the big RV folks start and stop that they shift back and forth from LP
to DC?  The units run continuously like any household fridge, and I'm
morally certain that they do a great deal of it on LP.  I think that once
you've accepted the risk of carrying the propane around you needn't worry
about operating the fridge.

Them's my thoughts.
david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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