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Liquefied petroleum (bottled) gas fuels many mobile-home furnaces. The worst hazard in an Ip system is leaks. Every time your time settles and requires re blocking, check all the joints in the gas lines. Your park operator may use a manometer to test for leaks. You can test with dish washing liquid and a sponge dauber. Apply the fluid soap generously at every joint. Don’t miss a single one, from gas-bottle hookup and regulator to the last appliance connection. If even one bubble appears, tighten that joint.
Anytime you detect the distinctive garlic-like odor of lp gas, toxic— and explosive—fumes may be escaping. Turn off the main valve and examine the system. However, other situations may bring out the Lp gas odor: tanks sitting in hot sun, for example. Cool the tanks with water or cover them with a light-colored canvas. Gas odor often signals a low fuel supply. You may also detect the odor for a short time after bottles have been refilled.
If your Ip supply rests in a rack, inspect the rack twice yearly. Clean off rust with steel wool and repaint the racks. Inspect bottle clamps every time you have the bottles filled. They must hold the bottles snugly. Do not tamper with the gas regulator or bleedoff valve. Do not attempt to handle Ip gas bottles or connections without gloves. The extremely cold vapor can frostbite your skin severely.
Call your mobile-home servicer, furnace technician, or lp gas supplier for yearly furnace servicing and adjustment, or when the furnace needs repair.