I just bought a newer travel trailer and want to hook up a 100lb. propane tank. It’s permanently mounted in a camp ground so I don’t need a million miles of hose.
My question to the smartest people on earth is, can I use compression fittings or is it all flare and pipe fittings. We don’t have propane around here, it’s all natural gas so I have very little experience.
I know the trailer has black pipe running under the trailer but I’m gonna use flex copper from the tank to the regulator and fom the regulator to the trailer. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, JEM
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where does the copper tube figure into the picture...
have a hose rated fer the job made up and make it threaded..
if you still want to use fittings... flare is the only way to do it other than threaded...
do not use compression..
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Second the motion to use a proper hose, no compression fittings.
PS: 37 deg JIC flare fittings on the hose and connections will make for easy hookup with lower possibility of any leak than swivel threaded fittings.
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Edited 6/15/2006 5:16 am ET by junkhound
Flare - practice a few first
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In most places copper has to be tin-plated on the ID to meet code for LP use. Have you considered using the stainless-steel flex lines instead? With the current prices for copper, the SST might be cheaper.
Do you have a welding supply vendor there? A good welders' supply shop can sell you the parts and do the assembly so all you need is a wrench to put it together.
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