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Postby screechowl » Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:47 am

I would like to have a gas fire on one side of the van & an oven & maybe a 3 way fridge on the other side. Is there any way I can do this without having two gas bottles, one on either side? It's been suggested that the gas pipes can go over the roof behind the boards or anywhere?
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:49 am

Just run a copper pipe underneath the van screesho bit of gaffer tape ,cable tie sorted
LPG is heavier than air so if it leaks a lot it won't be a problem as it goes down unless you are sat underneath the van having a fag
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby ake » Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:54 pm

Buy a manifold, which takes one pipe from the bottle, and has a number of valves outputs for the different appliances
As said run the pipe below the van, clipped to chassis
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby screechowl » Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:45 pm

Yeah I've got the valves for two appliances. Never thought of it going on chassis :shock: Chassis's get all sorts of crap on them & then corrode :shock: What about the salt/grit in winter?? Sure it would be safe? Be great if it was :D
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby bigjohnthomas » Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:50 pm

Copper dosnt rust like transits do it will last donkeys years its the combustion fumes you want to worry about :wink:
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby k3vyn » Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:25 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote:Just run a copper pipe underneath the van screesho bit of gaffer tape ,cable tie sorted
LPG is heavier than air so if it leaks a lot it won't be a problem as it goes down unless you are sat underneath the van having a fag
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I agree along the chassis, clipped, remember to vent the fridge and cooker to outside too.
your fire will sink in the floor to underneath van, like in caravans, so guess you will have some careful planning on where you put that, after all you don't want to start cutting and realise your on top of your spring hanger.
I also put a 25mm plastic tube near bottle which was set in a sealed box to as low to ground as possible.
This vented out and under van as Gas is heavier than air if leaked.
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby g-man » Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:58 pm

bigjohnthomas wrote:Copper dosnt rust


true......but can corrode :wink:
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby Keef » Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:13 am

g-man wrote:
bigjohnthomas wrote:Copper dosnt rust


true......but can corrode :wink:


No different to having your brake pipes clipped to the chassis :wink:
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby bigjohnthomas » Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:44 am

Do you want a fight or what ya fooking malkis
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am I right in saying ... That like aluminium :? Copper forms a protective layer of coroded rusty copper stuff green sh*t on it that stops it ruujstting ? f*** b*stard coppers get out of my shoe
bolloks to this the offi is about to shut and I have run out spesh :cry:

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Re: Gas pipes

Postby g-man » Thu Nov 27, 2014 10:15 am

max.print wrote:
g-man wrote:
bigjohnthomas wrote:Copper dosnt rust


true......but can corrode :wink:


No different to having your brake pipes clipped to the chassis :wink:


no sh*t sherlock :wink:
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby bigjohnthomas » Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:03 pm

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Re: Gas pipes

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Re: Gas pipes

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Re: Gas pipes

Postby g-man » Fri Nov 28, 2014 10:45 pm

steady on old bean......i'll remove it off the phonogram :mrgreen:
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Re: Gas pipes

Postby geniemac » Tue Dec 02, 2014 1:34 am

You can buy plastic coated copper pipe in most hardware shops, plumbers merchants, comes in 6mm, 8mm, and 10mm, same as what's used on autogas kits.
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