Camper & Nicholson Nicholson 38 Owner's Handbook Manual page 20

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P L U M B I N G . S c c t i o n 6
G A S S Y S T E M
E i t h e r C a l o r G a s o r C a m p i n g G a z m a y b e u s e c l a s l o n g a s t h e
c o r r e c l r e g u l a t o r i s f i t t e d . O n l y o n e b o t t l e i s c o n n e c l e d a t
o n e l i m e , t t h e s u p p l y i s t c c d t o l h c w a t e r h e a l c r a n d c o o k e r .
T h e p i p i n g i s o f r e i n f o r c e d f l e x i b l e P . V . C .
When changing bottles please check rhat lhe washer between
regulator rnd bottle is in good condition. Please note the
thread is left hand. Screw dciwn tightly. Overtighrening will
squsere the washer out of shape.
I M P O R T A N T
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Turn of f gas at botrle when ever possible and regularly
c h e c k f o r l e a k s b y s n i f f i n g u n d e r g a l l e y i n v i c i n i t y o f b o t t l e s .
ll turning of{ the bottle the wat,er heater musl also be turned
o f f .
Remember that Sutane gas is considerably heavier than air and
will f low like water, and can be_ baile4orrl with a bucket or even
by using rhe bilge pump. A Tannoy Snifetrd gas detector may
be fitted or a more rudimentary method is to take a sample ol
bilge air in a tin and drop a match into h on 9-eD
T h e c o o k e r i s t h e F l a v e l 8 5 0 0 w i t h a l i x i n g l a t c h a n d g i m b a l s .
The whole cooker may be lifred out of lhese gimbals for
cleaning or servicing. The gas laps are spring loaded and must
be pushed before turning. A clip is fitted to retain the grill
pan. The oven is not lhermostatically controlled. See also
cooker leaflers.
Wrter Hcaler
This is the Vaillant Type A060.6G8 and is mounrcd ovcr
the sink and exhausts through the deckhead. The vent will
become very hot so do not leave anything near lhis on deck.
To operate turn on the gas bottle and then turn heatcr
knob from
'0'
to'l
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and light pilor jer rhrough holc in lront
of heater. The pilot should be allowed lo w.rm up thc
binmetal strip which cuts off the gas if rhe fbme gdcs o.rt.
a n d t h e n t h e k n o b . . t u r n e d t o p o s i t i o n ' l l ' .
The main gas jets will not ignite without a ftow of wrtcr Jo thG
water pump must be on and working. A water shut off vrlvc
is fitted on the inlet at the back of the hearer :o thir mty
be isolated if required. Now lurn on a hot tap and the herter
should ignite. Water temperaturc is rcgulatcd by thc srnrll
knob below the gas control knob. Turning it anti.clockwisc
will leave the gas supply at the same level but restricts lhc
flow of water and thus makes it hotter. All hot pipcs rre
lagged.
I{icholson 38
M A I N T E N A N C E
M A I N T E N A N C E - S e c r i o n 1
H U L L
F o r m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e G . R . P . s e e H a l m a t i c p a m p h l e t .
The hull, is colour pigmented to just below the waterline and
is moulded clebr below that. Both waterline and'bootop line
arc moulded on and if a separate bootop colour is arranged
this is painted between these two lines.
The standard anti-fouling is International Hard Racing Copper
Red and needs about % gallon 10 each coat.
Care must be taken NOT TO PAINT echo sounder trans-
ducer heads, radio telephone earthing plates or sacrificial zinc
anodes. lf any different anti.louling has been used it is
necessary that the paint manufacturers be consulted.
D O N O T U S E ' F L A S H ' F O N C L E A N I N G A N Y G T A S S
FIERE WORK.
Exterior Tcak Work
This is normally varnished wirh EPIFAN cpoxy based varnidr.
Other varnishes other than two pack Polyurethrnc mry bc
applied over thjs but for best results Epifan is rccommendcd
and is available from C & N Ltd.
lf the exterior work is oiled this should be coated
regrlarly with Linseed oil.