Hi,
We have an Adria 542Dt 2010 model & have been running on butane since we purchased it new (the guy at the dealer fitted a regulator onto the end of the pig tail so we could use our existing flo-gas butane bottles).
I have just been to purchase a propane bottle and was prompted to check that my caravan is compatible with regards to pressures etc.
The regulator on the bulkhead was on the caravan as it was purchased from the dealer and looks like it is a standard fitment from the Adria factory.
Do we need to change anything other than buying a pigtail which will screw directly into the propane bottle?
No you only need to buy the UK left hand threaded propane pig-tail. [being a continental regulator I would first like just to check the pig tail to regulator fitting used.]
Your existing regulator shown in the photo is suitable for both butane and propane gas and works at the now standard 30mBar pressure.
If you photograph the fitting at the regulator end of the existing butane pig-tail I will find you a link to the right pig tail to buy.
Thanks all,
I'm still at the office at the moment but will check when i get home and add another photo.
The guy at the shop was going on about 37mb needed for propane?
Yes, until fairly recently you'd have needed a propane regulator with a 37mb output, or using butane, a 28mb one, but the fitted bulkhead regulator is standard for both gases, and, as indicated above, only needs the addition of the appropriate "pigtail" high pressure hose between the cylinder and regulator.
Thanks for the photos.
From them I note that you dont even need to change the pig-tail, you can simply exchange your clip-on butane adaptor for a propane fitting. You need to buy a Gaslow handwheel fitting # •01-1674
See it on this link:
http://www.gaslow.co.uk/pages/products/list_1.htm
Note that both the handwheel to hose and the handwheel to the propane bottle are left hand screwed threads. Make sure the rubber seal within the hose to hanwheel/clip-on adaptor is in place and in good condition. I recommend you get a spare one of those rubber seals as they can get "stuck" in the fitting and so be prone to damage.
Butane and Propane operate at different pressures therefore you need the corresponding regulator. Here is a useful link regarding Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
Butane and Propane operate at different pressures therefore you need the corresponding regulator. Here is a useful link regarding Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
This is definitely not true in this case, the built in regulator is a 30mbar unit for use on both propane and butane as will be the caravan's equipment, unless the van was manufacture now many years ago.
As the existing hose has an elbow at the regulator enabling Adria to mount the regulator high [a very good feature] and so avoid a sharp bend in the hose. And as the bottle end fixing is a captive nut, offering a choice of adaptors to be used you can as I said simply change the bottle adaptor to a propane one. This IMO is a better solution in this case than changing the pig-tail itself, unless you find an elbowed one, and is as the designer intended. This arrangement is typical of German GOK installations.
Butane and Propane operate at different pressures therefore you need the corresponding regulator. Here is a useful link regarding Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
Try reading the link!!!!! Traditionally butane and propane bottles required different regulators. Butane (28mbar) must not be used with a propane regulator (37mbar) nor vice versa. However, caravans and motorhomes built from 2004 onwards are supplied with a 30mbar regulator fitted to the bulkhead in the gas locker, for both types of gas. The gas-burning equipment is also designed to suit the new pressure, so pre-2004 outfits must not be retrofitted with the new regulator.
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