GAS SERVICES
Portable heaters
Never use portable cooking or heating
appliances, other than electrical heaters,
that are not of the direct radiant type.
Using these to heat your vehicle can be
a fire and asphyxiation hazard. Under no
circumstances should a cooking appliance
be used for heating the vehicle.
Awning space LPG exhaust
No danger is caused if the LPG exhaust
from the fridge, vents into an enclosed
awning. If totally enclosed, space heaters
may produce enough exhaust fumes to
pollute an enclosed awning to levels of
discomfort.
In extreme cases, carbon monoxide could
build up to reach dangerous levels. You are
advised to allow some additional ventilation
when such appliances are in use.
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Externally sited cylinders
Gas cylinders should not be sited outside the
vehicle and gas hoses should never be extended to
accommodate this. Hose lengths should be no more
than 400mm (+50mm/-100mm).
If gas bottles are to be removed for a long period of
time, please take care to ensure that debris cannot
enter the gas system via the open pipe work.
Flue installation
All flue installations should be inspected for corrosion
once a year, throughout their lifetime. If any sign of
perforation is detected, the flue should be replaced.
Please ensure the replacement flue is of the correct
type and is installed by an approved engineer.
Gas safety valves
Gas flows from the cylinder, via a regulator, to a set
of safety shut o valves that supply each individual
appliance in the vehicle. The valves allow isolation of
a single appliance without aecting the operation of
any other equipment. Each valve has a symbol fixed
to it that indicates which appliance it is supplying.
The location of the isolation valves vary from model
to model and, depending on the layout, some
vehicles may have two individual sets of valves. Please
familiarise yourself with the location of these valves
before using your vehicle for the first time.
Hob
Cooker
Refrigerator
Space heater
Water heater
Exterior BBQ point
Combined space
heater/water heater
Warning: Internal socket outlets should only be used be dedicated appliances. No appliance should be used
outside the campervan whilst connected to an internal socket. Please ensure that the gas system is only modified
and maintained by competent persons.
SUSPECTED GAS LEAK?
• Use the isolation valve on top of the gas bottle to turn o the gas supply
at the cylinder.
• Do not use any source of ignition near the vehicle (e.g. match, lighter).
• Open all doors and windows to allow any gas to escape.
• LPG has been given a smell by manufacturers to help with detecting
leaks. Check that this smell is not escaping from an unlit appliance.
• Do not operate any electrical apparatus, especially light switches.
• If the leak is not obvious, please evacuate the vehicle and contact
qualified personnel.
Please remember that gas is heavier than air and will therefore sink to the
lowest point. If the leak is from the gas cylinder and this cannot be stopped,
remove the cylinder to a safe place in the open air in an upright position away
from drains and any source of ignition. Where bottled gas containers are
stored outside, ensure they are protected against frost. If storing inside, keep
away from heat sources.
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