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03-16-2015, 12:55 PM
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Propane in, heat out
What are the thoughts of hooking up a propane bottle to the coach grill gas outlet to power the furnace, an extended stay deal....Does not seem to have a regulator to bother with. Ever been done?
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03-16-2015, 01:53 PM
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I know that someone on here as done the ole "extend a stay route" on a Sprinter.
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03-16-2015, 01:59 PM
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Wouldn't do it without a regulator on the extra tank, otherwise you are putting unregulated pressure on all the gas appliances, which might result in unwanted consequences.
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03-16-2015, 02:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoglou
What are the thoughts of hooking up a propane bottle to the coach grill gas outlet to power the furnace, an extended stay deal....Does not seem to have a regulator to bother with. Ever been done?
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I would really hesitate to do that. Your in-house fixtures just aren't built to handle a high pressure feed.
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03-16-2015, 02:34 PM
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The Extend a stay connection
I own a 3050 Sunseeker. The "extend a stay" connection that I have connects between the coach tank and the regulator. This unit has two connectors, one for a external tank, and one for the propane grill (small 1 pound tank type connection). The extend a tank is connected between the coach tank and the coach regulator.
With this setup both the onboard tank and the external tank pass through the regulator, so with a set up like this you will have no problem.
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03-16-2015, 10:10 PM
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As muf259 says, extend a stay goes before the regulator so no different than using onboard tank.
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03-16-2015, 11:31 PM
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The usual setups are like murf259 states. This is especially useful if one has a Sprinter chassis and a LP gas generator, as one can use 20 or 30 pound cylinders to keep the A/C going if dry camping in a hotter climate like Texas.
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03-17-2015, 12:56 PM
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SaubleGuy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoglou
What are the thoughts of hooking up a propane bottle to the coach grill gas outlet to power the furnace, an extended stay deal....Does not seem to have a regulator to bother with. Ever been done?
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Question states, "coach GRILL gas outlet". That means its after the regulator. You must NOT connect an unregulated supply here.
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03-17-2015, 01:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saubleguy
Question states, "coach GRILL gas outlet". That means its after the regulator. You must NOT connect an unregulated supply here.
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EXACTLY!
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03-17-2015, 01:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saubleguy
Question states, "coach GRILL gas outlet". That means its after the regulator. You must NOT connect an unregulated supply here.
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Oh, good catch! I was reading question as using an actual extend-a-stay.
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03-17-2015, 01:39 PM
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Got it. Do not attempt.....
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03-17-2015, 02:20 PM
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Average Joe
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Wonder if you added a regulator to the bottle first..... 
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03-17-2015, 02:37 PM
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SaubleGuy
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Technically that may work, however, you have to remember that gas systems are designed to work in a specific direction for a reason ie pipe size typically starts out larger at supply. I would never recommend doing this.
If you need to use a larger tank for extended stay periods, replace one of the original propane hoses with a longer one that will reach out to the external tank. It could be coiled and ziptied during normal use.
My $0.02
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04-21-2015, 10:35 AM
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Depends on your grill
In my previous post, the "extend a stay" adapter is placed between the onboard tank and the regulator. The kit has a connection port for the gas grill. My gas grill (Weber Q2000) has a regulator built into it. This is typical of grill that will take either an 1lb propane bottle (the little green ones) or the usual 20-30lb propane tanks. In either case the grill's regulator is all that is needed.
Since we are talking the usual "portable" grill I assumed that we were all on the same page. My mistake.
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