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Ok.. As mentioned before I am slinging a gas tank under the van
The problem I have come up with is two fold
1) There is a safety shut off valve which stops the flow until voltage is applied to a solenoid
In its original application they valve only turns on when the ignition is on.
So you think, why not just put a switch in line to it and retain it..
Well if I do that then voltage must be applied all the time I want gas.. not great when wilding and I want the heating on during the night .. It does not draw a lot of current but enough to be of concern..
Now I could take the valve out and fix it permanently open.. an easy job to do, but then we come up with problem number two and the real crux of the matter
2) The tank is half full of LPG, some 20 litres of the stuff !
As soon as the valve is removed that is going to vent to atmosphere oh:
Sooooooooooo
Anyone know if it is possible to decant the gas in to an empty bottle at all ?
I suspect the answer is no, as once the pressure in the receiving bottle equals that in the tank, all flow will simply stop !
As far as I can work out, the only thing I can do is a reet pain in 't bum :wooo:
Mount the tank and use the applied voltage to solenoid method of using what gas is in there
Once I run out, remove the tank and do the bizzzzz... But to say that is a right royal pain is an understatement !!
The problem I have come up with is two fold
1) There is a safety shut off valve which stops the flow until voltage is applied to a solenoid
In its original application they valve only turns on when the ignition is on.
So you think, why not just put a switch in line to it and retain it..
Well if I do that then voltage must be applied all the time I want gas.. not great when wilding and I want the heating on during the night .. It does not draw a lot of current but enough to be of concern..
Now I could take the valve out and fix it permanently open.. an easy job to do, but then we come up with problem number two and the real crux of the matter
2) The tank is half full of LPG, some 20 litres of the stuff !
As soon as the valve is removed that is going to vent to atmosphere oh:
Sooooooooooo
Anyone know if it is possible to decant the gas in to an empty bottle at all ?
I suspect the answer is no, as once the pressure in the receiving bottle equals that in the tank, all flow will simply stop !
As far as I can work out, the only thing I can do is a reet pain in 't bum :wooo:
Mount the tank and use the applied voltage to solenoid method of using what gas is in there
Once I run out, remove the tank and do the bizzzzz... But to say that is a right royal pain is an understatement !!