Trident Propane Detector now working - 2011

May 2010 - At Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

Debbie and I worked on and actually finished up the Trident Propane Detector installation.
At least as much as we have, we do not have the second and third sensor yet. We ordered one and I think we will just order and install the third one anyway because it will be needed once the new propane locker is done. We got the solenoid installed at the tank and it Trident Propane Detector wired to the fuse block.

 It is nice having the wheel off and the work mater there to do this job. We really use this setup for the refer box work but it is a handy way to work on the boat. Saving a lot of climbing around.

Out connects to the hose and IN connects to the regulator

We used the propane yellow pipe tape and a couple fitting we got at Downwind Marine. Of course the first try I plumbed it backwards but caught it right off before going any further. Just had to re tape one end and flip the solenoid around 😀

 You put the pipe tape in the none flanged fittings. The flanged fittings get no tape.

All done sitting on the rail

Debbie did the in the lazarett work. She snaked to two wires to the tank from the nave station and wire tied them along the way. We use 14 awg wire as we did not have enough 16 awg. I guess the bigger the better. It is kind of a long run anyway. We used white as the wires from the detector are white and connect to two black wires on the solenoid.

 Now we have another green LED light on the detector. It is green when the propane is "ON". The good thing is it will go off if you press the “OFF” button on the detector. That activates the solenoid and shuts off the propane. So at night we can just turn it off by pressing the "OFF" button (after I make my popcorn ), no more opening up the companion way and climbing out to the stern rail to close the valve on the tank. In fact we really do not have to shut it off at all because it is now safe to leave it on as we have a propane safety system in place.

 So now it the sensor detects a leak it will sound and audio alarm and automatically shut off the propane at the tank with the solenoid. It is wired to the suggested one amp fuse and we used the blade fuse block on this.