LPG installation. (11 Viewers)

[Barriesimpson]

I just had a LPG installation done in Ribeira, Galicia, Spain and I must say I am extremely impressed with the company who carried it out. I had an appointment at 9:30 this morning (I had booked it before we left the Canaries) and they were waiting for me. Van in, conversation about the options and in 2 hours all finished. The filler has been fitted inside the fuel filler compartment, so no worries about taking out the bottles etc. The bottles themselves are composite rather that metallic and have an initial 10 year life before a visual inspection and then 10 years more. These containers come from the UK so I imagine many of you already have them. 2 x 24 litre bottles with an automatic switch over valve and impact security system. Level indicator on each bottle. After the completion of the installation, the guy took us to a gas station nearby to fill the bottles and check for leaks (none, fortunately) and show me how to fill them. Excellent service an all for €1.340 which I thought was reasonable.

 

[Jabstatt]

Very neat installation and easy using composite pipes.

Great job. Bit more than I paid in uk for similar Gaslow installation

Like the filler as well.

Most envious.

Tony

 

[68c]

Looks good, it may be just the photo but looks like you could catch your knuckles when opening the filler cap.

 

[Lenny HB]

Like where they put filler does seem rather expensive compared to UK.

Their 10 year check info is wrong, at ten years the bottle needs pressure testing and all the valves replacing. I doubt if anyone will test the bottles so it will mean new bottles.

 

[L' Hobo]

I just had a LPG installation done in Ribeira, Galicia, Spain and I must say I am extremely impressed with the company who carried it out. I had an appointment at 9:30 this morning (I had booked it before we left the Canaries) and they were waiting for me. Van in, conversation about the options and in 2 hours all finished. The filler has been fitted inside the fuel filler compartment, so no worries about taking out the bottles etc. The bottles themselves are composite rather that metallic and have an initial 10 year life before a visual inspection and then 10 years more. These containers come from the UK so I imagine many of you already have them. 2 x 24 litre bottles with an automatic switch over valve and impact security system. Level indicator on each bottle. After the completion of the installation, the guy took us to a gas station nearby to fill the bottles and check for leaks (none, fortunately) and show me how to fill them. Excellent service an all for €1.340 which I thought was reasonable.
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Are they really 24 litre bottles? That's a big bottle compared with my Gaslow ones!

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[Jimbohorlicks]

Looks neat and tidy. Is the fill point a Spanish type?

 

[Orion]

Are they really 24 litre bottles? That's a big bottle compared with my Gaslow ones!

About right - litres capacity not kg weight of gas quoted.

 

[eurajohn]

Are they really 24 litre bottles? That's a big bottle compared with my Gaslow ones!

Think you'll find they don't have 80% fill safety, so probably do have 24 litres capacity.
Might be worth the OP checking before trying to fill them himself.
Just looked at the pictures and they are Autogas bottles so will have the necessary overfill protection.

 

[gus-lopez]

I just had a LPG installation done in Ribeira, Galicia, Spain and I must say I am extremely impressed with the company who carried it out. I had an appointment at 9:30 this morning (I had booked it before we left the Canaries) and they were waiting for me. Van in, conversation about the options and in 2 hours all finished. The filler has been fitted inside the fuel filler compartment, so no worries about taking out the bottles etc. The bottles themselves are composite rather that metallic and have an initial 10 year life before a visual inspection and then 10 years more. These containers come from the UK so I imagine many of you already have them. 2 x 24 litre bottles with an automatic switch over valve and impact security system. Level indicator on each bottle. After the completion of the installation, the guy took us to a gas station nearby to fill the bottles and check for leaks (none, fortunately) and show me how to fill them. Excellent service an all for €1.340 which I thought was reasonable.
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Is that including paperwork for homologating?

 

[L' Hobo]

About right - litres capacity not kg weight of gas quoted.

Yes my mistake, I was thinking kilogrammes!

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[Barriesimpson]

Looks good, it may be just the photo but looks like you could catch your knuckles when opening the filler cap.

No, no problem there. Already filled it shortly after and no grazed knuckles

 

[Peavy]

Good job. In my opinion is the best investment in a new van. Now celebrate with pulpo a feira and albariño

 

[Barriesimpson]

Is that including paperwork for homologating?

All in.

 

[Barriesimpson]

Good job. In my opinion is the best investment in a new van. Now celebrate with pulpo a feira and albariño

Yeah, tomorrow. Today we have some Galician chorizo waiting for us......

