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**kempert** · 03-19-2012, 03:43 PM

Bill -

Even if you lift the flap and secure it, it can still be in contact with the furnace outlets. I have marks on the underside of my flap to prove it. I forgot to completely turn my furnace off several winters ago. After closing down the TM and driving about 50 miles, I stopped and could smell vinyl burning. I opened the front shell and could see where the flap had been slightly scorched. Since the tanks had been turned off (something I always do), I guess the propane that burned was what was in the lines.

03-19-2012, 03:43 PM	#5
kempert Site Sponsor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Homebase VA, nomad for 5 months a year Posts: 306	Bill - Even if you lift the flap and secure it, it can still be in contact with the furnace outlets. I have marks on the underside of my flap to prove it. I forgot to completely turn my furnace off several winters ago. After closing down the TM and driving about 50 miles, I stopped and could smell vinyl burning. I opened the front shell and could see where the flap had been slightly scorched. Since the tanks had been turned off (something I always do), I guess the propane that burned was what was in the lines. __________________ Kemper 2008 2720SL - 7 cross-country trips so far + ventures into western Canada 2002 2720SL - 70,000+ miles before being retired to the farm 2015 Ford F150 "A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have." -- Author Unknown