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LPG SYSTEM
Your motorhome is equipped with a permanently mounted tank for LPG (Liquid
Petroleum Gas) with a remote fill and remote gas supply shut off switch. LPG
burns with a clean blue flame, Propane is used where subfreezing temperatures
are common, since it freezes at -40° F. How long a full tank of gas will last is
dependent on usage. In cold weather, when you are using the furnace, or when
you use large amounts of hot water, or cook extensively, you will naturally use
more than you will in warm weather, or when you may do limited cooking. On
the average, with normal cooking and other appliance use, you can probably
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count on two to four weeks of usage from the tank.
If you have allowed the tank to run out, air may have gotten into the lines. In
this event the air must be forced out through the lines by gas pressure before
you can light the pilots. Hold a match to the pilot of the appliance closest to the
tanks until it lights and stays lit. Then move to the next closest, etc.
LP TANK REMOTE FILL
The LP tank in filled by accessing the remote fill hook up located in a roadside
utility compartment. Be sure the fill is free of dirt. It may help to remind your
LP supplier to only use a clean fill hose to fill your tank. Turn off the remote
switch when the LP system is not in use, as it draws 12 volt current from the
batteries.
Warning
: Only certified LP suppliers should fill the LP Tank.
Turn remote gas supply switch off before filling or refilling LP tank.
Warning
: Always shut off the LP gas when refueling the mo-
torhome.
Remote Gas Supply Switch
A remote (toggle) switch for shutting off the gas to all appliances is located in
the same compartment. The switch activates an electric solenoid that opens
and closes, shutting the gas off at the tank. This switch should be turned off
during the filling of the LP tank. NOTE: The electric gas shut-off solenoid closes
automatically when 12-volt power is disconnected. It will reopen when power
is restored.
Warning
: All pilot lights and appliances must be turned off
during refueling of motorhome fuel tank and permanently mounted LPG
tank.
Gas lines should be checked periodically for leaks with ammonia free soapy
water.
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