Help Please - Hymer/Gas Fittings

[tonyidle]

FARO Type Ø6mm Poly Pipe - 1 meter

Poly Pipe 6mm used for autogas, LPG conversions produced by FARO Type

www.lpgshop.co.uk

 

[Basildog]

worries me, the op asking all these questions. Should you really be doing this rather than someone more qualified?

Don’t worry as you are probably well aware the diy experts always know far more than anyone else

 

[Basildog]

No I shouldn't, but trying to find a LPG qualified gas engineer around here who would fit a BBQ point for a reasonable cost has proved impossible, even though we are surrounded by marinas, although that might just mean they have plenty of easier work. Manufactures have no need of Faro pipe since they install gas pipe at an early stage of construction. I'm certain that Faro pipe correctly installed with the rubber lined securing clips and avoiding possible abrasions points is perfectly safe. Not being approved for an application means just that, it doesn't necessarily mean it's not suitable.

Exactly as I said before it will probably do the job but why when you know it’s not approved, just means a dealer or new owner that has it inspected has to rip it out and do it properly.
Only ever met one gas engineer he designs stuff for the national grid all the others are fitters that like silly self important names
Most in the leisure industry have the Mickey Mouse NCC qualifications then call themselves LPG engineers

 

[Lenny HB]

Don’t worry as you are probably well aware the diy experts always know far more than anyone else

So true
When the gasboard guy was changing the regulator on my gas meter he asked if I did my own plumbing, yep I replied. He said a lot better than most of the work I see by professionals.

 

[Basildog]

So true
When the gasboard guy was changing the regulator on my gas meter he asked if I did my own plumbing, yep I replied. He said a lot better than most of the work I see by professionals.

Funny the Dyers always say that too ,and it’s never them that have touched the gas and got PTFE tape wrapped around anything in sight ⚠

when asked about it they always say it was the plumber or Gas man
Some of the worst work you’ll ever see is actually British Gas these days ⚠
There are definitely plenty of bad tradesmen out there just as there is bad Diyers , but one thing I do know for certain is the very best of both know their limitations and don’t pretend to be an expert at everything, that’s why you have so many different trades in on a quality construction site and don’t use the handyman builder that knows it all

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[Minxy]

Dealers fixed a customers leak the other day ⚠
PTFE and some sticky sealant on the compression joint to regulator ⚠
secondhand van 14 plate so still a few quids worth ⚠
Fitted him a newCavagna regulator for £20 cut pipe as it was maladgerated , hence why it was leaking .

Never heard of 'maladgerated' and it doesn't come up in a google search ... is it a specific 'gasman' term?

 

[Minxy]

If you do the job please do it properly, don't use the rubber type pipe as, apart from anything else, it has a limited life so you'll only end up having to change it at some point, much better to do it right in the first place ... if you don't believe me read my comments on the below thread ...

Have you got a fire extinguisher!

I have recently been getting quotes for my campervan and was asked by one company if it had a fire extinguisher to which i replied "of course" :Wink: I expect you lucky people with shiney new vans will all have the said item but i was wondering if mabe some of the more 'mature' vans like mine...

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[tonyidle]

Some of the worst work you’ll ever see is actually British Gas these days ⚠

Not just these days. Just after I bought our bungalow I had some loft electrical work I wanted to do. The gas pipe came from the garage loft (the meter was in the garage) to the house loft via 22m copper laid on the rafters. It was around 15ft long then split using a T to 15mm to the living room and kitchen. The T was a capillary fitting. I lifted the gas pipe about 3" in the middle of the run to release a trapped mains cable and .............. the T fell off the end of the 22mm pipe. I had to put my thumb over the end until wife had unlocked the garage and turned off the gas. Examination showed that the T to 22 joint had never been soldered. It had been like that for at least 20 years.

 

[Basildog]

Not just these days. Just after I bought our bungalow I had some loft electrical work I wanted to do. The gas pipe came from the garage loft (the meter was in the garage) to the house loft via 22m copper laid on the rafters. It was around 15ft long then split using a T to 15mm to the living room and kitchen. The T was a capillary fitting. I lifted the gas pipe about 3" in the middle of the run to release a trapped mains cable and .............. the T fell off the end of the 22mm pipe. I had to put my thumb over the end until wife had unlocked the garage and turned off the gas. Examination showed that the T to 22 joint had never been soldered. It had been like that for at least 20 years.

We’ve found a few like that it’s amazing how they actually don’t leak until you disturb them

 

[tonyidle]

We’ve found a few like that it’s amazing how they actually don’t leak until you disturb them ⚠

Good stuff flux

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[Basildog]

Never heard of 'maladgerated' and it doesn't come up in a google search ... is it a specific 'gasman' term?

More of a polite way of saying what has really been done
Maladgerated just seems to sum it up nicely