propane regulator

[Alanjarvis]

I bought a propane tank for my new caravan, I already had an old regulator from my motorhome I had a few year ago but the fitting to the caravan seems different. My regualtor has a push on fitting where the rubber hose goes (which you secure with a jubilee clip) which seems common on the ones i have seen on the internet but the caravan has a kind of bolt on fitting for the rubber hose to the blue cylinder. What do I need to get to fit the propane regulator to my caravan?

 

[Sproket]

Alan

How old is your van ?

Has it got a bulkhead regulator fitted ?

Here is a link to Caktanks you can see all the different types of Gas regulators here on page 52 to 55.

hope this helps

Sproket

 

[Alanjarvis]

Its 5 yr old Elddis. On closer inspection it has a sliver regulator fitted to the bulkhead. Do I need to change this to use propane? Maybe I will just wrap my butane cylinder in a blanket and hope it doesnt get too cold next week. This is more complicated than I thought and I dont like to mess about with gas.

 

[James_374408700]

Alan,

your van is fitted with a bulhead regulator capable of using propane or butane.

You need to purchase a propane hose from your local dealer.

This then connects from cylinder to bulkhead regulator.

Make sure the hose runs uphill from the cylinder to the regulator.

You would need a similar hose for butane.

Hope this is clear.

Jim

 

[Alanjarvis]

Ok, does this mean I don't need a separate regulator for propane? I just need to get the 'pigtail' hose with the propane connector (as in the Cak tanks catelogue) and screw it directly into the propane cylinder?

 

[James_374408700]

Alan,

Yes, that is correct.

If the regulator has a tee piece on it then you could in fact have 1 propane and 1 butane installed at the same time. Just have one cylinder on and the other one off.

Jim

 

[James_374408700]

Alan,

you can also fit the manual changeover valve as featured in the caktaanks catalogue, item 1630.

This also serves as a contents guage (how much is left roughly in the cylinder) but is also used as a leak detector.

By turning on the gas cylinder and pressurising the system a pressure is shown on the guage. Then turn off the gas cylinder and the guage will show if there is any leaks in the system.

Hope this makes sense,

Jim

 

[SBS]

"Maybe I will just wrap my butane cylinder in a blanket and hope it doesnt get too cold next week."

Alan, that will not help - in fact it will make it worse. When LPG changes from a liquid to a gas, a great deal of heat is needed to change its state. This heat is drawn from the atmosphere so insulating it will prevent this and stop it gassing. Butane is OK down to 4 degrees but propane will be OK to minus 40.

Mike

 

[JohnL]

Hello allan,

Contrary to James suggestion of having both a butane and propane cylinder fitted to the one rgulator. it must be done with a special change over valve that closes one port before opening the other to prevent any possibility that either tank can cross feed to the other.

If you cannot source such a valve, then you must not arrnge to have propane and butabe bottles connected at the same time. It is illegal and highly dangerous.