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Trace the pipes back from the appliances to the bottle and make sure that all stop-taps you find have the taps parallel to the pipes - we have 3 stop-taps in the gas-bottle box (the main one, plus one on each pipe after it divides to supply the appliances in the 'van and the outside gas-point), 4 under the cooker (1 each for hob, grill, oven and fridge) and two more under the seats for the space heater and water heater. 

Once you've made sure everything is turned on, turn a ring on (the hob is usually the appliance furthest away from the bottle) and hold the tap in for a while to make sure it's gas coming through rather than the air in the pipes.  And I know it's obvious, but remember that you need to hold the knobs in for a time after an appliance is lit - they all have flame-failure devices that cut the gas supply off if the flame goes out, and nothing will stay lit until the little sensor on the burner gets hot.

There is sometimes a supply cut off tap in the front locker , see yelllow tap in picture http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/new-page-8.htm .
I would start at the supply and check you have gas coming out of the bottle , then check you have gas coming out of the regulator .

atb

Wizard

Its got to be an isolation valve somewhere, cannot be airlock, does gas escape from the bottle with the regulator off. is there a "sudden pressure lose" valve if so does it need reset, any info in the book.

Quote: Originally posted by ArtJackson on 11/10/2009

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is gas coming out of the bottle? try removing pipe & checking gas is coming out of regulator

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I'm with Al, start at the very beginning.

Let us know.

 

 

Quote: Originally posted by motley on 13/10/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by ArtJackson on 11/10/2009

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is gas coming out of the bottle? try removing pipe & checking gas is coming out of regulator

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I'm with Al, start at the very beginning.

Let us know.

Hi all just letting you know, got the cooker, and oven working working today, was alot of air in pipes, now got to suss out the heater, friend is looking over it next weekend, ( corgi ) gonna check everythings all as it should be :)

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