Kay and I spent a lot of time working out the pros and cons of having the LPG System re-done, would the cost be worth it or would it be better just to use the money on fuel and run on petrol alone, we decided in the end that it was better to be safe than sorry and have it done for these reasons.
The two rear 100ltr LPG tanks had been fitted crossways and far too low with the possibility of the rearmost tank possibly grounding when driving on or off a ferry. The strapping holding the tanks was far to flimsy for the weight of them especially when full of fuel and the shut off valve system was of a of poor design. To quote the Anglo American it appeared as if the work had been a DIY job.
The strange fact was that the two tanks were dated as 2011 yet we had purchased the RV in December 2010 so that was a bit weird!
We can only surmise that the tanks had been added as an afterthought to extend the range of the RV after the initial LPG conversion had been done some years previous.
We would have had to pay the extra cost to have the tanks re-fitted or removed so we decided to go with the complete rebuild of the LPG conversion and arranged with Steve to have the new Romano ‘N’ system LPG Conversion done.
So last Monday morning we left Briarfields, drove up to junction 8 of the M5, then down the M50 and A494 to Newport. Here we left the RV in the capable hands of Steve & Tony at Anglo American Auto’s to complete the work and then we caught the train back home to Port Talbot.
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| A crowded train |
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| Kay looking Forward to seeing the girls |
We couldn’t stay at our granny flat with Kristina & Gav as Gav was laying a self-levelling floor in the living room and then re plastering the walls. Thankfully they loaned us Kristina’s car which was a great help which enabled us to get around.
Samantha had gone to stay for the week in her caravan near Tenby so we had the use of her flat for the time it would take Steve & Tony to do the work on the RV.
On Tuesday Kay met up with some old friends in town while I nipped down to our financial advisor to do a bit of financial reorganising and then we both visited some of our ex neighbours.
Wednesday we drove to Samantha’s caravan in West Wales where we spent an enjoyable day with her and our grandson.
We visited the Cwm Deri vineyard where we had a sample of their wine and some of their fantastic pork pies & chutneys and then we then drove to the tiny village of Lawrenny where we strolled on the beachfront and had lunch at a pub overlooking the estuary.
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| Samantha |
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| Rhys showing the way |
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| Lawrenny Estuary |
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| Bamps & Rhys |
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| Tarzan NOT |
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| Lawrenny Church |
That evening we dove back to the flat and the following morning came the news that the RV would be ready by that afternoon. We packed our bags and nipped back on the train to Newport to collect the RV and to check out the conversion.
Steve & Tony had re-fitted the tanks fore & aft and also much higher up under the chassis, a pair of strong 2” steel bands now secured them in position and the whole system had new 8mm pipework. Under the hood was the new Romano N system conversion.
They had also replaced the leaking pressure relief valve on the Atwood water heater and also fitted the ExtendaStay valve on the domestic Gas tank.
The drive back to Briarfields was trouble free and the RV pulled up the inclines with far more power than we had previously.
So here we are back on the pitch at Briarfields getting the RV spruced up for the Western Motorhome Show this coming Thursday.
We have met up with some old acquaintances from the Red Lion Phill and Meinir in their stunning RV and Rose and Nigel who are busy doing the local Car boot stall and flogging plums which Kay has just made into a nice Apple & Plum Crumble.
We have made two new friends, Mike and Paula from Merthyr Tydfil who are here in their RV and we have gained some helpful advice from them for our forthcoming trip to Spain.
We have visited the RV Spares boys up the road to replace our waste hoses as one had started to split and to get more bits and pieces to repair some other minor on going niggling jobs.
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