Airstream 2001 Bamby Owner's Manual page 62

AIRSTREAM SAFARI –BAMBI TRAILER OWNERS MANUAL 2001
AUTOMATIC GAS REGULATOR
All models are equipped with an automatic gas regulator. Both tanks are connected to this regulator. Open both tank
valves completely, then close about 1/4 turn. This will allow you to easily check to see if valves are open or closed.
When the gas is turned on it is drawn from only one tank at a time. When the tank being used is depleted the
regulator automatically switches to the full tank, An indicator in the regulator knob points toward, the tank which
was being used to give you a visual reminder when one tank is empty.
Note: The tank in use is not completely empty until the red warning flag is fully visible in the indicator window.
The empty tank can be removed for refilling without disturbing the tank being used.
WARNING: LP gas regulators must always be installed with the diaphragm vent facing downward.
Regulators that are not in compartments have been equipped with a protective cover. Make sure that
regulator vent faces downward and that cover is kept in place to minimize vent blockage, which could result
in excessive gas pressure causing fire or explosion.
CAUTION: The LPG bottles are securely mounted on the front "A" frame of your trailer. If these bottles
must be removed for service or replacement it is important that they be reinstalled correctly in order to
prevent any possibility of their falling off or becoming dislodged during travel.
VERTICAL BOTTLES
The following step-by-step procedure gives you the proper method of removing and installing these bottles:
1. Turn the knob on your automatic regulator so the arrow points to the tank opposite the one to be removed. Shut
off the gas valve on the bottle to be removed.
2. Disconnect the rubber gas line at the bottle to be removed. (The green plastic fitting is a right hand thread and no
tools should be used.)
3. Turn the large clamping "T"' handle counterclockwise until the hold down bracket is loose enough to remove the
bottle. If your trailer is equipped with a gas bottle cover the "T"' handle must be removed, and then remove the cover
before removing the bottle.
DO NOT REMOVE THE CENTER HOLD DOWN ROD.
To Install
1. Place the bottle in position on the "A" frame and bottle cross member so that it rests on the upper collar of both
bottles with the collar rims engaged in the grooves on the underside of the bracket. If your trailer is equipped with a
gas bottle cover it should be positioned over the bottles next. Make sure the hold down rod projects up through the
hole in the shroud center bracket.
2. Replace the "T" handle and tighten down until the bottles are held firmly in place.
3. Turn on gas shut off valves and test all fittings with a soap suds or detergent solution and watch for bubbles.
If you have allowed both tanks to run out, air may have gotten into the lines. In this event, the air must be forced out
through the lines by gas pressure before you will be able to light the pilots. Hold a match to the pilot of the appliance
closest to the tanks until it lights and stays lit. Then move to the next closest, etc.
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