L.p.g, System - Airstream EXCELLA 1985 Owner's Manual

L.P.G, SYSTEM
Your trailer is equipped with two
tanks for LPG (Liquid Petroleum
Gas)« LPG burns with a clean
blue flame® There are two basic
type of LPG in common usage
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BUTANE AND PROPANE.
Butane is
widely used where temperature s
are norma1ly above freezing the
year rounds- and Propane is used
when sub freezing temperatures
are common, since Butane freezes
at 32 degrees as compared to "40
degrees for Propane®
ALL OF THE
ORIFICES IN YOUR LPG APPLIANCES
ARE OF THE UNIVERSAL TYPE WHICH
WILL BURN EITHER FUEL.
How long a full tank of gas will
last is dependent on usage. In
cold weather when you are using
the furnace, large amounts of hot
water, and are doing extensive
cooking, you will naturally use
more than you will in warm weather
when you may do limited cooking®
On the average, with norma 1 cook¬
ing and other appliance use, you
can probably count on two to
three weeks service from each
tank o
All models are equipped with an
AUTOMATIC GAS REGULATOR,
Both tanks are connected to this
regulator, 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 on the reg¬
ulator knob points toward the tank
which was being used to give you
a visual reminder when one tank
is empty,
NOTEs 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®
Simply close the
tank valve ^ disconnect the empty
tank and have it refilled^ The
vent at the bottom of the regulator
must be kept free of any obstrnc'-
tion ^ Inspect the vent opening
regul
arly,
CAUTION
The LPG gas 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. The
following step by step procedure
gives you the proper method of
removing and installing these
bottles
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1® Turn the knob on your auto-
matic 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. If your trailer
does not have an automatic reg¬
ulator^ shut off the gas valve
at both bottles,
2, Disconnect the rubber gas line
at the bottle to be removed®
(This fitting has a left hand
thread and turns in the oppo¬
site direction to most thread¬
ed fittings),
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 an optional gas bottle
protective shroud, the ^*T"
handle must be removed and then
remove the shroud before re¬
moving the bottle.
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DO NOT REMOVE THE CENTER HOLD
DOWN ROD,