How much gas?

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After about 3 years of keeping a check on our usage it works out just under a litre a day on average. I have managed on just the one 11 kg (22 litres) refillable. I have started carrying a 6 kg calorlite as I now have a cadac safari chef bbq so I thought I'd take another bottle instead of fitting a external gas point & it also is there as a backup. Haven't filled the calorlite yet but I have a refill adapter for when it runs out. Only place we found difficult to get gas was Spain, there are places but they can be far apart. Friends of ours seemed to use almost twice as much as us but they tended to leave the water heater on all the time where we would just have it on when we needed it.
 
Kontiki said:
I got mine from FES AUTOGAS found them very helpful if you give them a call. Rather than drill a hole in the van (on the last one I put the filler in the door as recommended by the people who supplied the Gaslow, they say now not to) I made a bracket out of part of an old computer case & mounted it inside the locker so I can remove it when I sell the van.
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Thanks Mate
Unfortunatley they will not supply anything to me, they want me to use one of their installers, at an extra cost :confused: Its a tank, a piece of hose and an inlet screwed to the other end of the hose. If you can put a regulator into a bottle you should be able to do this yourself, I am not happy to pay someone £100 min to put this together :mad:

With regards to the filler point both gaslow and autogas can supply a bracket so that you can mount the filler point inside the cupboard. Thats what I will do also so that I can take it with me.

Does anyone know of anywhere that will supply Gaslow or Autogas parts direct to me?
 
derekfaeberwick said:
How long does a bottle of gas last you.

At this time of year when I full time off EHU 1x13kg. bottle only lasts 8 or 9 days.:eek:

Gas heating oven and hob, how about you?
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25 days on a 7.5kg butane without EHU in the summer. We have diesel heating so winter won't be very different.
 
I bought mine from FES a year ago this month, as I was intending to get a tank I went up to them at Caernavon & there was no problem them supplying the parts. I found Nick helpful in giving a bit of advice & would have supplied a tank for me to fit if I had wanted one. Managed to get a bit off with a bit of persuasion (think I got the hose & adapter for free). Looked at the bracket they for the filler they had & from what I remember is was just an angle bracket with a hole & well overpriced. I fabricated one much lighter & stronger using an old computer case (about 16 gauge steel) then I reinforced where I mounted it to the gas locker as this is only made of plastic. Here are a couple of pics one of my bracket (just noticed the rust on the nuts & screws :eek:) & one of my method of weighing my cylinder. I can remove the cushion, undo the straps holding the bottle & using luggage scales get a rough idea how much gas I have.
 

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Kontiki said:
I bought mine from FES a year ago this month, as I was intending to get a tank I went up to them at Caernavon & there was no problem them supplying the parts. I found Nick helpful in giving a bit of advice & would have supplied a tank for me to fit if I had wanted one. Managed to get a bit off with a bit of persuasion (think I got the hose & adapter for free). Looked at the bracket they for the filler they had & from what I remember is was just an angle bracket with a hole & well overpriced. I fabricated one much lighter & stronger using an old computer case (about 16 gauge steel) then I reinforced where I mounted it to the gas locker as this is only made of plastic. Here are a couple of pics one of my bracket (just noticed the rust on the nuts & screws :eek:) & one of my method of weighing my cylinder. I can remove the cushion, undo the straps holding the bottle & using luggage scales get a rough idea how much gas I have.
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Thanks thats really useful, could you take another picky from a little further back so I can see how you have put the whole thing togther in the cupboard?
Thanks
 
Is this OK? It can be difficult to see as the inside of the locker is black plastic & the hose is black rubber.
 

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you can buy gaslow parts on ebay you know


i would put a proper/correct filler outside the van but thats me the whole kit is £29.99 from ebay i have done it on mine this weekend its really easy to do the whole kit inc tank cost me £109 then a morning to install in the rain "as usual" the weather slowed us down its worth every penny for the convenience point of veiw " more room in van cos no bottles.and cheaper the cost of gas"
 
l77 tuf said:
you can buy gaslow parts on ebay you know


i would put a proper/correct filler outside the van but thats me the whole kit is £29.99 from ebay i have done it on mine this weekend its really easy to do the whole kit inc tank cost me £109 then a morning to install in the rain "as usual" the weather slowed us down its worth every penny for the convenience point of veiw " more room in van cos no bottles.and cheaper the cost of gas"
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Whole kit including tank £109, from where please?
 
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Is this OK? It can be difficult to see as the inside of the locker is black plastic & the hose is black rubber.
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Thanks buddy, pefect gives me confidence as this is pretty much how I see doing it.

