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Hi there

i have a swift challenger 1994 and currently i am using propane gas,but its seems to be using quite a lot of gas,i bought a 6kg can and have used it for about 4-5 days in total and the can is already empty. but i can't smell gas. and i haven't used the heating much really or the cooker and i also turn the gas off by the gas bottle when i have finished camping, storing the caravan.

any ideas ? any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.

Slow leak from a perished rubber pipe which may be out of sight and well ventilated to the outside of the van, hence no smell to the mark1 nose lol, or you have ran the van continuously on gas for everything apart from lighting for the week, in which case you may have used the full 6kg anyway. We used to find our old fridge would take a fair bit of gas if used for a full week, plus if you have had loads of hot water, heating on ect, then im not suprised by your consumption.

Might be worth getting the pressure checked out at a gas approved registed dealer just for safety reasons   

Julia

Fast and dirty check, which is easy for us all.

Use Calor lightweight bottles, connect up to your van. Open the gas tap, run gas through the 'van. Shut the gas tap on the bottle. The gas-lo indicator should be full.

Leave it for a couple of days. If it reads anything other than full, you have a leak.

I find it makes a regular and easy check, and has worked on two van leaks for me.

Strax