Gas in Spain

Mishutka
Mishutka Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited May 2019 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

Help everyone. Touring in Spain with a new Coachman VIP 575. Anyone got any ideas how to get a connector to connect local gas bottles to the regulator? I have a local (Repsol) butane bottle with a gas pipe, but I cannot find a connector to connect it to the regulator in the gas cupboard. Anyone any idea how to solve this problem. We are away for 6 weeks so UK solutions are not going to work...

i have a feeling the gas pipe is UNF thread which isn’t known out here...? 

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  • Kontikiboy
    Kontikiboy Forum Participant Posts: 304
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    edited May 2019 #2

    Hi Mish,

    You need a Spanish adaptor to fit the top of your Repsol cylinder, which you will get at any camping shop over there.     You also need an lpg pipe with the brass fittings like your UK one, but the Spanish ones are opposite fitting, I.e. the brass bits male and female are on opposite ends to ours.   You will also get this from a camping shop, but if there is not one handy, try a hardware shop, usually known as the Ferreteria.   Then you can start using very cheap gas!

    Good luck!

    BillC 

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  • Philnffc
    Philnffc Forum Participant Posts: 317
    edited May 2019 #4

    Hi 

     

    The adaptor you need is called "regulador salida libre" in Spanish which you can buy at most ferreteria  but not all, brought mine two weeks ago at the ferreteria in Benicassim for e14  but  they didn't sell the pigtail which I brought near me in Alicante for e10. 

    Phil

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  • peedee
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    edited June 2019 #7

    As a guide a large fridge, charging the battery and the occasional boiling of an 800w kettle will use 4Kw per day.

    peedee

  • JollyKernow
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    edited June 2019 #8

    Afternoon

    Some good advice above, but if you're staying on a site for a period of time (not touring) then look on Gaslow Direct website. They have all you need and will post to Spain, my order arrived in three dayslaughing

    JK

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  • Philnffc
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    edited June 2019 #10

    Hi All

     

    Just to add to this thread, most Spanish motorhomes/caravans owners don't bother with pigtails they make their own. When I brought my adaptor I was offered a connection kit for 3,95 which consists of both nuts, jubilee clips and inserts and then you need to buy gas pipe to your choice of length.

    Phil

  • The RTO
    The RTO Forum Participant Posts: 19
    edited June 2019 #11

    Hi Mish

    We use Spanish gas all the time,you should be able to get all the connections you need from a ferrreter (hardware shop) there's a good one in Calp.

    We also changed to Cepsa bottles as they are lighter a little bit more to fill about a euro.

    Repsol also do 6kg bottles but I don't know the cost.

    There is a BP garage in Castellon that will let you have a Cepsa bottle with no rental to pay just the price of the gas it's near the port.

    Richard

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