Gas bottle Inside Hiace Camper
Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 09:23
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Rosy
Hi We are having problems finding information about gas bottle installation in a hiace camper. We are building a camper from a hiace van and wish to run a cooker from a gas bottle. We would like to install a 2kg gas bottle in a proper box near the cooker with a hole in the floor as a vent but are not sure if this is legal. If we are only use a 2kg bottle do we have to have an external box or can we install the bottle inside the van its self. Hope someone can help out there as we can not find any information on gas installation regulations for campers in NSW.
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Reply By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:38
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:38
It certainly is not legal in Australia Rosy and for good reasons. My family purchased a camper van in UK in the 1960s and even then, on bringing it back to Australia we had to have to gas cylinder placed on the exterior. At the time they were place at the rear, but now that would not be accepted either.
If you Google "Fire safety, Smoke Alarms, Caravan gas safety" you should find an article with practical information about and links to all aspects of safety with gas in caravans and campers.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:27
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:27
The cylinder can be installed within the walls of the camper as long as it is fully sealed with no access from within the van & has a drain hole to the atmosphere at the lowest point.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 13:21
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 at 13:21
Also Rosy you will need suitable vents to allow for escape of gas as you are having a gas cooker in the camper. If you are fitting a gas fridge note also the requirement to have the gas flame of a gas fridge sealed to the exterior similar to what Shaker has said about the gas cylinder. Compartments must be lined with a fireproof material in both cases.
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