How to Hook Up LP Tanks in Travel Trailers

Roughing it on a camping trip is good for some, but many travel trailer and RV adventurers like to have a few basic modern conveniences like the ability to heat water and cook food. Travel trailers and RV's typically use liquid petroleum (LP) propane tanks for heating and cooking. These tanks are commonly installed outside the travel trailer, where they are connected to a regulator that runs from outside into the travel trailer.

Things You'll Need

  • Adjustable wrench
  • Propane tank adapter
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Instructions

    • 1

      Check to make sure all gas-powered appliances are turned off inside the travel trailer or RV.

    • 2

      Place the propane tank inside the holding bracket at the rear of the RV. Tighten the bracket around the propane tank with the adjustable wrench, or a Phillips screwdriver, depending on the type of holding bracket the travel trailer is equipped with.

    • 3

      Screw the propane tank adapter into the nozzle opening on the propane tank. Tighten it with the adjustable wrench.

    • 4

      Attach the travel trailer's regular to the propane tank adapter by turning it clockwise.

    • 5

      Turn the gas appliances back on, and then turn the valve on top of the propane tank counterclockwise to release the propane from the tank.