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PLUMBING

LPG SYSTEM

Your motorhome is equipped with a permanently

mounted tank for LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) with a

remote ﬁll. LPG burns with a clean blue ﬂame. There

are two basic types of LPG in common usage: Butane

and Propane. Butane is widely used where tempera-

tures are normally above freezing the year round, and

Propane is used where subfreezing temperatures are

common, since Butane freezes at 32° F. as compared

to -40° F. for Propane. ALL OF THE ORIFICES IN THE

LPG APPLIANCES ARE OF THE UNIVERSAL TYPE

THAT 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 cook extensively, you will naturally use more

than you will in warm weather, when you may do limited

cooking. On the average, with normal cooking and

other appliance use, you can probably count on two to

four weeks of usage from the tank.

If you have allowed the tank to run out, air may have

gotten into the lines. In this event the air must be forced

out through the lines by gas pressure before you can

light the pilots. Hold a match to the pilot of the appli-

ance closest to the tanks until it lights and stays lit.

Then move to the next closest, etc.

LP TANK REMOTE FILL

The LP tank in ﬁlled by accessing the remote ﬁll hook

up located inside the LP Fill Door on the roadside of

the vehicle. Be sure the ﬁll is free of dirt. It may help to

remind your LP supplier to only use a clean ﬁll hose to

ﬁll your tank.

WARNING: Only certiﬁed LP suppliers

should ﬁll the LP Tank. Turn remote gas supply

switch off before ﬁlling or reﬁlling LP tank.

REMOTE GAS SUPPLY SWITCH

A remote switch for shutting off the gas to all appli-

ances is located inside this compartment. The switch

activates an electric solenoid that opens and closes,

shutting the gas off at the tank. The switch rotates ¼

turn. This switch should be turned off during the ﬁll-

ing of the LP tank. NOTE: The electric gas shut-off

solenoid closes automatically when 12-volt power is

disconnected. It will reopen when power is restored

WARNING: All pilot lights and appliances

must be turned off during refueling of motorhome

fuel tank and permanently mounted LPG tank.

Gas lines should be checked periodically for leaks

with ammonia free soapy water.

Do not use open ﬂame. If gas can be smelled, ap-

pliance pilots fail to stay on, or any other abnormal

situation occurs, use the remote supply switch to

shut off the tank valve immediately and call on a

qualiﬁed LPG service center or Airstream Service

Center.

CAUTION: Moisture in the LPG tank will cause a

malfunction of the regulator in controlling proper pres-

sure. This may result in the ﬂame lifting off the burner,

or the ﬂame may go out frequently. Many refueling sta-

tions will add approximately ¼ to ½ gallon of alcohol

to lower the moisture temperature. Moisture will then

pass through the regulator without the formation of ice

crystals.

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