Gloria Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I have a one year old Autosleeper Amethyst. Last weekend when using the gas (propane) it showed signs of running out. I swapped to the spare cylinder. Within 24 hours that appeared to run out of gas. I have checked and confirmed that there is gas in both tanks. Checked today with all valves open but still no gas flow to the cooker. Does anyone have any clues as to what is causing the problem or how to identify the fault? Gloria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 GloriaIf your Amethyst has a Truma heater with a GOK regulator, it is probably the regulator that has failed. Do a search with "regulator failure" as the keywords for further information, there is tons on here.Make sure you've read the April MMM article by John Wickersham on gas problems, and then get down to your dealer who should fit a new regulator, re-sited higher up in the gas locker, under a scheme being operated (I think) in conjunction with the NCC.If your regulator is not by GOK, you may have to contact Autosleepers for further guidance on the route to take. However, from the article, the change should be a warranty matter.It may pay you to consider also changing the gas "tails" for rubber free stainless steel type. These should eliminate any question of the problem arising again, but (probably) won't be part of any warranty work. Allow about £40 per tail.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Hi Gloria and welcome Without knowing how long you've been motorcaravanning this question may seem stupid or sensible! How much gas is left in the cyclinders? If it's only a bit then that is quite normal as there is always some left in when the gas stops coming through, it's down to the fact that having much less propane in the tank stops it pushing the gas out sufficiently. Have you tried a 'fuller' gas cyclinder on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyman Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 We have a six month old Starburst which has started to give occasional gas flow problems. We took it back to the largest dealer in Europe but as our regulator is set high they told us this was not the problem but could be the micro switch on the cooker hoplate cover if not raised completly. Being intermittent this is very hard to diagnose . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Gloria: I'm having difficulty deciding from your posting whether gas is failing to reach any of the appliances in your motorhome or it's just the cooker that won't work. If the former (and assuming you have indeed got plenty of gas in your bottles and there's no problem with the bottles themselves) then the fault could well be, as Brian suggests, regulator-related. If it's just the cooker that won't cooperate then the problem lies with that appliance or its gas feed. Wherever the fault lies it should be covered by Auto-Sleepers' warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I know by saying this It may sound daft but we had a similar problem when caravanning and it was a spider that had spun its nest in the gas pipe. Since then whenever we have a gas flow problem this is one of the first things we check. Sylvia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chapman Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Mel B - 2007-03-31 4:29 PM Hi Gloria and welcome Without knowing how long you've been motorcaravanning this question may seem stupid or sensible! How much gas is left in the cyclinders? If it's only a bit then that is quite normal as there is always some left in when the gas stops coming through, it's down to the fact that having much less propane in the tank stops it pushing the gas out sufficiently. Have you tried a 'fuller' gas cyclinder on it? D Hello Gloria, You have mentioned that you have checked that there is gas in both Propane Tanks but have you established how much as mentioned by Mel B. The details of how to do this are on the Calor Website but to assist the routine is as follows:- . Disconnect and take the cylinder off the van. The weight of gas in the cylinder is shown on the bottle according to bottle capacity ie. 4.5, 6 or 13 kgs. Red Propane Cylinders. . Around the valve mechanism, on the top of the cylinder, is a pressed aluminium collar with some numbers indented into it. there will be in one sector of the collar, a number eg. 14 10 which represents the Empty Weight of the cylinder in pounds and ounces (example is 14 lbs 10 ounces). . Weigh the cylinder using such as bathroom scales to establish the Actual Weight of your cylinder . The difference between the Empty Weight and the Actual Weight is the weight of gas in the cylinder. Use a conversion factor of 1 lb to 4536 grams or 1kg to 2.2046 lbs (Why do Calor not use a standard weight unit?). This is all reasonably straight forward but it is quite surprising how many dealers do not know how to get this information. Hope this is of assistance. Regards, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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