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Post by daisymini on Feb 5, 2013 22:42:43 GMT
Having a real crisis with safety issues...Most of you know im converting an old merc ambulance..Ive bilt a cupboard next to my seating area to take my gas bottle opposite my kitchen area etc..Bearing in mind i have no side door and like the old ambulance my doors open at the back. My gas cupboard will be accessed via the living quarters, with 1 11kg bottle. I will have to run the 8mm gas pipe under the van to the opposing side where all the gas appliances will be situated.
My big question is? : How sealed does this gas cupboard have to be? (I have put in floor level drop out vents at all gas places including said gas cupboard)
I have already bought co2 and smoke alarms. But I have the concern that Internal cupboards are not recommended in the habitation area.
I have considered underslung LPG like gaslow etc but cannot afford at the mo...WILL I SURVIVE A MEET??...lol without blowing up???
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Post by Oldish Hippy on Feb 5, 2013 22:54:54 GMT
daisy mine is in the cupboard under the sink and if you have drop out the gas wil go out there just double check your connection when installed and if worried the put another co2 alarm at low level cant you put gas bottle underneath fridge unit so fridge is above gas cupboard
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Feb 6, 2013 8:28:07 GMT
The gas locker should be metal lined and have a drop out hole and be sealed.Otherwise I don't think that there are any set regulations .
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Post by brewkit on Feb 6, 2013 8:37:56 GMT
pretty sure there are no set regs for self build, mines in cupboard, accessed from back door, sits between wall and some blocks fastened to floor, and straps to hold it.
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Post by n brown on Feb 6, 2013 15:58:02 GMT
don't fret about it.i know recommended practice is to metal line the cupboard but i never have,as if its on fire,i'm down the road mate ! the drop out hole is important,40mm if poss,and a strap mainly imo to stop the bottle turning as you drive and snapping the pipe which happened to me once. have a short length of orange flexi pipe to a bulkhead adaptor and you're off ![but not in an explosive way ]
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Post by Firefox on Feb 6, 2013 16:41:38 GMT
Ditto. Definitely a drop out hole, Mine is not metal lined at the moment. It would offer very limited extra protection since the cabinets and partitions surrounding it are wood and once they burn away the metal would drop away. It is sealed with rubber strip on the door though.
Mine is internal since it's a panel van. The gas bottles are very well protected from the effects of a collision, unlike the external lockers of some coachbuilts.
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Feb 6, 2013 22:26:46 GMT
I've never really understood the metal lining bit,if a bottle exploded it would still travel through anything to reach the outside and a bit of thin ally won't slow it down! The tank on my van is hanging underneath with nothing but fresh air around it.A good size drop out hole and a tight strap is sufficient really.If the van catches fire ,then run like hell!! I've seen a film of a lorry that was carring gas bottles and caught fire,it was like a firework display with mortars!!
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