Yes economy and performance drop a little. Your ignition components need to be in top nick. I'd also recommend spending a little extra on them where you can. It seems to have helped my van no end. Better HT leads and a good airfilter have lifted my economy a good chunk. This is the only trouble I've really had. I've done over 25k on it. I think VW's come with hardened valves and stuff so that's a start.
You can also add a Flashlube kit whcig is supposed to help. It basically drip feeds a tiny bit of oil in with the gas fuel. Tanks and stuff are worth a mention. Plan it a bit. Make sure you get the filler point somewhere sensible for you and the tank needs consideration for sure. Mine is only a 55L tank which I can get roughly miles out of it. You can never really use the full tank as the pressure drops too low. Your trip meter becomes your fuel guage. The system I have does not need petrol to start on.
Start straight on gas. No issues. Route planning becomes essential. Noo Noo , Aug 24, We did a conversion on a 2. PhatVR6 , Aug 24, So we need to get the correct connectors for this as well.
Terry has done quite a lot of plumbing but not with 10mm for LPG. Would be grateful for your suggestions. Use plastic coated 10mm copper, usually sold on a roll, already annealed so it's soft to bend. No spring needed, though I do have a hand held bender for it that I inherited from my dad to make a neat bend. Use propane not butane, then no risk of freezing and no need to cover the cylinder. If it's a back up hob and not a big problem if it runs out then one cylinder is okay, but for a main hob I would always use 2 cylinders on an auto changeover regulator.
You are most likely to use your gas hob when there is a power cut, would going outside to change the cylinder if it ran out be a nuisance then? Even though the gas usage is small I would still use the big 47Kg cylinders simply because the gas is cheaper in the larger cylinders.
You can get 10mm soft gas pipe from BES along with the fittings. The propane cylinders are orange so you might want to box them is for aestehtic reasons. Even if you start to cook with it on a day to day basis, you will be really amazed how long a cylinder lasts. However they don't come with 'volume gauges'. What you do is to rock it from side to side to estimate how much is left. Thing is, when it gets down to say one or two inches, its very difficult to estimate how many days until you get to zero.
All very obvious. Actually, you dont even need a changeover valve. Its a two minute job to change them over when it runs out. And the risk of an auto changeover is that it changes over without you realising it, and first thing you know is that they are both empty.
One other thing is that I have always used miele hobs. Lot of LPG used on the continent, so conversion kits available as standard. And what you really want to be sure of is that you have a small ring and you can turn it right down without the flame going out - quality german brands on ebay shouldn't give you an issue.
UPDATE: my 'quality german hob' actually requires an electrical supply to operate flame failure detection, I believe so that that would certainly be an issue for JanetE. Don't know if that still the case. You can get multipurpose connectors now with the fail safe and a gauge built in for propane cylinders. Has anyone used the "gastite" pipe. I was going to run a length under the slab in to the kitchen for the plumber to fit later.
Not sure if it has to be ducted but i was going thinking it would be best. Go for the plastic coated soft copper and endeavour to be 'joint free'. Remember that you'll have to remove the coating to get a bending machine to fit the radius.
Re-cover with yellow electrical pvc tape, no probs there. You can mount the LPG bottled remotely, e. They don't have to be against the house, and fwiw, I'd prefer them well away from the skin of my TF house in case of a leak. Lower line of sight for the 'cover' as you haven't got one single 5' bottle to try and hide. No running around in the rain with a spanner whilst the sprouts go cold.
Do not have a compression fitting where it's not accessible or in a void of any kind. Rapid heating and instantaneous heat control makes it the choice of professional chefs and great home cooks around the world.
Pre-purchase the appliances so that they can be connected as part of the home LPG gas bottle installation process. This will save time and could save you money, as you will only need to have the gas fitter to your home for one complete LPG installation. Make sure you specify the LPG version of the appliances, as they are slightly different from the natural gas models.
You also want to pick your home supplier before LPG gas bottle installation starts, as the gas fitter will need to know from whom to order the initial LPG gas bottles.
As part of the selection process, you will need to decide on the type of LPG gas bottles delivery that you want. With our Automatic LPG Refill Tanker Delivery, the deliveries are scheduled for you, based on the appliances you choose and how much gas you use. You even have the option of underground LPG storage. You should choose a licensed gas fitter that is familiar with LPG gas bottle installation and the installing of the appliances you have selected.
For example, some gas fitters may not install LPG gas fireplaces or other particular types of appliances. The gas fitter will install a gas regulator , the LPG gas bottle installation connectors and the gas service pipe to the appliance locations.
The gas fitter will then install and connect the appliances, including any plumbing work that is required. We will coordinate the initial LPG gas bottles delivery so that he can test the appliances as the last step of the project. So the LPG installation cost can vary from a few hundred dollars up to a few thousand dollars, particularly if there is an inbuilt fireplace involved. It is always best practice to get quotes, for the LPG installation cost, from around 3 licensed gas fitters.
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