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23/7/2014 at 6:49am
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Quote: Originally posted by trog100 on 23/7/2014
why cant it be on its side for transportation.. ??
trog
The reason I understand is that with these bottles there is an over pressure relief integrated within the valve head. Should that lift then liquid as opposed to gas LPG would pass, which then expands to a much greater volume of gas, hence presenting a bigger danger. Even sun overheating the cylinder can cause the valve to lift.
Whilst the risk seem low as for years transport cradles were even sold for carrying them, the consequences are horrific. The practice to carry them vertical is now encouraged by at least Calor.
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23/7/2014 at 10:27am
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Quote: Originally posted by rickg on 22/7/2014Thanks for your replies. That confirms my memory isn't as bad as my wife is always telling me.
Andy - I am just trying to keep the knose weight down.
The caravan is designed to carry a gas bottle safely, so put it in it's rightful place and take something else out to reduce nose weight?
Or get a smaller gas bottle?
When I go to get a refill, I stand the gas bottle upright behind the back passenger seat... but that isn't with me going any distance, only a few miles. I would never go on a long journey with a gas bottle in the car, upright or not!
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i still go fetch my fresh gas bottles in my car and they may be carried on their side depending on available space.. i would imagine the rest of the world (or most of it) does this as well..
not as i think its a good idea to carry gas bottles on a regular basis in a car instead of the caravan and i would not do it.. but if certain precautions are taken its probably safe enough..
my vans front locker carries a spare wheel and two 6 kg gas bottles it puts about 86 to 90 kg load on the hitch.. okay for me but maybe not for some.. one thing i would not do is carry a gas bottle inside the van.. simply for fear of it breaking loose and wrecking things..
i think it can be assumed that the shut off valve on a gas bottle is a reliable thing.. if it wasnt i think we would know about it.. the bottles are probably pressure tested to more than double the pressure they ever have to hold as well..
caravan people might treat these things with great respect but they are built to be treated quite roughly.. gas light apart.. he he
maybe smaller but more expensive gas bottles might be the answer.. i think you need two just to avoid running out.. i would guess that the old fashioned heavy steel bottles are more "accident damage" safe than the fibre glass ones..
trog
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