Fitting a gas outlet kit

[Louisesjpp]

I want to create a gas point for a BBQ and I'm looking at Truma's gas outlet kit. While I'm quite happy doing a bit of gas plumbing, I'm a bit less sure about cutting holes in the walls of the van. Has anyone fitted new outlets? Is it straightforward?

 

[Mikeco]

Just fitted a Bullfinch one in my tin van, not difficult but I did the conversion in the first place so I knew what to do. Cutting through a coachbuilt van wall will not be hard to do.

 

[Cookieboy68]

Same here didnt want to drill holes this is what I did
Double outlet from the bottle
Y splitter so I can attach my cadac and outdoor 3 ring burner ( I do big cookout with the family)
2 isolation taps ,for extra safety
And on the ends of the pipe quick release fittings.
The good thing is if I sell the van I can take it with me.

 

[Cookieboy68]

Oh all the bits on ebay,think it cost around 40 quid

 

[dunnah01]

Measure twice cut onc... No measure again and then cu... No measure again just in case, then sleep on it, then go for it

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[MisterB]

Measure twice cut onc... No measure again and then cu... No measure again just in case, then sleep on it, then go for it

And make sure the wind is blowing from the west or sometimes from the east if it isn't blowing from the north or south when you start measuring ....

Many older motorhomes have timber frames in them, newer ones tend to be structural sandwich construction. Just check for cables if you can.

 

[dunnah01]

And make sure the wind is blowing from the west or sometimes from the east if it isn't blowing from the north or south when you start measuring ...

I find red wine helps - a lot

 

[ivorantony]

Straight forward job to do, my gas manifold only had three outlets so replaced it with a four so I could isolate the Bullfinch outlet when needed,
decided the pipe run first and this gave me the location for the outlet, measured then cut, used proper LPG gas fittings with gas sealant, pressure test then connected up,

 

[Orion]

Measure twice cut onc... No measure again and then cu... No measure again just in case, then sleep on it, then go for it

This ^^^^^^

Must have done it ten times before drilling through for the BBQ and outside shower points!

The Bullfinch BBQ point is a good one with it’s twist to lock and activate fitting, although I’ve also fitted an internal isolation valve as well.

 

[Louisesjpp]

Lots of good advice here, thank you all.

On the subject of measure twice and cut once, I've been busy fitting our new kitchen. This needed a cupboard to fit between a 35cm deep top cupboard and a 60cm deep full height cupboard. I had 'flu as I did the design work on CAD, and I must have designed it six separate times before I reckoned it now had a fifty per cent chance of being right. Normally, on CAD, I nail it, confident the whole way through, I love the detail and precision.

So I began making the board, and double checked and realised it was all wrong. Back to CAD, do it again, mark it again, cut it, make it, offer it up, and find it was a centimetre short on the deep side. Then realise it needed to be, in order for the door to sit right on the angle, something I hadn't thought through before. It's rare for two wrongs to make a right, but it can happne!

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[MisterB]

i have just been fitting a bullfinch shower - which is the same as the bbq gas point.

EBT+ for weatherproofing external bullfinch shower install?

Just about to install an external shower point. Any thoughts on using EBT+ (made by sika) to seal it (and fix) it has a rubber gasket already and screws to hold it in place but it seems EBT+ will add to the fixing and waterproofing.

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

hopefully that will give you some ideas ....