HOW TO: Connect an RV to External Propane

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As a follow-up to our recent video on wintering in an RV, we found that connecting our rig to a large external propane tank was a little bit more involved than we expected. If youre planning to spend the winter in a cold climate, or simply want to avoid running out of propane while parked in one place for an extended period, we offer some useful information based on our recent experience. Were using our Extend-a-Stay (also known as a Stay-a-While or an Extend-a-Flow) to connect to a large external propane tank. Theres a fair amount to know about propane, and we are certainly not experts. But we do know more about it today than we did yesterday! "Inch water column" (also referred to as " WC or "inches of water") is a unit of pressure measurement, commonly used for propane and other gases. RV appliances require about 11" WC, which equals only about 0.4 PSI! Weve been RV snowbirds for 8 winters in a row, mostly in the Desert Southwest. This year, for the very first time, well be spending the winter in the RV in a northern location. Granted, the Lower Mainland of British Columbia isnt exactly Manitoba when it comes to winter, but were far enough up in the mountains to get some freezing temperatures and snow here. Luckily, Birgit & Greg, whose site were using, were nice enough to let us tap into their super-size external propane tank (well be paying for the propane we use, of course). There are lots of RVers who know way more than we do about RVing in REAL winter deep <b>…<b>


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  • At 2012.01.21 14:17, RVgeeks said:

    @biggdogg285 Thanks Adam! So glad we got this all worked out before the deep freeze came.

    • At 2012.01.21 15:25, biggdogg285 said:

      lol, good job!

      • At 2012.01.21 16:33, RVgeeks said:

        Just wanted to post a quick update…. We woke up this morning to find the outside temperature at 21 degrees. Unfortunately that’s F, not C! Our propane furnace is running fine and our hot water is piping hot (running on propane), so our connection to the big external propane tank is working like a charm. :)

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