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Sorry my fault, I forgot the motor bit off address should be,www.motorcaravanning.co.uk.
Also if you use car type lpg filling point you only need to drill 30mm hole.
well thanks so far to you all, it seems as though the convenience of gaslow gets the vote, I have to buy new regulator and change over p[lus all the pipes so best price I have found is Hamiltion gas at £290 ( includes a couple of adaptrs).
Looks like I might go for it, now where is that hole saw!!!
For a feel good view of your decision try the link below, good advice and some backup to the fact that it is possible to take the single Gaslow route with existing "ordinary" cylinder of whatever type, and later upgrade. One of the key but expensive parts of the system is the need to use stainless steel connectors rather than plain rubber because of problems associated with lpg "clogging" regulators.
Advice on installation and choice of Gaslow Systems
Also follow the link on the page to the advice on the "sister site Gaslow FAQs"
We have two 11kg culinders, auto changeover, filler mounted on bracket in locker (avoids the hole saw and makes it even more removable for installation in your next pride and joy!). We've filled in Norway, Sweden, Denmark France, Spain, UK and Germany with no issues at all.
Hi Folks. We are about to have a gasflow system fitted with 2 x 6kg bottles in our one year old Swift Bolero. When we asked about having an external socket fitted for a gas BBQ the dealer said he couldn't do that bit as it had to be done by a Corgi (as was) gas fitter. Why would this be necessary?
We would also need some info on this:- when we went to France last year, Him indoors said we had to cut the rubber tube from our propane tank to the BBQ down to one metre as it was illegal to have the long tube.
Our new gasflow system will be on the other side of the van to the habitation door....so, can we have a long gas tube running under the van?
Hi, we are having an external gas point fitted to the door side of the van (the gas bottles are on the other side), I believe they will be taking a spur off the fridge supply. I would stress that we are having this done by our dealer, not attempting it ourselves!!
Jan
janet1 wrote:
Hi Folks. We are about to have a gasflow system fitted with 2 x 6kg bottles in our one year old Swift Bolero. When we asked about having an external socket fitted for a gas BBQ the dealer said he couldn't do that bit as it had to be done by a Corgi (as was) gas fitter. Why would this be necessary?
We would also need some info on this:- when we went to France last year, Him indoors said we had to cut the rubber tube from our propane tank to the BBQ down to one metre as it was illegal to have the long tube.
Our new gasflow system will be on the other side of the van to the habitation door....so, can we have a long gas tube running under the van?
Janet whether your fill point is internal or external the fitting process is exactly the same, sounds to me as though your dealer just wants to take the easy option. I think there is a one meter regulation but I very much doubt anyone would ever care if your hose was a bit longer than that, Alan.
Janet whether your fill point is internal or external the fitting process is exactly the same, sounds to me as though your dealer just wants to take the easy option. I think there is a one meter regulation but I very much doubt anyone would ever care if your hose was a bit longer than that, Alan.
I seem to remember that 1.5 metres is about the limit to appease both trip hazard and loss of pressure even was mentioned. We use a Cadac safari Chef (the little one like this)
Safari Chef
but you need the low pressure version of any BBQ.
Because it is small we have a small table/camping stool dual purpose gizmo that we put it on to keep it off the floor but which also means it reduces the length of rubber pipe you have. I don't think I'd trail a longer one under the van. We had a bullfinch BBQ point which has a nifty connector that you can leave on the BBQ and which acts as a connector and a tap.
We had a spare take off point on a gas manifold in the van that allows you to isolate the fridge the cooker, the gas heater etc. like this one
4 tap gas manifold
So our external BBQ point was fitted to the spare way we had. However the spur off the fridge seems to be the logical alternative as the BBQ socket installation point is probably quite easy to access from inside one of the fridge vents.
As far as I am aware Corgi rules don't apply to Caravans or Motorhomes. I think someone else mentioned that your supplier was trying a sidestep. However if you did DIY it would make sense to have a check made on the installation by a competent dealer?
This BBQ point plus the Gaslow we have installed was the best thing yet, no Camping Gas or high pressure cylinders needed for the BBQ. All gets safety checked at the same time. Never had a refill issue, no cylinders to swop BUT it will take years to recoup the savings on gas so it is a convenience move more than a cost saver.
I was going to fit gaslow 6 years ago.
First I thought I would see how much gas we actually use prior to purchase.
I am now half way down our THIRD 13kg bottle in 6 years, so I have not bothered.
Dave p
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Vote here for twin Gaslow bottles. I run them with one bottle shut-off. When the gas goes just switch over to the second and then find somewhere to fill up. Filling is a doddle. The only thing I would change is to source some straps with stainless steel for securing the bottles, as the supplied one have gone rusty now.
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