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Hi we picked up our new to us caravan this week and we have been trying it out at home to see how they work. The only problem we have encountered is that we don't seem to be able to get the gas into the caravan.  We have a 2005 Lunar Freelander which is based on the Lexon, it has the bulkhead regulator with a guage and we have 7kg butane bottles which I bought new today.  We have turned the valves on in the front locker and also the taps in the caravan for the fride, cooker and heater but still can't hear the hissing.  Can anyone help?

Thanks

Have you bought a compatible regulator for your new gas bottles?

Just a thought but with the new butane pigtail connector, I would imagine it still locks on with a 1/4 turn and another 1/4 turn to open it?

Also as you answered yes to 'the compatable regulator to fit the bottle' you don't have a second regulator on the bottle do you?

You cannot have a bulkhead mounted regulator and a bottle type regulator.You must sort this first.

Secondly and very simply.Make sure that the glass hob cover is pushed all the way back.It might sound stupid but even a small amount forward will close the gas off.

Sorry it's the yellow bulkhead fitting and the pigtail connector.  I have spoken to the person we bought from and he said we are doing everything correctly but he hasn't used the gas for a year so maybe this has something to do with it.

We must book it in for a service.

has to be purged of air put all burners on for a minute then turn off for a few minutes to build pressure back up and then try again .. repeat as required ..

we had this problem on site not so long back.   It got so bad we called our dealer and then felt absolutely stupid because it was as simple as the fact that we had not got the cooker lid up far enough.  Our cooker lid has a safety cut out so that when it shuts it turns the gas off.. hence we could not get the fridge to light.....

I simply thanked the dealer, blamed my OH and put the phone down....

Just a suggestion that it may be something as basic as that...