Bailey Unicorn - 15. the Gas System; General Information; Types of Gas; Butane

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THEGASSYSTEM
15. THE GAS SYSTEM
AllgasappliancesttedtoyourBaileycaravan
aresuitableforoperationonbothbutaneand
propanewithouttheneedforadjustment.
General information
Gascylinders:Bottledliqueedpetroleumgas
(LPG)isthemostconvenientportablesource
offuelforyourcaravan.
Cylindersareavailableinthefollowingsizes:
CalorGas=3.9kg,4.5kg,6kgand7kg.
BPGaslight=5kgand10kg.
Allsizeswilltintoyourgasbox.
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ThegassystemmeetsBSEN
1949:2011andshouldonlybemodied
byacompetentperson.
Never use portable cooking or heating
appliances, other than electric heaters that
arenotdirectradianttype,astheyareare
andasphyxiationhazard.
Types of gas
Butane
ButaneissuppliedintheUKingreenorblue
bottles.
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
temperature.
Propane
Propane is supplied in red, or partly red
bottlesthathaveafemalelefthandthreaded
connector.
Scandinavian countries use the same
connector.
Germany and Austria supply propane with a
maleconnection.
Propane will workattemperaturesas lowas
-40°Candisthereforesuitableforall winter
caravanning.
Make sure that heating, cooking appliances
andgascylindersareswitchedoffbeforeyou
movethecaravan.
All gas appliances in your tourer can have
their gas supply individually isolated by
turningofftherelevanttap.Thetapislocated
eitheronthecentrallypositionedgasmanifold
ordirectlybesidetheappliance.
Regularlycheckexiblegashoses,jointsand
connectionsfortightness.
Finally makesure thateachgas appliance is
workingefcientlytotherecommendationsof
theappliancemanufacturers.
The Regulator
The regulator is a governing device which
adapts the bottle pressure to one that suits
theequipmentinthecaravan.
Your caravan is tted with a regulator as
standard equipment. This is located in the
caravangasboxmountedonthebulkheadof
thecaravanbetweenthegasbottles.Thegas
regulator has a working pressure of 30mbar
and is suitable for both propane and butane
liqueedpetroleum gas. Thereare dedicated