Gas fittings

whiteoaks7

whiteoaks7

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I'm sure this is going to bring a few howls, however . . . I need to go from new plastimo cooker (stub pipe measures in at 5/16th inch (remarkable in itself, but I'm sure it's not 8mm) to 10mm armoured gas hose. Aquafax don;t do a coupler this weird - anyone have any ideas? I can do an intermediate BSP thread to thread but why have an extra connection if I can avoid it. After all, it is gas . . .

I might also need copper 5/16th olives if the fitting comes with brass.
 
As far as I am aware, armoured gas hose is a no-no. Apparently you can't see the condition of the rubber pipe inside.

Why do you need armoured hose?

Donald
 
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go to a hydraulics work shop near by. they will be able to easily make up what you need much cheaper than marine people. Remember how you must get a CORGI fitter to do the job!!!!

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corgi is not correct or required /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
The term is a competant person, which in a UK court of law tends to mean Corgi LPG for boats. Armoured house to a cooker is OK aslong as it is marked with the correct ISO numbers etc.

Mike
 
Yes, I agree BES is the place to go, provided you know what you need to buy. They have a good catalogue [paper and on-line].

However, if you need technical advice then Calor at Southampton, is probably better but a bit more expensive.
 
If you have fully comp boat insurance and your insurance company knows what they are doing (based on surveyors' advice):
- they will demand armoured hose from the cooker to a fixed point nearby - certainly you can't inspect it but it is 'lifed' i.e. it must be changed on the due date.
- they will also demand a qualified CORGI person fits it.
- and they will want to see the receipts following any explosion.

It seems to me to be sensible to do what they demand even if you don't have fully comp insurance.
 
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Remember how you must get a CORGI fitter to do the job!!!!

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only if the boat is being used on internal waterways (and possibly if it is coded) otherwise not a mandatory requirement yet.
 
Not yet a requirement, but if something goes wrong and it's not fitted by a corgi engineer dont think you would be covered by insurance. Boat Safety regs for inland waterways state a competent person i.e. Corgi.

Mike
 
I got a compression fitting to go from 5/16ths to 3/8ths at our local caravan shop. They had many others including some armoured pipe - not so much choice of that since most caravan cookers are fixed installations.
 
Presumably you must take a corgi to sea with you if you need to swap gas bottles?
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If it looks like this check for leaks.
 
I've just fitted exactly the same thing. I used a 5/16 to 3/8 reducer pressure fitting that I obtained from a hydraulic/pneumatic pipe company in Plymouth - cost about £7. I would assume any similar outlet would carry the same thing. 5/16 & 8mm fittings are normally compatible
 
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Boat Safety regs for inland waterways state a competent person i.e. Corgi.

Mike

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Is this correct ? My experience of the Boat safety Scheme is the inspector checks your system for leaks and the correct hoses. No mention of no safety certificate if a corgi fitter wasn't involved in the cooker installation.....
 
Yes you are right. I am a Boat Safety Examiner, we dont have to ask if it was installed by a Corgi engineer. Only saying that if you installed a cooker and it blow up, your insurance might not be valid.
 
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