Mikey P
Administrator
Do you kill the pilot on the heater after each job?
Question for you Propane heat users
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Bob Savage
Member
Leave tank valve open, turn heater OFF after every job.
The pilot is auto start (110V run by inverter), by simply turning the heater power switch to ON.
To add onto your original poll questions, I know of a cleaner (slide-in with LG heater) who kept his pilot light on while he got his tank filled.
The pilot is auto start (110V run by inverter), by simply turning the heater power switch to ON.
To add onto your original poll questions, I know of a cleaner (slide-in with LG heater) who kept his pilot light on while he got his tank filled.
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ohh thats right...should have expounded more...
valve open...flip a switch off at end and on to start....
mine is 12v...
works great...but is a pain when (for what ever the reason is) when the ignitor goes out....
about once a year.....
the good news is, i just found out they are warrantied.....time to send the 2 i have back and get new ones...
valve open...flip a switch off at end and on to start....
mine is 12v...
works great...but is a pain when (for what ever the reason is) when the ignitor goes out....
about once a year.....the good news is, i just found out they are warrantied.....time to send the 2 i have back and get new ones...
Desk Jockey
Member
None of the above, we have been all Heat Exchange since the early 90's.
However when we did have propane heaters, everything was off. Valve, pilot, everything.
However when we did have propane heaters, everything was off. Valve, pilot, everything.
davegillfishing
Supportive Member
New to port propane but have past experiences in bulk propane and I'm pretty sure it's not even legal to drive with tank valve open
Dolly Llama
Number 5
same as Rich and Ken when I ran a propane TM
off/valve closed 'fore going down the roAd
..L.T.A.
off/valve closed 'fore going down the roAd
..L.T.A.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Turn it off on the heater and turn it off on the tank. I don't want to be in a wreck with my tank valve open and have my line cut, or have my van burn up, like I did back in 95, and have to worry about my tank burning with the valve open.
Art Kelley
Supportive Member
We have a very good local FD that handles those things for me so I can concentrate on my business.
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hogjowl
Idiot™
When it happened to me, I was on I-65 halfway between Montgomery and Greenville. No fire dept within 40 miles of me. I was frantically running around unloading tools and stuff, while silently thanking God that I was going to get a new rig ... cuz the one I had in that van was a stupid 33 blower rig. Man, I was glad to see it burn.
renegade_cowboy
Member
How did your van burn down?
Mikey P
Administrator
Glad I started this thread.
davegillfishing
Supportive Member
Are you rethinking?
Mikey P
Administrator
Well I certainly trust the opinion of those that kill it all.
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FB7777
Guest
Stopped using propane back in 2002 when I switched to Butlers,
Owner operators may be willing to assume the responsibility and aggravation of running with propane but I doubt many multi trucks would bother
Owner operators may be willing to assume the responsibility and aggravation of running with propane but I doubt many multi trucks would bother
vincent
Member
Everything is turned off no matter how close the next job is.
BradFenstermaker
Member
Therm off when I idle the machine. Then valve off win I get in to leave.
SamIam
Member
Mine was on a open trailer I would have had to restart the pilot regardless. But I closed it everytime.
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1st off i get the safety issue...dont get me wrong...but holy crap people...quit bar-be-queing then
whats funny is if you have a propane engine...how you shut the valve off??? uhhh it aint gonna run then....
2ndly...they have safety valves that if it has a "run" on it, then it shuts down...granted doesnt work on a small leak...
like i said...i get the safety side....but some of the "tones" of the comments, makes wanna tell you to DONT GO FILL YOUR GRILL TANK...
whats funny is if you have a propane engine...how you shut the valve off??? uhhh it aint gonna run then....
2ndly...they have safety valves that if it has a "run" on it, then it shuts down...granted doesnt work on a small leak...
like i said...i get the safety side....but some of the "tones" of the comments, makes wanna tell you to DONT GO FILL YOUR GRILL TANK...
rhino1
Member
You SHOULD turn off everything of course, sometimes I am guilty of not doing so. What worries me more, it has happened more than once, is the thermostat/pilot has malfunctioned, allowing propane to flow even when the pilot was not lit. This happened often on an old unit I got rid of, and more recently, on a LG heater with fewer than 100 hours on it. This one, when re-ignited, shot the vent cap up hard enough to put a dent in the top of the van. Not to mention the 10 years it took off my life when it went off in my face.
Shane T
Member
Do you suppose all those RV'ers out there close the tank valve every time they get in the drivers seat. My belly tank valve is never closed and the secured tank in my other unit is only closed when I take it out to have it filled. That said I never drive around with the pilot lite. You should do what your comfortable with but most of the propane fears out there are way over blown.
Desk Jockey
Member
Wouldn't it still be very dangerous to have the valve open should the van get in an accident with or without the pilot lit?
I never had a fear of it because with the valve closed I figured the worst would be on the outside in an accident. I doubt you could puncture those tanks, although leave a path of least resistance and I think that liquid propane could still get pushed inside the van if it got T-boned on the tank side???
I never had a fear of it because with the valve closed I figured the worst would be on the outside in an accident. I doubt you could puncture those tanks, although leave a path of least resistance and I think that liquid propane could still get pushed inside the van if it got T-boned on the tank side???
Jim Martin
Supportive Member
I don't really think it is the tank that everyone needs to worry about as much as the lines that feed your heaters............if the tank valves are open and you get hit...what if it cuts the line....what if you have a line rubbing.......seems to me it is just a good judgement call to shut it off........
mechanical rule #1...........Never trust your equipment....the moment you start getting comfortable.....someones going to get hurt.......
mechanical rule #1...........Never trust your equipment....the moment you start getting comfortable.....someones going to get hurt.......
hogjowl
Idiot™
Exactly the point, Jim. I agee.
As to the question of why my van burned. I have no idea. It started under the hood ... I was driving down the road and started seeing smoke coming in from the vents. I stopped, opened the hood to be driven back by the flames. It burned for a good 45 minutes until the "local" fire dept could call everyone in from the bingo parlor and get their firetruck cranked and out to me.
A week later, I was rolling with a new and better rig.
I love insurance.
As to the question of why my van burned. I have no idea. It started under the hood ... I was driving down the road and started seeing smoke coming in from the vents. I stopped, opened the hood to be driven back by the flames. It burned for a good 45 minutes until the "local" fire dept could call everyone in from the bingo parlor and get their firetruck cranked and out to me.
A week later, I was rolling with a new and better rig.
I love insurance.
Mikey P
Administrator
yeah, thats a hoot.
Zee
Supportive Member
For the few years I was running with a propane burner...I always turned off the main valve on the tank. Never driven with it open and pilot on..
There was an event though with a coworker that went with the pilot on....it got blown out by the wind and it failed to shut the gas flow off...yup the NPR box got opened up and the built up propane just somehow exploded in a big flamethrower exhibit thru the barn doors of the NPR.
One time the built up gas on a job (after the pilot went out) thru me back against the wall as I was standing next to the side door of the NPR.
I dislike propane a lot..
There was an event though with a coworker that went with the pilot on....it got blown out by the wind and it failed to shut the gas flow off...yup the NPR box got opened up and the built up propane just somehow exploded in a big flamethrower exhibit thru the barn doors of the NPR.
One time the built up gas on a job (after the pilot went out) thru me back against the wall as I was standing next to the side door of the NPR.
I dislike propane a lot..
