LP gas valve handles, on or off?

[erniecarpet@...]

Ed, i have my electric heaters on as I write. Temp is 34 and will fall to the
20's tonite. Since my heaters are old, I purchased 2 new space heaters. Those
and my propane heaters, should keep this old bus warm. Plus, thanks to Frank
Heeney, i now have drapes in the bedroom- added insulation.

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana



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[ED GARDELS]

Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they(handle)
are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on. I
asked the previous owner if they worked. He said in the 13 years he
owned it he never used any thing but heat strips on the ac units, no
electric or gas.
Also, on my dash there is a LP HEAT switch. I just found out about
two weeks ago that I have to have that sw on to get lp on the fridg.
Do the electric heaters keep the coach warm?We havent used it in the
winter yet.
thanks for the help
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington Texas

[mbulriss]

Ed,

> Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they(handle)
> are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on.
Yes. The inline propane valves are only 1/4 turn on/off. When the T
handle is inline (parallel) with the propane pipe it is open, when it
is 90 degrees off/across the pipe it is closed.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ED GARDELS"
wrote:
>
> Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they(handle)
> are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on. I
> asked the previous owner if they worked. He said in the 13 years he
> owned it he never used any thing but heat strips on the ac units, no
> electric or gas.
> Also, on my dash there is a LP HEAT switch. I just found out about
> two weeks ago that I have to have that sw on to get lp on the fridg.
> Do the electric heaters keep the coach warm?We havent used it in
the
> winter yet.
> thanks for the help
> Ed Gardels 89sp
> Arlington Texas
>

[erniecarpet@...]

Ed, a couple of weeks ago, I cleaned out all my lp heaters. I was surprised
that with a little cleaning, they work fine- 23 year old heaters!

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana



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[dspithaler@...]

Ed On mine I don't have to have that switch on to have the fridge running
on gas. I just need it on for the heaters & my electric heaters do a good job
too. The handle is parallel with the line when the gas is on.
Don
89 SP 36'
Butler, PA

Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they(handle)
are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on. I
asked the previous owner if they worked. He said in the 13 years he
owned it he never used any thing but heat strips on the ac units, no
electric or gas.
Also, on my dash there is a LP HEAT switch. I just found out about
two weeks ago that I have to have that sw on to get lp on the fridg.
Do the electric heaters keep the coach warm?We havent used it in the
winter yet.
thanks for the help
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington Texas







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[Ed Gardels]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>Thanks Mike and Ernie-- Just wanted to make sure before I tried
them, as I said before, they havent been used since 1992. As far as
that goes,I dont think the cooktop has ever been used either.
Do you guys check every lp connection before you use your heaters?
Ive had my rig ove a year now and never put lpin it yet.
thanks
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington, Texas


> Ed,
>
> > Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they
(handle)
> > are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on.
> Yes. The inline propane valves are only 1/4 turn on/off. When
the T
> handle is inline (parallel) with the propane pipe it is open, when
it
> is 90 degrees off/across the pipe it is closed.
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ED GARDELS"
> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they
(handle)
> > are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on.
I
> > asked the previous owner if they worked. He said in the 13 years
he
> > owned it he never used any thing but heat strips on the ac
units, no
> > electric or gas.
> > Also, on my dash there is a LP HEAT switch. I just found out
about
> > two weeks ago that I have to have that sw on to get lp on the
fridg.
> > Do the electric heaters keep the coach warm?We havent used it
in
> the
> > winter yet.
> > thanks for the help
> > Ed Gardels 89sp
> > Arlington Texas
> >
>

[Ed Gardels]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>Thanks Mike and Ernie-- Just wanted to make sure before I tried
them, as I said before, they havent been used since 1992. As far as
that goes,I dont think the cooktop has ever been used either.
Do you guys check every lp connection before you use your heaters?
Ive had my rig ove a year now and never put lpin it yet.
thanks
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington, Texas


> Ed,
>
> > Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they
(handle)
> > are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on.
> Yes. The inline propane valves are only 1/4 turn on/off. When
the T
> handle is inline (parallel) with the propane pipe it is open, when
it
> is 90 degrees off/across the pipe it is closed.
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ED GARDELS"
> wrote:
> >
> > Can someone tell me about the valve handles, please. If they
(handle)
> > are parallel to the gas lines, is that off or on? I suspect on.
I
> > asked the previous owner if they worked. He said in the 13 years
he
> > owned it he never used any thing but heat strips on the ac
units, no
> > electric or gas.
> > Also, on my dash there is a LP HEAT switch. I just found out
about
> > two weeks ago that I have to have that sw on to get lp on the
fridg.
> > Do the electric heaters keep the coach warm?We havent used it
in
> the
> > winter yet.
> > thanks for the help
> > Ed Gardels 89sp
> > Arlington Texas
> >
>