Hi. I have been told that it is ok to use “motor gas” for use in my Motorhome . Has anyone any experience of the use of this gas , or any observation (1 Viewer)

[LUBIN]

Hi. I have been told that it is ok to use “motor gas” in my motorhome. Has anyone any experience of the use of the gas in a motorhome . Any observations would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance LUBIN

 

[irnbru]

Do you mean LPG? You can buy the proper system from Gaslow ,or gasit for example then fill up at petrol pump. Best to get an exterior filler point fitted.

 

[Innkeeper]

Hi. I have been told that it is ok to use “motor gas” in my motorhome. Has anyone any experience of the use of the gas in a motorhome . Any observations would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance LUBIN

You mean like this

this a gaslow system

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[LUBIN]

No. My van ( just purchased) has a 13 kg and a 6kg Calor bottles when I bought it. LUBIN

 

[Nirvanauk]

Motor gas?

 

[Innkeeper]

Needs to be something like in photo. Not Calor gas

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[Shrimp]

You shouldn’t try to fill ordinary gas bottles.
Refillable bottles are a separate thing to Calor!
With yours you will have to return the Calor bottles & purchase a new one every fill.
They don’t have Calor in France you will need a French bottle!

 

[Southdowners]

Unless you have refillable bottles or a gas tank then I believe you need to exchange your empty bottle for full ones.

 

[autorouter]

My van ( just purchased) has a 13 kg and a 6kg Calor bottles when I bought it

The bottles you have are not refillable. You exchange them when empty, for a full one.

Different bottles, or a built-in tank, can be refilled with 'autogas', also called LPG (or GPL in France). It is intended for vehicles that use it as a fuel, either on its own or switchable between petrol and autogas. Because of this, it can be found at some filling stations, sold from pumps just like petrol or diesel.

Refillable bottles (as in Innkeeper's pic) look very similar on the outside, but inside they have a cutoff valve that automatically stops filling at the 80% level. They also have an inlet to attach a filling tube. This goes to a filling point to which you attach the hose from the pump. Once you have the system installed, there is no need to remove the cylinders for refilling. You just drive to the filling station and fill up.

There are two big advantages - you can top them up anytime, they don't have to be empty. But the best thing is, with three small screw-in adaptors you can refill from a pump anywhere in Europe. No worries about special bottles for each country.

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[DavidG58]

Motor gas?

Quite often called auto gas at service stations ?

 

[nicholsong]

The bottles you have are not refillable. You exchange them when empty, for a full one.

Different bottles, or a built-in tank, can be refilled with 'autogas', also called LPG (or GPL in France). It is intended for vehicles that use it as a fuel, either on its own or switchable between petrol and autogas. Because of this, it can be found at some filling stations, sold from pumps just like petrol or diesel.

Refillable bottles (as in Innkeeper's pic) look very similar on the outside, but inside they have a cutoff valve that automatically stops filling at the 80% level. They also have an inlet to attach a filling tube. This goes to a filling point to which you attach the hose from the pump. Once you have the system installed, there is no need to remove the cylinders for refilling. You just drive to the filling station and fill up.

There are two big advantages - you can top them up anytime, they don't have to be empty. But the best thing is, with three small screw-in adaptors you can refill from a pump anywhere in Europe. No worries about special bottles for each country.

That is the full answer. The others have been partial.

 

[monzer]

Apologies for hijacking but I wondered where you get the refillable systems fitted. Do normal caravan engineers fit it or is it specialists who would have to do the job?

I've not long bought a van with one calor bottle and one gaslow. It was in getting the fridge fixed earlier and the guy said that the gaslow bottle should really have the regulator fitted to the bulkhead. Is that right?

I think I want to get rid of the calor bottle and get a 2nd gaslow for a fully refillable system so need to find somewhere to do the work. Any ideas on cost?

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[chaser]

Apologies for hijacking but I wondered where you get the refillable systems fitted. Do normal caravan engineers fit it or is it specialists who would have to do the job?

I've not long bought a van with one calor bottle and one gaslow. It was in getting the fridge fixed earlier and the guy said that the gaslow bottle should really have the regulator fitted to the bulkhead. Is that right?

I think I want to get rid of the calor bottle and get a 2nd gaslow for a fully refillable system so need to find somewhere to do the work. Any ideas on cost?

You can do it yourself, easy as changing a normal bottle and if you already have one , you have everything but a joining pipe.

 

[pappajohn]

Any ideas on cost?

