NOT ONE caravan or Motorhome manufacturer installs a small airvent(size based on volume of compartment)in the top of the compartment door as required by the LPG Standard. There is also supposed to be a single 25mm diameter pipe drain in the base of the compartment.The bottom of that pipe or tube is to be cut on an angle giving a champfered end which must face away from the forward direction of travel. Goes to show how stringent inspections are by the Authorities. Where are the $fines and prosecutions for non-compliance?
NOT ONE caravan or Motorhome manufacturer installs a small airvent(size based on volume of compartment)in the top of the compartment door as required by the LPG Standard. There is also supposed to be a single 25mm diameter pipe drain in the base of the compartment.The bottom of that pipe or tube is to be cut on an angle giving a champfered end which must face away from the forward direction of travel. Goes to show how stringent inspections are by the Authorities. Where are the $fines and prosecutions for non-compliance?
In the majority of cases the cylinders on a C/V are in the open on the drawbar..
In the case of where the cylinders are in a sealed compartment
The vent can be of any shape so long as the area is no less that the area of a 25mm (1") hole.
Some compartments have a vent in the door or have a gap at the bottom of the door..
I can assure you that any gas fitter singing off on an installation would check to see that the compartment is vented correctly..
Are those doors on those supposedly sealed gas compartments actually sealed doors? Maybe they a have sufficient gap around the edges.
The gas compartment only has to be sealed to the interior of the vehicle and as such if the door is on the outside of the vehicle it doesn't have to seal.
Having said that I always seal the top and sides of the door to keep water out and leave the bottom unsealed ..
