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Gas Tips for caravans
1. To protect the hose from the regulator until where it disappears under the caravan
from the damaging effect of Ultra violet light form the sun, sleeve it inside a black polythene
hose or that spiral cable binding tubing.
2. When installing a gas fridge ensure you have heaps of ventilation below the fridges radiator
and to the outside above the radiator. You can even aid this air flow with a small computer type muffin fan
to suck the hot air out through the top vent. Boy it makes a big difference to the fridge performance during
the summer months. These fans are available in either 12 volt or 230 volt and with a clever bit of ingenuity
can even be connected through the fridge thermostat.
3. Only use soapy water and a small brush to check
for gas leaks not a match or naked flame. Sounds ridiculous but people still persist in using them !!
Get a torch if you can�t see !!
4. Tuning in you cooker, they all have some method of adjusting the gas to air mix. burners.
Adjust until the flame is just showing a yellow tip by restricting the available air to the burner, then
adjust out the yellow tipping, for a nice blue flame that isn't too sharp. You may even notice after doing
this you stop having blackened bottoms on you pots and things cook a bit quicker !!
5. Turn OFF the cylinder valve when not using the gas appliances inside your caravan.
6. Keep the protective paint coating on your gas cylinders maintained and you will achieve long life from
your cylinders. When repainting your gas cylinder use an oil based enamel paint of a light reflecting colour,
like white, do not use black as the heat absorbed into the cylinder from the sun can lead to rather serious
problems, uncontrollable leakage from the cylinder relief valve, which if it ignites will endanger your life
and your neighbouring caravanners.
7. Have your gas installation checked every couple of years.
8. Completely empty your gas cylinder before having it refilled. This will stop the contents becoming butane
enriched, which can cause you problems in the colder months of the year, like not being able to make that morning
cup of tea on a frosty morning.
Lex Ward
Technical Adviser
CCNZI
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