Paul an Jane MK
LIFE MEMBER
- Apr 20, 2016
- 435
- 486
- Funster No
- 42,608
- MH
- Elddis Encore 255
- Exp
- enjoyed the freedom over the last couple of years but still Wish we could have got away more often
Gas bottle ran out this afternoon, no major problem as we always have a full one as back up.
Get my torch and proceed to swop over pipe to new bottle. Once connection tightened up on new bottle, turned on tap of bottle and load noise of exacaping gas so turned off tap.
Check connection and all solid and good, had a new rubber hose and fitting etc in the spring and some soapy water confirmed all fine apart from connection to bottle.
5pm Saturday night where am I going to get another bottle but thankfully calor website showed a Go Outdoors nearby.
New gas bottle fitted and we have a good gas connection again and can now keep warm again as it is getting fairly chilly.
Thank goodness old bottle ran out early enough before it was too late and we weren’t in the wilds of Scotland far from civilisation.
Presumably damaged during refilling.
In 35 years never had a faulty bottle before and probably won’t happen again but might just hook up new bottle to test in future.
Get my torch and proceed to swop over pipe to new bottle. Once connection tightened up on new bottle, turned on tap of bottle and load noise of exacaping gas so turned off tap.
Check connection and all solid and good, had a new rubber hose and fitting etc in the spring and some soapy water confirmed all fine apart from connection to bottle.
5pm Saturday night where am I going to get another bottle but thankfully calor website showed a Go Outdoors nearby.
New gas bottle fitted and we have a good gas connection again and can now keep warm again as it is getting fairly chilly.
Thank goodness old bottle ran out early enough before it was too late and we weren’t in the wilds of Scotland far from civilisation.
Presumably damaged during refilling.
In 35 years never had a faulty bottle before and probably won’t happen again but might just hook up new bottle to test in future.