HELP! Gas!!

[jessiem]

Can anyone tell us what we may be doing wrong. We took the roma to a local outlet to get a new gas bottle because we though ours was empty. No it isn't empty so the man says because he weighed it (he was a bit grumpy) Anyway he we have looked at our manual for the cooker and followed instructions.. It still doesn't seem to be working!! Is there somewhere on the Outside we have to turn something on?

Thank you

[Graham]

Can anyone tell us what we may be doing wrong. We took the roma to a local outlet to get a new gas bottle because we though ours was empty. No it isn't empty so the man says because he weighed it (he was a bit grumpy) Anyway he we have looked at our manual for the cooker and followed instructions.. It still doesn't seem to be working!! Is there somewhere on the Outside we have to turn something on?

Thank you

Hi Jessie

What Roma have you got? Someone with the same van might be able to help.

[Graham]

Is the fridge working on gas? Perhaps it's a fault at the cooker.

[Derek]

If it is butane (blue cylinder) the gas may not be vaporising. Try putting the cylinder in the warm for a while.

[Guest]

Hi Jessie
Have you used the cooker before? If not there are red knobs inside the van controlling the gas to each outlet and they are normally in line with the gas pipe to be turned on. Just a thought.
Colin

[glenw]

Hi Jessie

What Roma have you got? Someone with the same van might be able to help.

Looking back through Jess's earlier posts, she has got an outlook.

[barry5]

Hi Jessie
Have you used the cooker before? If not there are red knobs inside the van controlling the gas to each outlet and they are normally in line with the gas pipe to be turned on. Just a thought.
Colin

From memory when we first got our HyLo, we also had problems turning the gas on. We too thought that the red knobs should be in line with the gas pipe to be "on", i.e. vertically aligned (this being the normal domestic gas tap arrangement).

But no Romahome fitted them so that the red knob was horizontal to be "on". This, together with me turning the gas "off" at the cyclinder led to a period of confusion before it finally got sorted.

Barry

[jessiem]

Well, what can I say hubby didn't realise the open and close valve on the top of the bottle was closed!! Ahemmm!! Anyway, we did find the valve that connects to the gas bottle needs replacing as when fully open the gas leaks out.We spoke to a very nice man in the IOW when we enquired about our glass worktop and he was helpful so we need a new connecting valve.

No we haven't used the Romahome for days away yet. Hubby uses it more as an everyday motor at the moment. He says it drives better than our car!!!!! March is our time out...That should be fun..It's our learning weekend

[peterholden]

Hi jessie

You don't need to go to Romahome for the parts you need.

Go to your local caravan dealer with your romahome and explain the problem. They should be able to provide the parts from their accessories shop as they are standard parts. (If they have anything about them they should also fit them for free)

Peter

[peterholden]

By the way, I don't know where in Surrey you live but these people are Romahome dealers

Freeborn Surrey
Guildford Road (A3100)
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 3BU

[jessiem]

thank you peter for replying. Yes we are not far from Godalming Romahome, but we also have a camping gas shop not too far away, anyway as it happens the part we needed is obsolete now and so a new hose and a new off/on tap (fits on the gas bottle) have been put on, husband fitted it and says it is working fine now.