Gas hoses

Bossangel

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Good evening everyone
It's been a while since I asked a dumb ass question so I thought I'd ask another one :D
Tomorrow I take delivery of a Gas IT LPG gas bottle and filler etc the whole kit.
When I say the whole kit it doesn't actually come with anything that would connect to a cooker or a fridge.
I'm absolutely useless at copper work and don't fully trust rubber hoses as I almost burnt my van to the ground. Are braided hoses for these type of connections a thing or something similar that can just screw on to the bottle regulator one end and screw on to the appliance the other end?

(Puts on tin hat and awaits the flak)
 
May I suggest you get a professional to install the system properly and then you won't have the trouble you have had in the past.
 
Bossangel said:
Good evening everyone
It's been a while since I asked a dumb ass question so I thought I'd ask another one :D
Tomorrow I take delivery of a Gas IT LPG gas bottle and filler etc the whole kit.
When I say the whole kit it doesn't actually come with anything that would connect to a cooker or a fridge.
I'm absolutely useless at copper work and don't fully trust rubber hoses as I almost burnt my van to the ground. Are braided hoses for these type of connections a thing or something similar that can just screw on to the bottle regulator one end and screw on to the appliance the other end?

(Puts on tin hat and awaits the flak)
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Without getting to far involved I wouldn't expect the Gasit kit to come with much else except possibly a braided hose to fit from the bottle to the bulkhead mounted Euro regulator, everything from the regulator and via the manifold a should be in copper and a permanent fixture.

Sound advice from Lee
 
Do you have a normal gas bottle in at the moment ? If so then all you are doing is changing a normal gas bottle to a refillable one, so apart from a extra hose to refill everything else stays the same,
 
helen262 said:
Do you have a normal gas bottle in at the moment ? If so then all you are doing is changing a normal gas bottle to a refillable one, so apart from a extra hose to refill everything else stays the same,
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No I don’t. The people I bought the van from had a loose calor bottle in there.
I’ve ripped the cooker out to change the bed round so need to install it properly.
Sound advice on the install . I’ll see what I can find
 
Bossangel, without wishing to be insulting if you need to ask a question like this you really shouldnt be tackling a gas instal!

bite the bullet have it done by a professional and at least you will sleep at night without worrying about whether or not you will explode in the night
 
Gas refill

Sorry to jump in.

I have or should I will have the American white LPG gas bottles, could some one advice on what components I would need to refill from a fuel station in UK , with perhaps an option to introduce adapters for Europe.
Is there also a web site that has LPG stations in UK that you could recommend , would relay like to have POI, but first I must get a good sat Nav and be able to understand. ( what I really mean is the decision maker)

Newby to forum.
Frank
 
frankrose said:
Sorry to jump in.

I have or should I will have the American white LPG gas bottles, could some one advice on what components I would need to refill from a fuel station in UK , with perhaps an option to introduce adapters for Europe.
Is there also a web site that has LPG stations in UK that you could recommend , would relay like to have POI, but first I must get a good sat Nav and be able to understand. ( what I really mean is the decision maker)

Newby to forum.
Frank
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Hi Frank welcome and all that, may I make a suggestion to get best answers and that is to start your own post, Often when questions are asked half way in a thread they get missed by people the very same people that can give you an answer

Channa
 
malagaoth said:
bite the bullet have it done by a professional and at least you will sleep at night without worrying about whether or not you will explode in the night
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...and so will anyone parked near you:-) Hope it goes well.
 
Gas refill

hairydog said:
White means nothing to UK folk. Here, propane is red, butane is blue. LPG is propane, butane or a mixture of the two.

The fittings do vary from country to country. Your best bet is to use UK fittings on a UK bottle. They are cheap to buy.

LPG stations in the UK are where you drive up and refill your LPG tank with propane. I don't think they are common in the US, but here maybe about 10% of petrol stations have an LPG pump.

LPG depots are where you swap empty bottles for full ones.

Filllpg.co.uk is the site to find LPG stations. I don't know where there is a source of LPG depots, sorry.
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Thanks for response, the threads on the bottles are BSP which I believe the UK bottle's are, that being the case, I need to be able to refill the bottles a service station and its the fittings that I would need to achieve this.
 
hairydog said:
That suggests you may be able to use UK propane cylinders, then. But you won't be able to refill them.
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i used to use the american bottles had an adaptor the the acme thread fitting . that was the only connection i saw here or abroad in the late 70,s 80,s . they were great bottles .
later bought the dish adaptor for france and italy.
try having a chat with some of the american rv places they usually have the adaptors for american bottles .
still use the acme on my lpg tank at home.
 
Gas refill

The positive think about the american bottles have 80% cut off and lighter that the calor, the list of parts below cover most situations ,it may be possible to buy them cheaper

one of these
Fitting for propane bottle - USA Acme to European | Tinley Tech
one of these
JIC to Multivalve Adapter | Tinley Tech
hose
JIC Fill Hose - Straight | Tinley Tech
filler
UK bayonet filler (straight) - JIC - no fittings | Tinley Tech
housing for filler
Recessed bayonet filler housing - higher quality | Tinley Tech



two adaptors for Spain and Portugal

http://tinleytech.co.uk/shop/lpg-parts/cup-type-filler-adaptor-for-use-in-france-italy-etc/

http://tinleytech.co.uk/shop/lpg-parts/euro-type-filler-adaptor-22mm-open/
 
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