Gas hose

[Mayflower]

Hi,
would anyone know where I could get ( around the Heathrow area, or online perhaps ) a connector like this attached to a short length of gas hose, I need to fit a U.K. regulator?
Thanks.

 

[Landy Andy]

Isn’t that a “gas pig tail” so normally have fittings both ends. One for gas bottle and other to regulator. But I suppose you could just cut off the end you don’t need.

Gasit have a range of them

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as do BES

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[MisterB]

Any caravan or camping shop will have them on line or in store. Even B&Q might stock them

 

[SandraL]

Or Hamilton gas products do mail order.

 

[Mayflower]

Thanks all,
Well, I need to fit this so I can use a Calor gas bottle.
But it seems it’s a regulator too, so there would be two regulators in the line.
Not sure it would work like that.

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[berni109]

You need to change(exchange) the bottle u have for a standard calor propane bottle then a standard pigtail will connect it to the regulator shown in your photo.

 

[bobandjanie]

Hi, looking at your photo I can see you have a large Spanish propano bottle, have you actually got a UK gas bottle that the clip on regulator fits, because you have a regulator and in an ideal world a Calor 13kg propane and a new pig tail, so you just undo the hose you have marked and fit new hose and the replacement bottle.

Without having to pay a deposit to Calor, checkout places like Ebay or gumtree and sometimes you can get an empty bottle from the recycling places where people take their rubbish.
Bob.

 

[Mayflower]

Hi,
Thanks for the tips.
I do have a U.K. calor gas bottle, but the fitting is not like the one in your post, yours doesn’t have a regulator on the pigtail, mine does ( see my earlier post ).
I want to obtain a pigtail,cut the one end off and clamp the barbed regulator to the other end.
I think that that will result in TWO regulators on the same line though !

 

[MisterB]

Could you set up a two cylinder configuration via a T piece, just having one cylinder open at a time? That way you only use one regulator a any one time?

 

[SandraL]

I,m confused. Two regulators in series is bad news.
Normal practice would be for your existing bulkhead truma regulator to be connected to your calor cylinder by a pigtail. If you are using patio calor gas cylinder you will need a clip on adapter, not a regulator.
Perhaps post picture of top of cylinder you want to use.

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[berni109]

Calor have 2 types of bottle. 1 with on bottle regulator other designed to connect to a bulkhead regulator.
If you must keep the on bottle regulator type then u need to tee into the gas pipework after the bulkhead regulator add a tap and a barbed connection. Then a simple low pressure hose connected with clips at either end.
(Bit like adding a barbecue connection but in your case in the gas locker if that's where the bottle will be.)

 

[Mayflower]

I,m confused. Two regulators in series is bad news.
Normal practice would be for your existing bulkhead truma regulator to be connected to your calor cylinder by a pigtail. If you are using patio calor gas cylinder you will need a clip on adapter, not a regulator.
Perhaps post picture of top of cylinder you want to use.

Thanks, I will.

 

[bobandjanie]

The gas bottle and regulator you have is for things like patio heaters and bbq's, the only way you could use that, is fed back through a bbq point and stand the bottle outside, and turn off your existing supply.

Your Spanish bottle has a valve on it, that why the pig tail ( hose ) has nuts fitted it's high pressure, if you used that bottle for a bbq, you would need a regulator similar to the one your trying to use, that would have push on pipe and jubilee clips on each end because its regulated so low pressure.
My advise is get the proper propane gas bottle and pigtail, maybe try and swap your bottle. Bob.

 

[Mayflower]

So you’re quite right.
it’s Calor gas patio.
so what I need is a pigtail to connect to my installed regulator and not the current regulator that fits directly on the bottle, if such a thing exists!

 

[bobandjanie]

Hi, just done a search and found this :

Caravan / Motorhome - LPG Butane Gas Hose Adapter – 21mm Clip On - SRG–Type 640 | eBay

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Your hose should screw straight onto it, it's an adaptor like your Spanish one, presuming your patio bottle is 21mm message the seller and tell him what you plan to do, and ask him if it's what you need. Bob.

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[TheBig1]

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[TheBig1]

calor do more than the basic 2 cylinder types these days

RED Propane .. Pol
BLUE Butane .. screw on
GREEN patio .. clip on

 

[Mayflower]

Hi, just done a search and found this :

Caravan / Motorhome - LPG Butane Gas Hose Adapter – 21mm Clip On - SRG–Type 640 | eBay

LPG Butane Gas Hose Adapter – 21mm Clip On – SRG Type 640. LPG Butane Gas Hose Adapter – 21mm Clip On – Type 640.

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Your hose should screw straight onto it, it's an adaptor like your Spanish one, presuming your patio bottle is 21mm message the seller and tell him what you plan to do, and ask him if it's what you need. Bob.

Thanks for going to all the trouble, it’s appreciated. However it’s not 21mm, it’s about 27mm as TheBig1 says.

 

[Mayflower]

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Thank you, I think you’ve cracked it.

 

[TheBig1]

Thank you, I think you’ve cracked it.

I hope not, it might leak

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[pappajohn]

Have another look at post #7.
The bullet end of the hose screws directly in the propane bottle... Its a POL connector, left handed thread.
The other end connects directly to you onboard regulator.
Job done, no need to cut or bodge anything and only one regulator.

Incidently, what colour is your calor bottle.

 

[pappajohn]

Thank you, I think you’ve cracked it.

Explains it all.... You have a blue butane bottle

 

[TheBig1]

Have another look at post #7.
The bullet end of the hose screws directly in the propane bottle... Its a POL connector, left handed thread.
The other end connects directly to you onboard regulator.
Job done, no need to cut or bodge anything and only one regulator.

Incidently, what colour is your calor bottle.

But they have a patio gas cylinder John, not a standard Propane. The bottle is green

 

[pappajohn]

calor do more than the basic 2 cylinder types these days

Propane .. Pol
Butane .. screw on
patio .. clip on

Butane reg is a push/clip on