Love coke bottle top, you are as cheap as me :D
 
i got the 55ltr donut tank of ebay nearlly new £75 collected then i searched for the filler kit like a car has and found a company called alternativefeulcompany on ebay and bought the whole kit off them for £29.99 used my original calor regulator and some 8mm pipe we have in garage and away i went with the holesaw/drill/grinder and fitted all the kit in a morning then of to lpg station to test run it and it worked 1st time you just got to keep looking on ebay for a lpg tank they are coming up all the time on there
 
Hi, We spend long periods away from campsites & hook-ups so I need to know the longevity of our support systems. In the Murvi we have 2 x 110 amp leisure batteries. 85 watt solar panel. 10Kilo fixed LPG tank. [10 Kilo of LPG is about 20 litres]. 20 gallon vehicle fuel tank.
4 burner hob & grill. Webasto 102 7 KW heating system. Domestic 97 Litre fridge / freezer.
Cooker - 2 burners on low use about 1 litre per hour. Burners on about 40 mins per day.
Fridge – medium setting uses .260 grammes per 24 hours. We put ours on one hour after parking up – average 10 hours per day.
Webasto heating system runs off the vehicle fuel tank.

The following is from the handbooks & our experience. Hope it helps.

WEBASTO DualTop RHA-102 7Kw DIESEL HEATING SYSTEM
USAGE PER DAY
.250 Litre per hour = .75 Litre per day [ On for 3 hours per day ]
.75 Litre Per Day = 1 Gallon of Diesel will last 7 Days


L.P.G. CONSUMPTION = 10.0 Kg TANK

COOKER = GRILL or 2 RINGS = .60 Litre per Hour

USAGE PER DAY
.40 litre per Day [On for 40 mins a Day ]

FRIDGE = 1litre every 80 hours on No 2 setting
USAGE PER DAY
.010 Litre per hour [on for 10 hours a day = .10 Litres ]
Total Gas consumtion = .50 Litres Per Day
.50 Litres Per Day = 10.0Kg of Propane [20 litre] will last 35/40 Days


BATTERY CONSUMPTION = 2 x 110 Amp Batteries
WEBASTO = 3.0 Amps Per Hour, Low = 2 Hours a Day
WEBASTO = 5.0 Amps Per Hour, High = .5 Hours a Day
WEBASTO = 8.5 Amps Per Hour, Boost = .25 Hour a Day

WATER PUMP = 4.2. Amps Per Hour = 0.2 Hours Per Day
LIGHTS x 3 = 2 Amps Per Hour = 3 Hours Per Day

CONSUMPTION PER 24 HOURS = 15 Amps Per Day
15 Amps Per Day. = 110 Amp Battery will last 5.5 Days
2 x 110 Amp Batteries = 15 Days minimum
2 x 110 Amp Batteries = 24 Days with 85 W. Solar Panel
When static.

Dezi
 
That's the shot.:) The heating is the heaviest user by far in my van and at this time of year, when wilding, it has to be left on if I want to have any water
left in my tank. Interestingly, if I have the heating on I don't need to turn on the water heater, the residue heat has the water piping hot all the time.
 
maingate said:
Biggirafe,

Try here

www.fesautogas.co.uk

You can download a full catalogue of bits (pdf)
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Thanks mate, I called them earlier today, they do not want to sell the kit to me direct they have a network of installers who they want me to use. I can get what I need off of ebay but it will cost a little more, such is life I'm not going to quibble about the odd £20 - £30 quid. I only do 26 to the gallon its a bit foolish complaining about a few quid :D
 
biggirafe said:
I have now emailed Gaslow TWICE with a list to ask them to cost it up and no reply. I really wish people would not publish their email addresses if they have no intention of replying to mails sent. It makes them look so slack :mad:
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GASLOW ARE ONE OF THE WORST COMPANIES I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH. I would say to anyone dealing with them: be prepared for trouble:mad:
 
***** said:
I have never had any dealings with them, but mostly I have heard good things, but I suppose there is always 2 sides.:confused:
It is so easy to get a bad name quickly as people don't praise very much, but are quick to complain:(
I am considering fitting Gaslow next year for retirement as I can then happily tour Europe with no gas bottle worries. I will be keeping my eye on their customer relations.:confused:
Thanks

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Can you explain more?
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Hi I ordered by system from FES today it should be here on Monday. Gaslow had their chance but blew it. When you publish e-mail addreses you need to ensure you have someone who is answering them. I wonder how much business they have lost.

FES answered the day and when I called him today he was happy to take the order, answer my questions and ensure that I was happy even reassuring me that if I have a hose the wrong size they will swap it out at no charge. Great customer service and the price was right as well.

Thanks to KONTIKI for the stear
FES Autogas - LPG - Autogas Conversions- Trade only supplier
 
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