Changing from campingaz to calor

[VicS]

When you buy a regulator my advice is not to buy a cheap one, I find this company good: http://www.socal.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/index/?brand=202&limit=all&q=regulator+marine no connection other than a satisfied customer.

And buying a marine one to Annexe M specification also perhaps sensible advice . Thse are the GasBoat regulators in your link to the Southampton Calor Centre (Socal) but Socal only appear to list the 30mb dual fuel regulators. If switching over entirely to propane and not maintaining any interchangeability with butane or Camping Gaz a 37mb propane regulator may be a better choice.

http://www.whayward.com/Results.cfm?category=23&secondary=24

EN 12864 annex M

This standard is for the design and manufacture of regulators for LPG cylinders to supply appliances installed in saltwater boats.

Main points :-
Material in contact with the atmosphere shall be suitably corrosion resistant. In particular this includes internal components above the diaphragm.
The vent shall be on the edge of the diaphragm. In a suitable location and of suitable size to drain water which may collect on the diaphragm.
Shall incorporate an over-pressure relief device, the vent shall be provided with a pipe connection facing downwards.

 

[maxi77]

If you are dodging from country to country, the best set up I have found is to go to www.socal.co.uk and buy a regulator which does both propane and butane, then add to that a set of adapters (which come in a boxed set for about £100) which enable you to connect to the regulator via a pigtail to 'any gas bottle in the world'.

I've been to some quite remote places lately and never failed to get a gas connection. I even managed to get my UK Calor bottles re-filled in the most southerly village in the world, but only ever with propane.

I think the more remote you get the easier to get bottlles refilled it is. Within the EU a combination of healthandsafety and commercial agreements is making it more and moredifficult. Here insouthern Portugal one of our local refil points has clearly been warned of as he is now very reluctant to refill anything. Even so there are still autogas suppliers who are happy as long as you have your own adapters. I agree for convenience the best solution is a bulkhead reducer as you will always be able to get local adapters in the local caravan shop as for the last 10 years or so all caravans have been fitted with a multifuel 30mb reducer.

 

[oldvarnish]

I think the more remote you get the easier to get bottlles refilled it is.

I think that's true. Once you get off the beaten track they don't care how they do it as long as they get some gas in your bottle, and there's some cash in their hand.

I had Calor propane bottles filled by the Chilean Navy in a remote spot - never, ever had they felt so heavy.