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Hi KevT25,

We to have a Swift Charisma 2006 (although ours is 560) and had a problem with the gas on our second trip out. Like you we thought it was an empty gas bottle but on disconnecting my OH realised that the bottle still had gas in. When we tried to light the hob we could hear the gas coming through but then die out. When we took the van back to the dealer they told us that there had been problems with some of the 2006 regulators and replaced it free of charge. Like you again it had been serviced only a couple of weeks previous and upon enquiring as to how this could happen in such a short time after a service they advised that it could happen at any time, so it may be worth mentioning this to your dealer.

Jo

Without wanting to cause offence ignore the posters that give a gas usage while on an ehu.

On a non-electric pitch your usage is going to be a lot higher. However 6kg in 24hrs seems very high   To give a comparason I have used 11kg of gas in 5 nights  I changed it this saturday afternoon.    What you will learn is that a 6kg bottle is to small and expensive at this rate of usage.  A 6kg calorlite costs ~£22 for 6kg a 13kg calor costs ~£25,50  you do the maths

Tentz This happened to us, asked dealer to supply bottle of gas He did then used it to get every thing going give us a demo etc

Result when we got to site bottle only lasted a weekend.....

Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 29/1/2012

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Hi boff, I have done the maths but the problem is that for safety reasons the cylinder has to be secured and the front locker will only accommodate 6kg. cylinders which is exactly what the caravan was designed to carry regarding to noseweight etc. If you read the link in my previous post it explains about on board gas security and even though it works out cheaper for a larger cylinder we sometimes have restrictions as in this instance. Safety is paramount and is more important than saving a few quid. That's my view but each to his own.

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Just for the record a 13kg calor fits comfortably and safely  within my gas locker.  One full 13kg calor weighs less than 2 full standard calor propane bottles and given that I can lift my hitch I suspect the nose weight is considerably less than the 100kg limit of my van 

Quote: Originally posted by boff on 30/1/2012

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Just for the record a 13kg calor fits comfortably and safely  within my gas locker.  One full 13kg calor weighs less than 2 full standard calor propane bottles and given that I can lift my hitch I suspect the nose weight is considerably less than the 100kg limit of my van 

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