New LPG Regs
Verfasst: Samstag 9. Juli 2011, 09:43
Hi there:
Iâve moved this subject to the Technical Section/ Accommodation so that itâs easier for people to follow. I believe, it will generate a lot of comments. My original LPG installation was very rudimentary, almost like an accident waiting to happen. So, a few years ago, I built a box out or marine plywood, which I epoxied, painted and bolted to the aft platform. The box has a metal nipple on the bottom which directs overboard. The gas regulator is manifolded into two oulets—one for the rail-mounted barbecue and one for the galley stove. For the latter, the flexible gas pipe exits the box and enters the deck through waterproof glands and runs through electrical conduit all the way to about 40cm of the stove. That way, it is totally protected and nothing can rub against it. Also, when I use the stove, I make sure to switch off the supply at the regulator while the stove is still on, so as to make sure no gas remains in the pipe. This is a bit of a belt-and-braces approach but with LPG you can never be too careful. Unfortunately, I don’t have detailed photos of my installation, just a fuzzy photo of the box and another one of the electrical conduit through which the pipe runs to the stove. However, I can post some detailed photos soon since the pipe has to be renewed anyway.
Nicholas
Moments of Clarity hull# 334
LPG tank box
Iâve moved this subject to the Technical Section/ Accommodation so that itâs easier for people to follow. I believe, it will generate a lot of comments. My original LPG installation was very rudimentary, almost like an accident waiting to happen. So, a few years ago, I built a box out or marine plywood, which I epoxied, painted and bolted to the aft platform. The box has a metal nipple on the bottom which directs overboard. The gas regulator is manifolded into two oulets—one for the rail-mounted barbecue and one for the galley stove. For the latter, the flexible gas pipe exits the box and enters the deck through waterproof glands and runs through electrical conduit all the way to about 40cm of the stove. That way, it is totally protected and nothing can rub against it. Also, when I use the stove, I make sure to switch off the supply at the regulator while the stove is still on, so as to make sure no gas remains in the pipe. This is a bit of a belt-and-braces approach but with LPG you can never be too careful. Unfortunately, I don’t have detailed photos of my installation, just a fuzzy photo of the box and another one of the electrical conduit through which the pipe runs to the stove. However, I can post some detailed photos soon since the pipe has to be renewed anyway.
Nicholas
Moments of Clarity hull# 334
LPG tank box