Hobby Excellent - Gas Supply

9. Gas system
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9.2 Gas supply
Thetrailerisequippedwithapropanegassystem(gasbottlesare
notincludedinthescopeofdelivery).Thesefacilitiesoperatethe
followingdevices:
- cooker
- refrigerator
- heatingelement
- bakingoven*
- specialequipment,ifnecessary
Bottle container
Thegasbottlecontainerholdstwo11kgpropanecylinders
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Viaasafetyregulator
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,thegasbottlesareattachedbyahose
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tothesupplyline
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.Eachbottlemustbefastenedtwice,
eitherbymeansoftwobelts
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orwithabelt
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andasafety
mechanismontheoorofthegasbottlecontainer
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Rules for the gas-bottle container
• Beforeeverytrip,checkthatgasbottlesaresecurelyfastened.
Placetheminanuprightpositionandshutthevalves.
• Re-lashallloosebelts.
• Aleakdetectionagentmustalwaysbeusedtocheckthatthe
controlknoborhoseconnectionsdonotleakeverytimethe
bottleisreplaced.
• Thegas-bottlecontainerisnotsuitablefortransportingacces-
sories(e.g.outertent,foodorelectricaldevices).
• Themainshutovalvesonthegasbottlesmustalwaysbe
easilyaccessible.
• Theventilationofthegas-bottlecontainer(gapbetweenthe
bottomofthebottlecontainerandthefrontwall)mustnotbe
closed.
• Lockthegas-bottlecontainertopreventunauthorisedpeople
fromobtainingaccess.
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Gasbottlesmayonlybecarriedinthegas-bottle
container.
Gasbottlesmustbeclosedwheneveryouaredriving.
Securing the top of the gas bottle
Securing the bottom of the gas bottle on the
oor of the gas bottle container
Changing gas bottles
• Opentheapofthegasbottlecontainer.
• Shutthemainshutovalveonthegasbottle.Note the direc-
tion of the arrow!
• Unscrewthegaspressureregulator/high-pressurehose*with
thegashosebyhandfromthegasbottle(left-handedthread).
• Loosenthebeltsandremovethegasbottle.
• Placeafullgasbottlebackinthegasbottlecontainer.
• Lashthefasteningstrap(s)securely.
• Screwthegaspressureregulator/high-pressurehose*byhand
ontothegasbottle(left-handedthread).
• Openthevalveonthefullgasbottlethathasbeenconnected.
• Checkwhetherthereisanygasescapingfromthetie-inpoints
bysprayingthemwithleakdetectionspray.
• Closetheapofthegasbottlecontainer.