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Post by bikeralw Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:58 pm

Are there legalities regarding placement and construction of gas lockers, or merely recommendations?
The reason I ask is that I follow several small van converters online, converting mainly for the 'stealth' market, where the outward appearance of the van is basically unchanged from standard. If gas bottles are installed they're usually housed inside the van in a wooden cupboard.
To me this doesn't look very safe.
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Post by IanH Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:03 pm

The base of any gas locker should be open to below the habitation, Propane and Butane are heavier than air so must be allowed to "fall out" if there is a leakage.

Often on boats you'll see a gas tank on the aft handrails, so if it leaks it goes overboard. last thing you want on a boat is a bilge full of gas...
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Post by MalMonty Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:09 pm

I think if you search BS EN 1949:2021 campervan gas regulations online, you'll get all the legal information you would need
to have a gas installation in a motorhome/campervan
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Post by Tinwheeler Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:26 pm

My Westfalia has the gas bottle inboard but has a drop vent in the floor of the cupboard.
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