when it comes to propane systems and stuff like that you would think that i know a little bit
about it since i do tips and things like that on this channel and i had something happen to me
so try to guess which one of the eight that it is and leave it down in the comments below the first
suggestion is checking your propane levels on mine i have two 30 pound tanks that means that every
now and then i need to get them filled up so if i have one that's empty i'll switch to the other one
and come back and use the other 30 pound tank that means that i need to fill the empty one
so you need to check every now and then to make sure that you have it ran out of propane
if you check out this video right here it'll show you a method of which you can check yours
even if you're out and about that leads me to number two that is checking your selector switch
so on my propane system on my rv i have a manual selector has a little arrow on it
and it has a green or red green meaning that i'm getting propane from the propane tank so i'll
go to that selector switch and i'll turn it and point it at the propane tank that i want to use
now on your rv you may have an auto selector you can still see on there which side you're picking
from but nevertheless make sure that the selector switch is pointing at the tank that you're going
to be using all right suggestion number three if you're going to want to use propane then make sure
you turn the tank on you go outside you turn the little valve on top of the propane tank to allow
propane to start to move as we stated before once you have the selector switch pointed at the tank
that you want turn that tank on turn the other one back off and that way you know that you're pulling
propane from the side that you want number four this suggestion is about bleeding out the system
so if you change your tanks or you get them full or anything like that and you turn them on you're
not necessarily going to have propane at whatever you're going to use it on right then so what you
can do is go to your oven what you're going to do there is go and try to start the oven up to
do that you're going to select which burner that you want and you're going to hold it in and turn
the gas on and then you're going to try to ignite it if you don't get a flame right away then that
means that you have air in the system so patience here is key keep holding it down and keep hitting
that igniter until you get a flame once you get a flame go ahead and let it run for a little while
the reason you're going to do that is to let any of the existing air move out my suggestion here
is to let it run about 30 to 45 seconds that way you know you have all the air out of the line the
next one has to do with safety measures on your rv you'll have a carbon monoxide slash propane
gas detector this detector is there for that very purpose it detects if you have any gas leaks if
you have any gas leaks in your rv that's not good so check to make sure that that is working on mine
i have a light on there to let me know that it's okay also has a test button on there i could push
on the test button and it'll give a really really loud alarm and that lets me know that it's working
the next tip has to do with those leaks say your detector is not working and you come inside of
your rv and you smell something that just ain't right see a lot of people don't know that when it
comes to propane that the manufacturers actually put stuff inside of the propane so that it doesn't
smell good so if you have a propane leak inside of your rv i would suggest going outside of your rv
and shutting off the propane tanks completely right then and there some people might think that
it's a good idea to go ahead and disconnect power so that you don't have anything trying to start
not necessarily the case right away what you want to do is open up all your doors get some
air flowing through there get that propane out of your rv see the reason i say about the electrical
part and having something trying to start you have a multiple types of different systems inside of
your rv 12 volt and 110 volt if you have those two things then you got to find a way to shut all that
off right away disconnecting your battery turning off switches everything like that so when it comes
to turning off the power and flipping switches and disconnecting batteries 12 volt 120 volt systems
and all that stuff you have a chance of creating a spark so you can only imagine you have propane
inside of your rv and you go to turn stuff off and you create a spark spark propane inside of rv well
you can imagine what would happen there not a good scenario so my suggestion is is that if you have
that smell inside of your rv is to go out turn off the propane open up all the doors the windows
and stuff like that and get some air moving through the rv so that you can dissipate whatever
is inside alright the next tip has to do with checking for leaks what we're going to talk about
is you have actual leaks at the fittings it is a very important that every couple months you go out
and you check all the fittings outside of your rv under your rv and inside of the rv wherever
you have propane connections now you say how do you check for leaks at any one of these fittings
you go and you get a spray bottle and you fill it up with soapy water after you verify that your
propane system is good right your oven is working and all the other things inside of your rv is
getting propane once you have all that checked and you're good to go you'll want to go to each one of
the fittings and spray some of that soapy water on top of each one of the fittings or around each one
of the fittings if any one of the fittings has a leak you'll start to see bubbles forming around
that fitting if you do have a fitting that has leaks go back to your tanks and turn them off get
your propane completely empty so that you don't have any leaks at any of those points anymore
once you have the propane system shut down consult a professional to get any of those
fittings taken care of now if you're handy enough and you want to try to take care of it yourself
go ahead and do so but my suggestion is if you don't really know what you're doing around your
propane system now this is important because you don't want to turn yourself into something that
is going to cause a big issue so what you want to do is contact a professional ask them to come out
and check your rv and fix those fittings believe me propane is not something that you want to mess
with inside of your rv now just like everything else on your rv there should be some point of
maintenance and some sort of timeline that you need to check things this goes into the annual
check it's good to annually check all your systems your oven your refrigerator and all the different
things that uses propane you want to check those systems out and not only do you want to make sure
that all the appliances work but you want to make sure there's no leaks at those appliances
also so what i suggest is that you take your rv in once a year and have it professionally
checked out now for me i have to take mine in once a year to have a state inspection done
when i do that i can ask the facility then if they'll go ahead and check my propane systems out
to make sure that everything is good to go again propane is not something to mess with in your rv
especially if you have problems if you have problems shut it down turn it off and get help
as i said in the beginning of the video one of these different steps is something that happened
to me i didn't think it through straight and i had an episode where i didn't get propane to my rv
so take a guess at which one it was and leave down in the description below which one you
thought it was and until the next time enjoy your trips keep your propane safe and god bless
you