Mondial Designs Limited HB095 2008, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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GeneraL InformatIon
Gas Bottles
Bottled Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) is the
most convenient portable source of fuel for
your vehicle.
Unless en-route heating has been installed,
make sure that heating and cooking appliances
and the gas cylinders are switched off before
you move the vehicle.
Regularly check flexible gas hose, joints and
connections for tightness. Finally make sure
that each gas appliance is working efficiently
to the recommendations of the appliance
manufacturers.
Only use gas bottle cylinders that are located
within their dedicated position within the gas
bottle housing, never extend hose - hose
lengths must not exceed 400mm.
regulator
Your vehicle is supplied with a wall mounted
gas regulator plumbed inside the gas bottle
compartment. The regulator and all appliances
work at a harmonised 30mb pressure, which
work with Butane and Propane gas.
Pressure regulation system in this vehicle has a
fixed working pressure of 30 mbar with a flow
rate of either 1.2 kg/H or 1.5kg/H and complies
with the requirements of EN 12864 annex D.
We do not recommend the use of an inline LPG
BBQ with the 1.2kg/H regulator when other
LPG appliances are in use.
Note: Unless en-route heating has been
installed the regulator valves should always be
in the ‘OFF’ position when driving.
Standard regulator
Gas Hoses
High-pressure hoses or pigtails as they are
called must be used with the new style regulator.
LPG bottle i.e. Propane, Butane, BP and
Camping Gaz cylinders all have unique bottle
adaptor connections. It is important to check
you have the correct hose and adaptor to suit
your gas bottles.
Push on hoses are no longer permitted under
the latest regulations.
The new high-pressure hoses have threaded
connections and must be securely attached to
the regulator and to the gas bottle.
Ensure that there is a constant rise in the
flexible gas hose between the gas bottle outlet
and the regulator elbow.
warnInG: Inspect flexible gas hose(s)
regularly for deterioration and renew as
necessary with the approved type, in any
case no later than 5 years after the date of
manufacture marked on the hose.
warnInG: ensure hoses do not become
entangled in door mechanism.
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Butane
Butane is supplied in the UK in green, blue or
aluminium bottles.
All these have a male left hand thread EXCEPT
for Camping Gaz which has a special female
right hand thread and Calor 7kg and 15kg and
aluminium bottles which have a special clip-on
connection. Continental bottles usually have a
male left hand thread similar to but not identical
with UK butane.
Butane is suitable for use at temperatures down
to 2°C but will not work below that.
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