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Viperoy
post Sep 7 2022, 07:16 PM
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I currently have my third truck camper—a Lance 1172. I’ve had this camper 3 years. I have an issue, sometimes, where the propane supply to my refrigerator is lost when we move from one campground to the next—this might be a 200 mile move or a400 mile move. When I get to my new destination or go into the camper an hour or two into the drive, the fridge is beeping and has lost the propane connection. Once I turn the fridge off and back on, it reconnects and will run without issue if I am parked for days. However it may do this several days in a row or sporadically if traveling. Any ideas?
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post Sep 11 2022, 05:43 PM
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QUOTE(Viperoy @ Sep 7 2022, 07:16 PM)
I currently have my third truck camper—a Lance 1172. I’ve had this camper 3 years. I have an issue, sometimes, where the propane supply to my refrigerator is lost when we move from one campground to the next—this might be a 200 mile move or a400 mile move. When I get to my new destination or go into the camper an hour or two into the drive, the fridge is beeping and has lost the propane connection. Once I turn the fridge off and back on, it reconnects and will run without issue if I am parked for days. However it may do this several days in a row or sporadically if traveling. Any ideas?
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Is it an automatic safety valve? Check with Lance or the refrigerator mfg. I was told to turn off the propane tank valve when traveling.
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post Sep 22 2022, 10:30 AM
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QUOTE(Viperoy @ Sep 7 2022, 07:16 PM)
I currently have my third truck camper—a Lance 1172. I’ve had this camper 3 years. I have an issue, sometimes, where the propane supply to my refrigerator is lost when we move from one campground to the next—this might be a 200 mile move or a400 mile move. When I get to my new destination or go into the camper an hour or two into the drive, the fridge is beeping and has lost the propane connection. Once I turn the fridge off and back on, it reconnects and will run without issue if I am parked for days. However it may do this several days in a row or sporadically if traveling. Any ideas?
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I turn my refer and propane bottles off while traveling to the next destination. The refrigerator is insulated as well as any cooler and will be just fine for a day's travel.
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post Jun 1 2023, 10:06 PM
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We too have this problem occasionally when travelling. I think the wind blows the flame out and then it shuts down. We have even had that happen when parked in a windy spot. The fridges are not designed to be used while travelling even though most folks do leave them on.
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post Nov 5 2023, 10:56 PM
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If the refrigerator is propane-powered, there is a pilot that has to be lit for the propane valve to stay open. In all probability, driving the camper has caused the pilot to go out from air being forced down the refrigerator vent and blowing out the pilot. That can be a difficult problem to solve. I had that problem on one camper and made a small baffle that I attached to the roof in front of the refrigerator vent to direct the on-coming air around the vent. That worked fine, but if I was driving in a strong crosswind, the pilot would sometimes be blown out.
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