Gas bottle stays in (or out) at this time of year (used every 4th weekend or so)

[Wish]

Hi, newbie question… California Ocean T6.1…We’ve just come back from a weekend away & would like to know thoughts on best practice… to remove gas bottle from vehicle or… can it remain in situ (gas turned off at the regulator)… hope to hear from sages for advice thank you… ps thank you for all the help and support so far

 

[Meoncoast]

leave in - you can have a cup of tea if you go out in the van. ours stays in all year.

 

[Sad]

Leave in

 

[Wish]

leave in - you can have a cup of tea if you go out in the van. ours stays in all year.

Do you continually switch on/off at the regulator or… once in situ just check bottle for amount of gas occasionally?

 

[Steve1]

Do you continually switch on/off at the regulator or… once in situ just check bottle for amount of gas occasionally?

The handbook says you should turn off at the bottle before driving. I think that is for gas safety in case of a crash you want it turned off at the bottle.

Once we are on a site camping I have always left it turned on until the next time we drive.

 

[flying banana]

Take it out or it will blow up. Never leave it on while driving, it will blow up. You should worry constantly over these things or it will blow up. You need a fire blanket, smoke alarm and a co2 detector aswell. Or it will blow up.relax. it's fine. It's a gas bottle not a bomb

 

[Wish]

Take it out or it will blow up. Never leave it on while driving, it will blow up. You should worry constantly over these things or it will blow up. You need a fire blanket, smoke alarm and a co2 detector aswell. Or it will blow up.relax. it's fine. It's a gas bottle not a bomb

Cheers for the short anecdote ;-)

 

[BeeBee]

Always ‘Off’ ( at regulator) when driving, a wee Co2 monitor ( club shop) when parked up. (Note the hose replacement date on attachment)
I always remove when taking in for a service, otherwise it stays in all year round.

 

[WelshGas]

Always ‘Off’ ( at regulator) when driving, a wee Co2 monitor ( club shop) when parked up. (Note the hose replacement date on attachment)
I always remove when taking in for a service, otherwise it stays in all year round.

I think you mean a CO, Carbon Monoxide monitor, not a CO2 , Carbon Dioxide, monitor which would be of no use at all.

 

[BeeBee]

I think you mean a CO, Carbon Monoxide monitor, not a CO2 , Carbon Dioxide, monitor which would be of no use at all.

Indeed I do, senior moment … lol

 

[Wish]

Indeed I do, senior moment … lol

I have plenty of them

 

[JP senior]

Yes : turn off at the regulator before driving (and underneath the gas hob unit if being really thorough). I did hear from a Cali owner that he takes out the bottle when using the van for non-camping trips / local usage so as to reduce the weight of the van and thus fuel consumption.
Has anyone worked out a way of assessing how much gas is left in the bottle - other than taking it out and shaking it or guessing its weight compared with an empty bottle? Or is it a case of getting to know through experience of usage how long a bottle should last. It is pretty annoying when the gas just dies and you are left with an uncooked omlette!

 

[Viktorgeorge]

.... Has anyone worked out a way of assessing how much gas is left in the bottle - other than taking it out and shaking it or guessing its weight compared with an empty bottle? Or is it a case of getting to know through experience of usage how long a bottle should last. It is pretty annoying when the gas just dies and you are left with an uncooked omlette!

I use:

Amazon.co.uk

plus (which another member posted):