 

[Barriesimpson]

Looks neat and tidy. Is the fill point a Spanish type?

Yes it is, but it comes with a bag of adaptors for all of Europe including Russia...

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[Barriesimpson]

Very neat installation and easy using composite pipes.

Great job. Bit more than I paid in uk for similar Gaslow installation

Like the filler as well.

Most envious.

Tony

My price is in Euros, incase you had not noticed.

 

[PlacidoD]

About right - litres capacity not kg weight of gas quoted.

Think you'll find they don't have 80% fill safety, so probably do have 24 litres capacity.
Might be worth the OP checking before trying to fill them himself.

They look identical bottles to my Safefills which are 11kg/19 litres so at 100% full that is all but 24 litres. So 48 litres compared to my 38. I get a bit of exercise taking them out of the gas locker but then they set me back less than £400.

 

[Barriesimpson]

Like where they put filler does seem rather expensive compared to UK.

Their 10 year check info is wrong, at ten years the bottle needs pressure testing and all the valves replacing. I doubt if anyone will test the bottles so it will mean new bottles.

No Lenny HB , it really is that way here, no bottle change. I'm sure the valves will need replacing though.

 

[Barriesimpson]

Are they really 24 litre bottles? That's a big bottle compared with my Gaslow ones!

Yes they are, fillable to 80% obviously, otherwise the liquid gas could not gassify itself. But I understand the equivalent of gas is 24 litres per bottle (for calculations sake).

 

[Barriesimpson]

Think you'll find they don't have 80% fill safety, so probably do have 24 litres capacity.
Might be worth the OP checking before trying to fill them himself.
Just looked at the pictures and they are Autogas bottles so will have the necessary overfill protection.

They do have 80% fill safety, automatically cuts off at 80%.

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[StillGoing]

The cylinders look similar to the Gas Bank ones.

I like where the gas filling point is. That should make life easier at fuel stations. I wonder if anyone in the UK offers that option?

 

[Barriesimpson]

Yes, I thought that was very good, considering that in some gas stations in Spain they will not let you fill domestic bottles because the tax applied is different. But with this filler position you tell them the van is hybrid gas/diesel and they let you carry on. I believe in France it is similar, people who have been there will soon tell us.

 

[Jabstatt]

Those filler points are superb. Just fit the adaptor for the country you are in. Easily available in uk.

Have you tried a dive bottle shop for hydro testing?

Tony

 

[Barriesimpson]

Have you tried a dive bottle shop for hydro testing?

Tony

Why would I do that? It's a brand new installation.

 

[Jabstatt]

Was for Lenny HB!

Tony

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[StillGoing]

Those filler points are superb. Just fit the adaptor for the country you are in. Easily available in uk.

Have you tried a dive bottle shop for hydro testing?

Tony

There is no way a UK scuba diving shop would test an LPG cylinder!

 

[CAB96]

I don't know if they told you, but best practice is (reportedly) to make sure you use both bottles, don't keep using and refilling just the one.

The 80% autofill cutoff will apparently let small amounts through if it is already full, so if you only use one and repeatedly refill it, you can overfill the one you don't use.

 

[Barriesimpson]

I don't know if they told you, but best practice is (reportedly) to make sure you use both bottles, don't keep using and refilling just the one.

The 80% autofill cutoff will apparently let small amounts through if it is already full, so if you only use one and repeatedly refill it, you can overfill the one you don't use.

Jesús (the guy who installed it) told me that people do say that but he could find no reason for it and certainly not a risk of overfill as the system controls that. However, I can switch bottles manually any time so it might be an idea to do that occasionally so the gas in the other bottle doesn't go off? Does gas go off?

 

[jumar]

Good stuff Barrie... we've been using Autogas for 10 years...so flexible when travelling between countries....just top up as and when....plenty of outlets in mainland Spain..
Don't think I would try to bluff an attendant with Hybrid LPG/Diesel though...

 

[Barriesimpson]

Good stuff Barrie... we've been using Autogas for 10 years...so flexible when travelling between countries....just top up as and when....plenty of outlets in mainland Spain..
Don't think I would try to bluff an attendant with Hybrid LPG/Diesel though...

You'd be surprised just how many do accept that answer and let you carry on, so I've been told. I obviously have not had to refill yet so do not have the experience.

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