£200plus for the bottle and maybe £20/£25 for the hose.
Just Google Gaslow

 

[Reallyretired]

Or Gasit which is a bit cheaper or Alugas which is a bit more but lighter.

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[LUBIN]

Hi all . Just a note to say thanks for all your replies and all the advice,much appreciated LUBIN

 

[Lenny HB]

guy said that the gaslow bottle should really have the regulator fitted to the bulkhead. Is that right?

Talking out of his rear end.

 

[Minxy]

Apologies for hijacking but I wondered where you get the refillable systems fitted. Do normal caravan engineers fit it or is it specialists who would have to do the job?

If you are a competent DIYer and are happy to do it, there's no reason you can't, the biggest decision is where to mount the filler point, putting it in the locker is easiest but a pain for filling and can be shunned on at fuel stations, outside is easiest but drilling a hole in your pride and joy will bring you out in a chill ... this is the most worrying part of it all, seriously it is, more so than connecting the pipework up!

I've not long bought a van with one calor bottle and one gaslow. It was in getting the fridge fixed earlier and the guy said that the gaslow bottle should really have the regulator fitted to the bulkhead. Is that right?

The norm is to have a bulkhead regulator but there's no reason at all why you can't have a bottle top one so long as it's the right type.

I think I want to get rid of the calor bottle and get a 2nd gaslow for a fully refillable system so need to find somewhere to do the work. Any ideas on cost?

You can pick them up second-hand but need to check the 're-certification date' on the bottles to make sure £ for £ they work out a good buy otherwise go for new, Gasit are cheapest but shop around for the other parts as some have them cheaper than others and you can mix and match as necessary.

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[Solwaybuggier]

I think I want to get rid of the calor bottle and get a 2nd gaslow for a fully refillable system so need to find somewhere to do the work. Any ideas on cost?

Might be worth thinking about how much gas you go through before incurring the cost? I’m sure it’s worthwhile if you’re mainly off EHU - but we decided to start with one Gaslow bottle and to keep a 7kg calor to switch over to when we ran out. In 7 years we’ve never run out, so I guess it was the right decision. But we do mostly have EHU.

 

[autorouter]

I've not long bought a van with one calor bottle and one gaslow.

There are not many disadvantages to a refillable system, but one of them is when you are staying in one place for several weeks. Many do this when they spend the winter in Spain/Morocco or do a month in a winter resort. Packing up and firing up the motorhome just to go and fill up with gas can be a pain. You could buy an exchangeable bottle for the country you are in, and swap it. Use the refillable to fill the gap between exchanges.

 

[Potty]

Our dealer fitted ours when we bought the van after removing it from our previous van. They put the filler in the locker. Wouldn’t put outside as they said putting a hole there would invalidate the damp warranty. Worth checking before cutting the hole.

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[Speve]

Our dealer fitted ours when we bought the van after removing it from our previous van. They put the filler in the locker. Wouldn’t put outside as they said putting a hole there would invalidate the damp warranty. Worth checking before cutting the hole.

I think they were having a laugh the outside filler can be put into the skirt so has nothing to do with damp warranty and the fill hose can come out through the gas locker drop out. ?

 

[Speve]

There are not many disadvantages to a refillable system, but one of them is when you are staying in one place for several weeks. Many do this when they spend the winter in Spain/Morocco or do a month in a winter resort. Packing up and firing up the motorhome just to go and fill up with gas can be a pain. You could buy an exchangeable bottle for the country you are in, and swap it. Use the refillable to fill the gap between exchanges.

You can buy a Reserve Cylinder Connection Hose which connects to your fill point and then an external gas cylinder which stands outside your van.
https://www.gaslowshop.co.uk/reserve-cylinder-connection-hose/ ???

 

[tonyidle]

You can buy a Reserve Cylinder Connection Hose which connects to your fill point and then an external gas cylinder which stands outside your van.
https://www.gaslowshop.co.uk/reserve-cylinder-connection-hose/ ???

Or you can fit a BBQ point and kill two birds with one stone .

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[Minxy]

Our dealer fitted ours when we bought the van after removing it from our previous van. They put the filler in the locker. Wouldn’t put outside as they said putting a hole there would invalidate the damp warranty. Worth checking before cutting the hole.

More likely they didn't want to do the job for you as they are talking b*llocks! They try all the tricks in the book to not have to do work if they can unless they are getting paid for it.

 

[Minxy]

Or you can fit a BBQ point and kill two birds with one stone .

... then you can chuck the birds on the BBQ ... would that be 'kill three birds with one stone'?