Gas Certificate

[rf9ridrer]

We recently bought our first motorhome, going through the paperwork, it has had a habitation/ gas check (here in Spain), it says pressure test good with no leaks, but also says no certificate can be issued due to copper pipes?
Is this a concern?

 

[PaulOH]

I don't think so. Mine got a cert in 2017 when it was imported & registered in Spain (1992 German spec, Polish origin), and I thought it would expire but doesn't, and I have never been asked for it.
I can't tell you of the pipes are all copper but some of them are.
I think if you have any concerns then speak to your regular house gas fitting company. I would like to do this as I have never been really happy with the fit between adaptors for the MH system and Spanish bayonet bottles

 

[Landy Andy]

If you want gas work/certificates you would be better to talk to a marine gas engineer than one who does domestic gas. The two gas systems are very different between moving vehicle using cylinders, to a solid building using low pressure gas. Most boat marinas have a gas man that they use/recommend. And they are qualified with different qualifications.

 

[sedge]

If you want gas work/certificates you would be better to talk to a marine gas engineer than one who does domestic gas. The two gas systems are very different between moving vehicle using cylinders, to a solid building using low pressure gas. Most boat marinas have a gas man that they use/recommend. And they are qualified with different qualifications.

This is in Spain, though - where my friend's house gas is supplied from exchangeable 13g butano cylinders.

 

[gus-lopez]

but also says no certificate can be issued due to copper pipes?

I homolgated mine with copper pipes?

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[Basildog]

I homolgated mine with copper pipes?

Yes that puzzled me
BSEN 1949 which is a European standard for leisure vehicles certainly doesn’t exclude copper pipe work .

 

[Landy Andy]

This is in Spain, though - where my friend's house gas is supplied from exchangeable 13g butano cylinders.

Yes. But a stationary house, is very different to a moving structure such as a house or boat. Hence different qualifications (in the UK), and the wiring done differently. The chances of crashing your house on the motorway is slight.

 

[rf9ridrer]

Thanks all, won`t worry then as no leaks!

 

[rf9ridrer]

Just another update, i visited the dealer who did the gas check, i asked about the copper pipes being a problem, i was told that due to copper pipes having a welded seam, they couldnt issue the certificate.