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High pressure on a low pressure stove

Started by fleagalbaum, May 13, 2007, 07:09 PM

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fleagalbaum

My 1994 jayco has an in and out stove, but the stove barely boils water when being used outside.  Can I run a high pressure line to this stove to increase its performance or do I have to buy another stove and plumb a new line in.

Tim5055

Quote from: fleagalbaumMy 1994 jayco has an in and out stove, but the stove barely boils water when being used outside.  Can I run a high pressure line to this stove to increase its performance or do I have to buy another stove and plumb a new line in.

NO to both.

RVIA standards as well as safety standards prohibit high pressure stoves in the interior application.  For your as well as your family's safety do not "modify" the low pressure to high pressure.  This would increase the possibility of a fire.  Remember, safety first.

I would suggest you do what others do, use a high pressure stove outside where it is safer.

fleagalbaum

Quote from: Tim5055NO to both.

RVIA standards as well as safety standards prohibit high pressure stoves in the interior application.  For your as well as your family's safety do not "modify" the low pressure to high pressure.  This would increase the possibility of a fire.  Remember, safety first.

I would suggest you do what others do, use a high pressure stove outside where it is safer.


Yes I would only use it high pressure outside only but was wondering if I can use the same stove or do I have buy a new one.

mike4947

You'll need a new stove. Low pressure is less than one PSI (11 column inches of water to be exact) and high pressure is apx 13 PSI. Trust me, hooking a low pressure stove to a high pressure line will generate flames in the 2-4 foot range from the burners. Been there, done that, was lucky to save my eyebrows and hairline.

fleagalbaum

Quote from: mike4947You'll need a new stove. Low pressure is less than one PSI (11 column inches of water to be exact) and high pressure is apx 13 PSI. Trust me, hooking a low pressure stove to a high pressure line will generate flames in the 2-4 foot range from the burners. Been there, done that, was lucky to save my eyebrows and hairline.


right on, At least I will save some hair.

Any Idea where to buy a stove here in Canada?  I have been surfing the web and only found coleman style ones.  I would be looking for a 3 burner like the one inside my camper.

mike4947

I'll try and find a link for low pressure outside stoves so you can use the existing connection. I know someone makes a higher BTU version that's designed for outside usage only but since I lost all my favorites with the last computer failure I lost a lot of "research material" links...LOL
BTW it isn't the pressure that limits the BTU's of inside stove burners in PU's. You have to remember that the 20K+ BTU water heater burner and 16-18K BTU furnace burners both operate off of low pressure.
It's an insulation/proxcimity to flammable items such as the wall material/vinyl windows that can move with wind that limits most PU inside stove burners to 4K BTU's.