Larry -
Most fuel pumps I've used in the past few years
have the vapor recovery system. They even draw
gas gurgling back underground if you try to over-
fill, of course. However, it was not until I was
following this list for a few years that I
realized I was possibly damaging my vehicles by
topping off the tank. While trying to FILL my
tank for accurate measurements, or max miles
before next fill-up, I sometimes overflowed gas
on my feet, ground, car... Yeah, not smart, and
sometimes our first big mistake is our last. I
may have pulled the nozzle out too far - as some
tank necks will not take high pressure fuel pumps
w/o resetting. The vapor would only need to travel
1 foot - but if I can smell it from two feet
away, the Norcold might ignite it.
I would not use propane devices while driving,
& especially while near others who are refueling
next to me. None of the pump jockeys went to
"refueling school" - & I obviously skipped that
part of my education.
Some tunnels have signs prohibiting propane tanks,
even if turned off. You are supposed to stop for
inspection, or be directed to an alternate route.
They mostly look for large reefer trucks, but it
also applies to the small "BBQ" LP tanks.
With my extra deep-cycle house battery, there is
no trouble keeping up with the [15A?] Norcold -
as inefficient as it is. I'd disable my DDL if 15A
was that critical. I run 20 to 85A with my Ham Rig
on. Winnie must have a brother-in-law or other
connection at Norcold, to have helped them unload
so many poorly designed refrigerators.
My main reason for never using ANY propane EVER,
is the difficulty, inconvenience, & expense of
refilling. After reading about the soot problems
with Norcold & furnace, + lighting & relighting,
cleaning - I am very happy. I'd take both
appliances out, & leave them out, if it wasn't
such a difficult task. My chest Norcold would
fit in place of the original unit, & I'd have a
choice of freezer or cooler, a fully adjustable
thermostat, and only 1/3 the current. + I could
leave it out when not needed.
My LARGE chest-style Norcold portable cooler-
freezer only draws 4-5A on 12V [I've never
measured AC amps], and it naturally runs a lot
less if set above -32F. It's hard to believe it
has a compressor, yet draws the same current as
my DC 6-pack or large Koolatron - both solid
state coolers, @ ~4.5A. I must use an external
power supply to run the solid state units on
117V AC, but the compressor unit just plugs
into 115V AC,
Regards,
Jack_son
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--In ev_update@..., Larry Schellhase <schellhase@.> wrote:
Forest do you do this in areas that do not have vapor recovery
systems on the gas pumps? I feel relatively safe refueling with the
Norcold running on propane when the gas pump has a vapor recovery
system, but when the pumps do not have vapor recovery I turn the
fridge off before filling.
* * * Warning - I am not stating this is a safe practice or
recommending that anyone else should do what I do. * * *
Larry
LA, CA
