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  • Rufs
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    edited July 2019 #32

    well i am def not an engineer, but in my caravan i have, cooker, fridge, water heater, fire all capable of running on gas, so i would have thought when i open the valve on the gas tank, gas rushes to all of these various pipes, so in my non engineering mind would this not mean to eliminate all gas in the van i would have to turn the valve off on the tank and then light all these appliances to be sure no gas is left in the pipes in the van, is this feasable ??? 

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2019 #33

    Sure is sealed

  • Rufs
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    edited July 2019 #34

    oh! right!!! and you do this, I dont think so some how undecided

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited July 2019 #35

    To be fair, it wasn’t JVB who made the comment regarding draining the pipes. 

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2019 #36

    Like some others  you do need to read other previos posts before jumping in,then you will be able to do so in the correct contextundecided

  • Rufs
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    edited July 2019 #37

    ok i asked if

    so in my non engineering mind would this not mean to eliminate all gas in the van i would have to turn the valve off on the tank and then light all these appliances to be sure no gas is left in the pipes in the van, is this feasable ???

    and you said sure is.....hands up all those who do this laughing

  • Oneputt
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    edited July 2019 #38

    Me, if using heating on gas leave it on and switch off at bottle, same apples for fridge, water boiler etc.  It’s no big deal and takes moments

  • Rufs
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    edited July 2019 #39

    am i miss understanding something here?, in my none engineering brain i assumed there would be gas in the pipe right up to the appliance even when not in use the moment you open the valve on the gas tank, which, to achieve the desired effect of no gas in the van would entail turning off at tank, igniting each unit until residual gas had been burnt off, which must be relatively little i would have thought.

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    edited July 2019 #40
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  • hitchglitch
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    edited July 2019 #41

    So maybe there should be an isolating valve next to the petrol/diesel tank then you switch this off and continue to run the engine so that there is no residual fuel in the fuel lines? 

    The amount of LPG in the gas lines is minuscule. About the he same as the contents of my BBQ gas canister.

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