Suddenly got no gas (1 Viewer)

[Lizi]

This is our first night in our new to us van. We bought and had fitted a new propane gas bottle. Cooked dinner using the oven and hob with no problem but suddenly have no gas. Gas is switched on inside and at bottle. One minute gas working and next it wasn't. Any ideas what to do? Luckily it's not meant to be cold as we now have no heating as it doesn't work on electric!

 

[Robert Clark]

Check the crash sensor has not popped out. It's a green button on the gas regulator
Press it back in yo reset

 

[Munchie]

Is there a reset button on your regulator?
From memory if Truma it is a green button press n hold for 10 seconds.

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[Munchie]

He he snap!

 

[Red Dragon]

Hi Lizi my only thought is that you have been sold a new but empty gas cylinder,if you remove and lift it up with one hand then most likely empty,a full one would require 2 hands.
Unless your Charles Atlas. HTHs

 

[Lizi]

Is this button on the gas bottle? We have no gas on hob or heating.

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[Munchie]

No on the regulator

 

[Munchie]

Above the gas bottles

 

[Munchie]

Look at the end of the hose from the gas bottle. That unit is the regulator where the button is if Truma.

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[pappajohn]

Is this button on the gas bottle? We have no gas on hob or heating.

Its on the regulator.
Does your regulator look like this ?

 

[DavidG58]

are you on a site with electric hook up? most motorhomes have electric heating and water heating so all may not be lost

it is forecast colder than I would like to have no heating

 

[Munchie]

are you on a site with electric hook up? most motorhomes have electric heating and water heating so all may not be lost

it is forecast colder than I would like to have no heating

Sorry not so! Mine is gas only for water and heating.

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[pappajohn]

Or this

 

[DanielFord]

Failing that, you may have done what I did not so long back. We keep all our cleaning stuff in a small cupboard under the sink. When I got out the Mr Muscle, I accidentally hit one of the isolator valves, and shut off the gas supply. Might want to check those!

 

[Lizi]

Where it goes into van there is a yellow switch which is in the vertical position on the gas pipe. Cannot see button unless you mean plastic dial showing green and red on top of bottle which we assume indicates how much gas is in it.

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[DanielFord]

Where it goes into van there is a yellow switch which is in the vertical position on the gas pipe. Cannot see button unless you mean plastic dial showing green and red on top of bottle which we assume indicates how much gas is in it.

That sounds like an auto switch over system to me, can you take a pic?

 

[Munchie]

Green button on front of papajohns first picture

 

[GWG]

On the Dial , what is needle showing, gas full or empty ?

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[Lizi]

Needle show full. Don't know how to attach pic as doing this on phone and when I press the little camera nothing.

 

[pappajohn]

Do you have a red or blue gas bottle

 

[Lizi]

Red bottle showing full.

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[HymerB544]

This is our first night in our new to us van. We bought and had fitted a new propane gas bottle. Cooked dinner using the oven and hob with no problem but suddenly have no gas. Gas is switched on inside and at bottle. One minute gas working and next it wasn't. Any ideas what to do? Luckily it's not meant to be cold as we now have no heating as it doesn't work on electric!

Maybe others have already asked this, but you say you have cooked but suddenly have no gas. Does that mean that the gas rings are not working either, or just that the red light is on the Truma heating control dial? If nothing is working on gas (heating, fridge or hob rings) then it sounds like either empty cylinder, dodgy regulator, or cut-off valve (which in our van is under the hob). If you can manage tonight and you are in a site where other MHs are present, someone will probably be willing to temporarily swapylindefs with you which would then rule in or out a cylinder problem. Let us know how you get on. All is good experience, even if it doesn't feel like that at the time. i remember when we took our first (brand new) van to a site in the Dales in Winter. Half way through the evening we lost all electric supply. It turned out that the electroblock had packed in! Experience! Gary

 

[Lizi]

Thanks everyone. Still no joy. We have no gas anywhere and van is only heated by gas. The gas bottle dial shows high but it is light. That said, it is an aluminium bottle bought for lightness so not sure what is going on. Lucky we brought a small electric kettle we remembered we had so can at least have cuppa!

 

[musson]

I had this on my MH turned out the truma reg was block changed it for gaslow (straight swop) because was told truma give no warranty if gas contaminated,gaslow 5 year

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[DavidG58]

even a lite gas cylinder is quite heavy when not empty, I fear you have run out of gas and have a dodgy indicator

ours goes from green to red when empty, I presume from your comment you only have the one cylinder? If on a site you might find they sell gas in the morning, hope you didn't reduce the tog rating of your duvet to save weight as well

a second cylinder really is essential, but that might be obvious to you now

 

[Lizi]

Sorry to sound thick but is Truma not just the heating? We have no gas on stove or oven now.

 

[Munchie]

The Truma regulator is everything to do with gas!

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[Lizi]

Thank you! Will see if we can get more gas in the morning.

 

[TheBig1]

disconnect the cylinder, you need to if changing anyway. lift it from the locker and tip on its side briefly as you swing it back and forth. you should feel the liquid propane slosh around if you have gas. if it does reinstall it in the locker if not replace,
if you have gas in the cylinder it could be a failed regulator which is common. or you have put in a butane cylinder which wont work below about 4 degrees centigrade

if its a failed regulator, its a simple diy job to switch over using a spanner and screwdriver. as a backup we have always carried a spare regulator and a low wattage electric fan heater for very cold nights when on campsites

 

[Big bus man]

My van used gas heating so I carry a small electric fan heater for emergencies and is excellent for quick heating of the habitation area, small light and cheap I would recommend keeping one just in case.