Caravan outside bbq point for a gas bottle supply

Posted on 04/11/2019 20:28 by obbernockle

The legalities and wisdom of doing it I will not mention, but leave that to others. 

I do not fancy using the BBQ point as a supply connection. Some of them (but certainly not all) are restricted, but there is also a risk of damage to the bulkhead regulator. 

When we have been wintering in Spain for 3 or more months we have usually wanted to use local LPG as it is cheap there compared to electricity for heating. The amount of gas needed is well beyond our 2 Calorlites. The electric hook up is used for basics but heating is on gas.

Local gas bottle with BOTTLE REGULATOR stands next to the caravan, and the orange hose about 3M runs under the caravan up through the locker floor connecting to a gas manifold which is plumbed into the caravan after the regulator. The manifold (Truma 3 tap) isolates the caravan regulator and enables the regulated supply from the Spanish gas bottle.

I prefer this arrangement because I can close and lock my gas locker.

I have a sketch showing the manifold installation but cannot insert here for some reason..

A colleague has taken an alternative approach - High Pressure 120cm hose from free standing gas bottle to Caravan regulator. Locker door slightly open. I do not like this because of the risk of sticky fingers.