Gas on boats

[Seastoke]

Ok hob and oven replacement are they piped solid in 8 mm or do you put short length of rubber to each one please help its santas prez to swimbow

 

[l'escargot]

If you don't want it gimballed, use solid pipe - it saves a join.

 

[sailorman]

Santa should know what he is doing

 

[Seastoke]

Whats gimballed santa hasnt come to do it yet just getting stuff together instead of running around after bits

 

[Spi D]

Stumbeled upon this page - see near bottom

http://samsails.blogspot.dk/2010/10/how-safe-is-your-yachts-gas-system-part_5364.html

 

[Seastoke]

spi D NICE ONE

 

[rbcoomer]

Ok hob and oven replacement are they piped solid in 8 mm or do you put short length of rubber to each one please help its santas prez to swimbow

Make sure the gas is off when she unwraps - I foresee some sparks! :biggrin-new:

 

[Seastoke]

spi d is that apply to uk or bannaana boat

 

[l'escargot]

Whats gimballed...

http://theboatgalley.com/stove-gimbals/

 

[Seastoke]

thanks

 

[aquapower]

Ok hob and oven replacement are they piped solid in 8 mm or do you put short length of rubber to each one please help its santas prez to swimbow

For your own safety and of others around you it should be installed by a gas safe registered engineer who is up to date with the regulations and knows exactly what pipe size and material to use. There's too many dangerous diy gas jobs done that just shouldn't be allowed. It will also need to be tested and commissioned correctly.

 

[BSSOffice]

Stumbeled upon this page - see near bottom

http://samsails.blogspot.dk/2010/10/how-safe-is-your-yachts-gas-system-part_5364.html

The there a link on that page which refers to our website, but unfortunately that is now redundant I suggest instead, this link www.boatsafetyscheme.org/boat-examination/boats-with-gas/, as an alternative that should still provide some help.

Regards

 

[Seahope]

For your own safety and of others around you it should be installed by a gas safe registered engineer who is up to date with the regulations and knows exactly what pipe size and material to use. There's too many dangerous diy gas jobs done that just shouldn't be allowed. It will also need to be tested and commissioned correctly.

Did you see this

 

[DAKA]

If you don't want it gimballed, use solid pipe - it saves a join.

I'm not so sure thats best practice on a mobo.
Vibrations can weaken the joints , spiral loop of pipe can help but reinforced steel braided would be better IMHO.

 

[guernseyman]

For your own safety and of others around you it should be installed by a gas safe registered engineer who is up to date with the regulations and knows exactly what pipe size and material to use. There's too many dangerous diy gas jobs done that just shouldn't be allowed. It will also need to be tested and commissioned correctly.

+1 It doesn't cost too much. When I had mine done it was some senior engineer from the Gas Company who fancied an afternoon on a boat.
They use proper armoured (if that's the right word) rubber tubing for the flexible connection.

 

[macnorton]

If mounted solid (as it should be on a motorboat) then solid piping with the minimum of joints is the way to go, if you have multiple items that run on gas then each should have isolation valves.
Mobos don't have gimballs that's a "rag n stick" thing.

 

[aquapower]

I'm not so sure thats best practice on a mobo.
Vibrations can weaken the joints , spiral loop of pipe can help but reinforced steel braided would be better IMHO.

Any fixed appliance should have solid pipe, the only time you can use a flexi is on a free standing cooker

 

[aquapower]

Did you see this

I hadn't seen that one, thanks for the link

 

[Seajet]

+1 It doesn't cost too much. When I had mine done it was some senior engineer from the Gas Company who fancied an afternoon on a boat.
They use proper armoured (if that's the right word) rubber tubing for the flexible connection.

I didn't think armoured flexible hose was available any more ?

The only time I have had a problem with gas was on another boat I had, which had an armoured hose to the gimballed cooker.

Armoured as in a spiral metal covering over rubber hose.

We were off the Eddystone in a bit of a sea, I went below to check the chart and put the kettle on; when I turned back there was a jet of flame vertically upwards from the back of the cooker, at the hose; the second word I yelled was ' Fire ! ' as I grabbed an extinguisher.

The crew turned the gas off at the bottle in the cockpit,which combined with the extinguisher soon had the fire out.

I had been unable to visually check the condition of the flexible hose because of the armour covering.

Now I use just short lengths of flexible rubber gas hose at the regulator and cooker ends; I change it every year, this hose has the date printed on it - caravan shops are a good value source.

There is a new standard for marine regulators too, worth getting this, one supplier here;

http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/acatalog/Gaslow_Marine_Gas_Regulators.html

 

[Seastoke]

ho ho ho oven ,hob and new sink and worktop fitted ,pipped in solid tested by fitter all great looks well fit swimbo will be pleased on the 25th thanks for all advice ps its only a couple of raggies next to me if it catches fire lol.