Replacing outside HP stove with an RVQ

[harleywolf]

Ok some resolve to this issue, and embarrassing enough upon closer inspection, the RVQ (and why is that all in bold red now!?) I have has a low pressure reg built in, which means that I can simply hook it into the high pressure line on the RV. The hose that came with it didn

[mike4947]

Rick, your dealer has what I've seen a lot in RV people. They see two propane pressures not three. There are so few high pressure (13 psi average pressure) RV uses that when they hear high pressure they think tank pressure and that I agree is not the way to go with a permanent line.
If you dig into the fittings enough you'll find that low pressure quick disconnect fittings are "snap fittings" similar to air line fittings (but do not substitute air fittings for propane ones. No one cares if an air line has a little weeping or a slow leak and the extra cost for propane fittings is the 100% inspection and other quality control)
and high pressure "quick disconnect" fittings are screw on. Mainly so each presure has it's own fitting and to keep people from hooking into the wrong pressure. Just like electrical plugs for different amperages are different to keep from plugging into an outlet/supply cord that could be overloaded.
 
This was learned the hard way of course by screwing up and hooking up a stove designed for low pressure and no regulator to a high pressure line. Nothing like 3-4 foot flames to let you know you screwed something up. I was just glad it wasn't tank pressure I hooked to and that the stove wasn't under the awning...LOL

[austinado16]

Whenever I hear "the ski is falling, the ski is falling" I don't think, thank goodness I got warned, I think, "why."

With regard to the running of a 13psi line through the camper, isn't that already being done by many manufacturers?

I don't see the hazard in a properly installed set of lines whether they are copper, or special rated propane hose.  Check out the MB Sturgis website. They've got all the nice fittings and can custom make flex hoses in a variety of configurations.

Knowledge is power!

[mike4947]

Actually the only builder of RV's that I know of that uses high pressure for their outside connections is Fleetwood and even they stopped using it for several years due to problems associated with using auto changover valves. The seperate regulator needed had to be attached to only one tank, so if the change over activated the outside connection didn't get propane. The seperate regulator was needed as there isn't a dual stage propane regulator with a tap on the high pressure section rate for mobile/RV usage. I haven't seen one of the new Fleetwoods with the optional high pressure outside stove to see if or how they've addressed that issue; as the only dealer of Fleetwood PU's within 100 miles quit selling them 2 years ago.
And not to mention that high pressure or tank pressure lines can not be permanently routed through the living space.