Operation Manual

9. Gas system
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Neveruseportablecookingorheatingequipment,ex-
ceptforelectricalheatingequipment(notethepower
consumption),butnotradiantheaters,becausethese
maycauseareorriskofsuocation.
9.2 Gas supply
Thecaravanisequippedwithpropanegasfacilities.Thesefacili-
tiesoperatethefollowingdevices:
- cooker
- refrigerator
- heatingelement
- specialequipment,ifnecessary
- bakingoven,ifnecessary
Bottle container
Thegasbottlecontainerholdstwo11kgpropanecylinders
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Viaasafetyregulator
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,thegasbottlesareattachedbyahose
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tothesupplyline
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.Eachbottlemustbefastenedtwice,
eitherbymeansoftwobelts
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orwithabelt
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andasafety
mechanismontheoorofthegasbottlecontainer
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Rules for the gas-bottle container
• Beforeeverytrip,checkthatgasbottlesaresecurelyfastened.
Placetheminanuprightpositionandshutthevalves.
• Re-lashallloosebelts.
• Usingaleakindicator,inspecttheregulatorconnectionfor
leakseverytimeyouchangeabottle.
• Thegas-bottlecontainerisnotsuitablefortransportingacces-
sories(e.g.outertent).
• Themainshutovalvesonthegasbottlesmustalwaysbe
easilyaccessible.
• Theventilationofthegas-bottlecontainer(gapbetweenthe
bottomofthebottlecontainerandthefrontwall)mustnotbe
closed.
• Lockthegas-bottlecontainertopreventunauthorisedpeople
fromobtainingaccess.
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Gasbottlesmayonlybecarriedinthegas-bottle
container.
Gasbottlesmustbeclosedwheneveryouaredriving.
Neversmokeorlightopenreswhenchanginggas
bottles.Afterchangingbottles,checkwhethergasis
escapingfromthepointsofattachmentbyspraying
thesewithaleakindicator.
Securing the top of the gas bottle
Securing the bottom of the gas bottle on the
oor of the gas bottle container