How do I connect Gasit connector to safefill gas bottle?

[RustyRuss]

Hi boys n girls! I’ve bought a Safefill gas bottle and when at ASDA in Deeside the other day for petrol for my car I asked the lady in the pay booth if I could fill my bottle from their Autogas pump. She was categoric, “No, it’s against ASDA Health & Safety policy. You can only fill professionally fitted systems” So be it.
I have a Gasit filler point in the side panel of our MoHo, adjacent to the gas bottle locker. It has the requisite bayonet cap fittings for the Autogas pump. The question is where/how do I get from the back of the filler point to the safefill gas bottle without having to spend around £100 on a short length of rubber hose and a couple of fittings?
All sensible suggestions gratefully received!! Please include relevant technical data, thread sizes, hose lengths etc.etc.

Thanks in advance & Cheers!

Russ

 

[Steve and Denise]

You will need a pol type hose with an adapter to the rear of your standard filler point then just leave it on there to connect to the bottle when filling is needed.cost about £35 sorry can’t advise on length as I don’t know how far your filler point is from your bottle.

 

[chaser]

Hi boys n girls! I’ve bought a Safefill gas bottle and when at ASDA in Deeside the other day for petrol for my car I asked the lady in the pay booth if I could fill my bottle from their Autogas pump. She was categoric, “No, it’s against ASDA Health & Safety policy. You can only fill professionally fitted systems” So be it.
I have a Gasit filler point in the side panel of our MoHo, adjacent to the gas bottle locker. It has the requisite bayonet cap fittings for the Autogas pump. The question is where/how do I get from the back of the filler point to the safefill gas bottle without having to spend around £100 on a short length of rubber hose and a couple of fittings?
All sensible suggestions gratefully received!! Please include relevant technical data, thread sizes, hose lengths etc.etc.

Thanks in advance & Cheers!

Russ

Can't you just go to Morrisons instead, I believe they let you fill them

 

[Stealaway]

Can't you just go to Morrisons instead, I believe they let you fill them

Yep --- As above. Morrison have an agreement with Safefill. Also check out LPG Shop for a connection.

 

[Boringfrog]

Looking at Safefill bottles the other day, do they only have one valve? So after filling you need to reconnect to your regulator?

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[RustyRuss]

Exactly Boringfrog! I know about Morrisons already, that’s why I went for the Safefill bottle, but I don’t want to be stymied by a jobsworth when I can’t find a Morrisons with LPG. I’m kind of a belt-n-braces kind of guy!

Cheers!

Russ

 

[tonka]

Looking at Safefill bottles the other day, do they only have one valve? So after filling you need to reconnect to your regulator?

Yes is the answer..
Its a standard Propane type POL fitting..
Many use the pigtails with the big hand wheel grips to make connection easier than messing with spanners.
I take mine out and run up in the car to refill them as its just easier than taking the van. While in Germany and needing a refill, I had the empty bottle (i run 2) set up with the adaptor on, opened the locker door and filled up.

As above.. Just go to Morrissons.. If you are on Facebook there is a dedicated Safefill group.

This may be handy for Safefill owners if you come across a Garage that wont let you fill. I will put a copy in the resources section..

 

[Two on Tour]

Are you planning to try and fill your Safefill from your Gas-it fill point ?

 

[Boringfrog]

Are you planning to try and fill your Safefill from your Gas-it fill point ?

Sounds that way to me.

 

[Two on Tour]

Sounds that way to me.

That's what I thought and if so, then the non return valve in the fill point will thwart that, although the OP did say "The question is where/how do I get from the back of the filler point to the safefill gas bottle" ?

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[Steve and Denise]

That's what I thought and if so, then the non return valve in the fill point will thwart that, although the OP did say "The question is where/how do I get from the back of the filler point to the safefill gas bottle" ?

As you say non return !

 

[Wombles]

In 2018 Safefill Germany did do a fixed filling point kit https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/foru...ies-discount-codes.184590/page-2#post-3073364 as an accessory so both options but can't find it or them online anymore

 

[RustyRuss]

Thanks for your replies so far gang. What I intend to do is have a hose connection from the back of the Gasit filler point in the side of the MoHo and connect it via the screw thread on the in/outlet valve on top of the safefill bottle. I only intend to use this if I need LPG and can only find, say an ASDA, to fill up at. I will normally just fill the safefill using the normal LPG pump at a Morrisons, if that makes sense. Am I being paranoid that I won’t find somewhere to fill up just using the petrol station pump and keeping the Safefill in the gas locker?


Thanks in advance for more of your thoughts.

Cheers!


Russ

 

[Wombles]

RustyRuss - this https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/foru...ttle-like-current-safefill-multivalve.229629/ may be what you are looking for? EDIT - correction - thought for a moment it was dual filling mentioning Multivalve but it's just a lightweight bottle for fixed point filling

 

[ShaKen]

Thanks for your replies so far gang. What I intend to do is have a hose connection from the back of the Gasit filler point in the side of the MoHo and connect it via the screw thread on the in/outlet valve on top of the safefill bottle. I only intend to use this if I need LPG and can only find, say an ASDA, to fill up at. I will normally just fill the safefill using the normal LPG pump at a Morrisons, if that makes sense. Am I being paranoid that I won’t find somewhere to fill up just using the petrol station pump and keeping the Safefill in the gas locker?


Thanks in advance for more of your thoughts.

Cheers!


Russ

Perhaps you need to speak to Safefill to see if that method can be done safely?

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[Compactliner]

Surely you sell the Safefill and buy a proper Gasit/Gaslow bottle, fill anywhere and no farting about disconnecting/reconnecting hoses and regulators...
Do it once, do it right

 

[Lenny HB]

I don't think you are going to be able to do it with a standard POL hose due to the high pressure.
You will need to use high pressure filling hose with ferral connectors not jubilee clips. Filling pressure can be over 140psi.

 

[Speve]

Am I being paranoid that I won’t find somewhere to fill up just using the petrol station pump and keeping the Safefill in the gas locker?

Yes just get another GasIt cylinder and never need to connect anything else. If you want an extra bottle you can get a hose that connects directly to your fill point