"daft question" thread!

Maingate...............

Sorry, I should have been clearer.

The Truma auto changeover I was referring to was auto switching from one gas tank to the backup gas tank, assuming of course that you have two tanks!!!. There are a number of manufacturers who make changeover units which work on designating one tank as the Primary and one as the Backup. When the pressure in the Primary tank falls below a set level the changeover unit automatically changes the valve over to take gas from the backup tank.

In theory this saves you running out of gas whilst cooking your lunch!! It does not however absolve you from instant blame from Senior Management when both bottles turn out to be empty and SWIO is feeling cold/hungry/bored or generally ill disposed to us poor baggage mules!!

My Hymer badged fridge runs on 240/12v/gas but needs human intervention to make the switch. I understand that modern fridges can switch automatically.

Having a misbehaving fridge is not likely to do you much harm, but a failed high pressure LPG line will ruin your day big time!!!!

On the subject of driving a vehicle owned by another, it is something I never do and would not let anyone drive mine on that basis. The cover is normally Third Party only and that means a big risk in the event of an accident. Even TPFT cover is a huge risk and best avoided.

I have a car cam in my car because in south London there are lots of "contrived accident" claims. Much more difficult to claim if I have a video recording of what happened!! I have thought about fitting a car cam in The Beast.
 
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The point about driving other vehicles on your insurance was just made to highlight tricks that the thieving scrotes .... er, that should read Insurance Companies ...... do on the quiet.

I have a dual lens in car cam. I have modified an old Navman window mounting bracket to take the cam. I keep it in the car and the proper one in the MH. I just need to move the cam and 12 volt lead between vehicles.
 
No, never on a ferry.

The tunnel is fairly strict though, usually having a member of staff carry out a visual inspection, but not always.

In the US it seems most RV's run with gas fridge on. They are not meant to go into petrol stations with fridge on though. I wonder how many RV drivers turn their fridge off when re fuelling? Many of there vans are petrol.
 
maingate said:
....................Your second paragraph is correct (to my mind). Insurance companies are getting worse (and sneakier) about getting out of claims. Off topic a bit but if you had Insurance cover to drive somebody elses vehicle then check the info that came with your latest renewal (the fine print that nobody bothers with). Many companies have sneakily removed that from renewals. You will find that information only if you look carefully for it. :rulez:
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Quite right jim. I have recently found out that my insurance is void if my gas system isn't serviced by a registered fitter every 12 months. This is of course in the small print.
 
Well I always turn my gas OFF when driving and I always make sure it is OFF on the ferry (short hop, mostly these days, Dover - Calais admittedly). And although I can confirm that I have not recently, say in the last 10 years, heard of any ferry company's asking for gas to be turned off, although I know that they do on the tunnel. However, as has been stated in this thread it is a requirement in the ferry co's booking regulations that gas cylinders are turned off, and I know for a fact that years ago the crew would check all MH's and caravans on the car decks by feeling for hot air coming out of the vents. And without fail there was more often than not an announcement over the tannoy that somebody had left their gas on and would they please go and turn it off or the ship would not be leaving the port. I suppose that these days they just rely on the wording in their contract with the customer ie you and me. And further more if there was a fire on board caused by a MH fridge then it would be the owner of said fridge from whom they would be seeking compensation.
Its a no brainer it all cases really - turn it off.
 
I have just bought a Hyundai 2.2kva (2000w constant) inverter type generator as an insurance policy against the rest of my Big Boys Toys demanding too much power. It was under £700 and I have had it running under test loads and it appears to do exactly what it says on the tin (actually not a tin but a bright blue plastic case!!)

It has an electric start, plus a pull start AND can be started remotely from a key fob. I thought long and hard (about 2 minutes actually!!) about the justification of being able to sit in/on my lounger chair and being able press the fob button and remote start the generator ie: Less stress and more time for Bombay and tonic with the ice being replenished in double quick time!!

It runs at 92db which is not that bad but if one is in extremis with depleted batteries, one will not be worrying about the noise level as long as the bloody thing starts!!!!!!!:wacko:
 
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