kijana
Free Member
I posted this on the other site in response to an enquiry about domestic gas usage in Spain.
As most here will know, getting LPG isn't easy in Spain - it's much easier to buy a secondhand gas bottle & plumb it in to your RV system. A lot quicker to nip down the road in your TOAD to get a fresh gas bottle than drive halfway across Spain to an LPG filling point. . .
Here's some pix of how I did it on our RV.
Pic showing the extendastay plumbed in, and the gas bottle connector sitting on top of the propane bottle.
This pic shows a close up of the extendastay tee-piece fitted between the gas tank valve and the regulator. Note, you have to move the regulator to the right to make room for the tee piece.
Lastly, a pic showing the bottle fitting (bought in Spain from a camping shop or ferretaria [ironmongers]), with the Extendastay fitting cut off, and the tube pushed over the bottle fitting fir tree & clamped with a Jubilee clip.
A couple of points to note. When you get the Extendastay, one end fitting has to be cut off, as it won't mate with the bottle connector you're going to buy in Spain. Make sure you cut off the right end!!
The tube should be a good push fit over the gas bottle connector fitting. Clamp it with a Jubilee clip, and test it with soapy water for leaks.
I was able to buy a simple clipon connector for the gas bottle. These are readily available in Spain, to suit the propane or butane gas bottle you bought from a rastro/flea market. It does not incorporate a regulator, so it's important to plumb it in to the RV system before ('upstream' of) the regulator, otherwize you'll put full pressure into your system.
If you want a separate regulator on the gas bottle, it's probably best to plumb in the tee after the RV regulator.
Good luck
Bruce
As most here will know, getting LPG isn't easy in Spain - it's much easier to buy a secondhand gas bottle & plumb it in to your RV system. A lot quicker to nip down the road in your TOAD to get a fresh gas bottle than drive halfway across Spain to an LPG filling point. . .
Here's some pix of how I did it on our RV.
Pic showing the extendastay plumbed in, and the gas bottle connector sitting on top of the propane bottle.
This pic shows a close up of the extendastay tee-piece fitted between the gas tank valve and the regulator. Note, you have to move the regulator to the right to make room for the tee piece.
Lastly, a pic showing the bottle fitting (bought in Spain from a camping shop or ferretaria [ironmongers]), with the Extendastay fitting cut off, and the tube pushed over the bottle fitting fir tree & clamped with a Jubilee clip.
A couple of points to note. When you get the Extendastay, one end fitting has to be cut off, as it won't mate with the bottle connector you're going to buy in Spain. Make sure you cut off the right end!!
The tube should be a good push fit over the gas bottle connector fitting. Clamp it with a Jubilee clip, and test it with soapy water for leaks.
I was able to buy a simple clipon connector for the gas bottle. These are readily available in Spain, to suit the propane or butane gas bottle you bought from a rastro/flea market. It does not incorporate a regulator, so it's important to plumb it in to the RV system before ('upstream' of) the regulator, otherwize you'll put full pressure into your system.
If you want a separate regulator on the gas bottle, it's probably best to plumb in the tee after the RV regulator.
Good luck
Bruce