Specifications

Connecting services
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Connecting services
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GAS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Gas Bottles
BottledLiquiedPetroleumGas(LPG)isthe
most convenient portable source of fuel for
your vehicle.
Unless en-route heating has been installed,
make sure that heating and cooking appliances
and the gas cylinders are switched off before
you move the vehicle.
Regularlycheckexiblegashose,jointsand
connections for tightness. Finally make sure
that each gas appliance is working efficiently
to the recommendations of the appliance
manufacturers.
Only use gas bottle cylinders that are located
within their dedicated position within the gas
bottle housing, never extend hose - hose
lengths must not exceed 400mm.
Regulator
Your vehicle is supplied with a wall mounted
gas regulator plumbed inside the gas bottle
compartment. The regulator and all appliances
work at a harmonised 30mb pressure, which
workwithButaneandPropanegas.
Pressure regulation system in this vehicle has a
xedworkingpressureof30mbarwithaow
rate of either 1.2 kg/H or 1.5kg/H and complies
withtherequirementsofEN12864annexD.
We do not recommend the use of an inline LPG
BBQwiththe1.2kg/Hregulatorwhenother
LPG appliances are in use.
Note:Unlessen-routeheatinghasbeen
installed the regulator valves should always be
in the ‘OFF’ position when driving.
Standard regulator
Gas Hoses
High-pressure hoses or pigtails as they are
called must be used with the new style regulator.
LPGbottlei.e.Propane,Butane,BPand
Camping Gaz cylinders all have unique bottle
adaptor connections. It is important to check
you have the correct hose and adaptor to suit
your gas bottles.
Push on hoses are no longer permitted under
the latest regulations.
The new high-pressure hoses have threaded
connections and must be securely attached to
the regulator and to the gas bottle.
Ensure that there is a constant rise in the
exiblegashosebetweenthegasbottleoutlet
and the regulator elbow.
WARNING: Inspect flexible gas hose(s)
regularly for deterioration and renew as
necessary with the approved type, in any
case no later than 5 years after the date of
manufacture marked on the hose.
WARNING: Ensure hoses do not become
entangled in door mechanism.
TYPES OF GAS
Butane
ButaneissuppliedintheUKingreen,blueor
aluminium bottles.
All these have a male left hand thread EXCEPT
for Camping Gaz which has a special female
right hand thread and Calor 7kg and 15kg and
aluminium bottles which have a special clip-on
connection. Continental bottles usually have a
male left hand thread similar to but not identical
with UK butane.
Butaneissuitableforuseattemperaturesdown
to 2°C but will not work below that.
TYPICAL GAS
SCHEMATIC DRAWING