Well this is an interesting idea.

[SeaCat]

As many of you know I just bought a new/used/old Mobile home.

One of the minor problems I have with it is it does not have wiring for an electric stove. It does however have a never yet used Propane stove.

I have been looking into, and argueing with the Park about the use of Propane.

The Park has finally agreed to my using Propane.

The local dealers want a ton of cash to come in and set up a tank for me.

I was reminded by my father that all Propane Stoves run on the same pressure. I was also reminded by my father that I have helped him on several occasions to rebuild/repair the set ups for his travle trailers with their Propane Stoves. (Not to mention Hot Water Heaters and Trailer Heaters.)

Maybe I should just do the little bit of work and make this Trailer a set up to use the smaller 20 or 25 pound Propane tanks and be done with it. (That should take me about two hours and maybe $50.00) Hell it only took me three hours to rig my fathers Pop Up Camper with dual tanks to run it's Stove, Hot Water and Heat. No one needs to see it, I can stash the tanks under the trailer.

In my mind this would be even safer than having some company come in and set up their 150 pound tank. The small tanks I can unhook and bring inside when a storm threatens.

Cat

 

[yui]

As many of you know I just bought a new/used/old Mobile home.

One of the minor problems I have with it is it does not have wiring for an electric stove. It does however have a never yet used Propane stove.

I have been looking into, and argueing with the Park about the use of Propane.

The Park has finally agreed to my using Propane.

The local dealers want a ton of cash to come in and set up a tank for me.

I was reminded by my father that all Propane Stoves run on the same pressure. I was also reminded by my father that I have helped him on several occasions to rebuild/repair the set ups for his travle trailers with their Propane Stoves. (Not to mention Hot Water Heaters and Trailer Heaters.)

Maybe I should just do the little bit of work and make this Trailer a set up to use the smaller 20 or 25 pound Propane tanks and be done with it. (That should take me about two hours and maybe $50.00) Hell it only took me three hours to rig my fathers Pop Up Camper with dual tanks to run it's Stove, Hot Water and Heat. No one needs to see it, I can stash the tanks under the trailer.

In my mind this would be even safer than having some company come in and set up their 150 pound tank. The small tanks I can unhook and bring inside when a storm threatens.

Cat

I'm nodding. But mine not be the best opinion at the moment. I'm wallowing. And drinking beer. And mebbe not entirely here. In fact, don't listen to my nod.

More or less just wanted to say "hi" Cat and Cat-wife.

 

[SeaCat]

I'm nodding. But mine not be the best opinion at the moment. I'm wallowing. And drinking beer. And mebbe not entirely here. In fact, don't listen to my nod.

More or less just wanted to say "hi" Cat and Cat-wife.

Hey there sweetHeart.

I shall always listen to your nodding.

Yes the Futon has moved with us.

I will tell my wife you said hi. (She was asking if I had heard from you the other day.)

Cat

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Cat you may want to check on the local building codes, etc. on the use of propane and how it has to be set up what type of tanks can be used. You can probably find out at your local fire department or the local library.

 

[Matadore]

The size of the tank is not very important as to the functioning of the system.

This might sound obvious, but I would strongly advise against putting the tank anywhere in an enclosed area that might trap gas should a line or connection leak. Same for storage of a tank. I wouldn't think that keeping a tank under your living quarters (esp. if enclosed as a trailer in a park usually is) could be recommended, but stranger things have been allowed by authorities.

A consideration might be the refueling of the tank. A hundred pounder is a handfull to move alone. A 150 lb is nearly impossible to horse into a pickup truck alone. Anything bigger requires refilling on site by a fuel tanker.

You might look around to see if there is some inspection method available to check your setup after you have finished, but before you begin using it. A fire department or the gas supplier might provide such a service for a modest fee.

 

[Huckleman2000]

Also, there's the issue of house insurance. Should something happen, heaven forbid, and the insurance adjustor starts wondering where the code-standard propane tank is, you'd probably be totally fucked.

 

[SeaCat]

Okay, where to start?

First off thanks all for the advice.

The system I am thinking of setting up will actually be safer than many of those that are out there. It will be using two 20 or 25 pound Propane tanks, (the same as are used on your gas grill out back.) run through a dual manifold designed just for this purpose. Connecting the manifold to the stove will be one continouse piece of copper tubing running from the manifold to the pressure fitting at the stove. This reduces the possible points of leakage to two. One inside the trailer at the pressure fitting and one outside at the manifold. (Both of these connections are flared pressure fittings, not prone to leakage but as we all know Shit Happens.)

The tanks themselves will be stored outside the trailer, inside a wooden lattice work hide. (Plenty of airflow, no trapped fumes.)

The nicest thing about this system is that refilling of the tanks is easy. Because these are the same type of tanks used on Grills I can just unhook the empty, load it into the back of the car and have it filled at any filling station that supplies Propane for Gas Grills.

Oh and checking the system for leaks is even easier than expected. I can run a line from one of my SCUBA Tanks through a pressure gauge and into the system. With this I can charge the system and let it sit for a while and see if the pressure drops, all using normal air and not a flammable gas.

Cat

 

[SeaCat]

Also, there's the issue of house insurance. Should something happen, heaven forbid, and the insurance adjustor starts wondering where the code-standard propane tank is, you'd probably be totally fucked.

Insurance?

What in the world is that? I live in a Mobile Home less than a block from the Intercoastal Waterway. What I would pay for insurance on this place in a year would be a downpayment on a full house.

Cat

(No they do not take into account that this place has been here for the past 30 years. Nor do they take into account that the way this place is anchored makes it a lot safer than many of the newer Mobile Homes on the Market.)