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westy hob upgrade
Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 20:48
by ..lee..
hi guys, i feel that my westy hobs are a bit slow to boil the kettle, now i`m running butane inside the van atm from bottles. i have heard that there are different regulators on the german westy underslung tank and dont know if this is my problem. has anyone researched as to whether an upgrade or mod is available to turbo my hob.
cheers lee.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 10:16
by andisnewsyncro
Have a look on
here for a high pressure regulator
I'm pretty sure the Westy hob wants a 50mb rather than "the standard" 37mb one
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 11:35
by Gandalf
andisnewsyncro wrote:Have a look on
here for a high pressure regulator
I'm pretty sure the Westy hob wants a 50mb rather than "the standard" 37mb one
Correct well, thats the one on mine.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 12:10
by Ian Hulley
I thought you Vesty guys only ever used the BBQ ?
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 18:50
by ..lee..
may well be the reg. going to check as soon as i get aa chance. thanks lee.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 21:27
by ..lee..
checked. my reg.....any guesses........
29mbar.........................ooops.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 23:42
by andisnewsyncro
The cups of tea are on you then
Ian Hulley wrote:I thought you Vesty guys only ever used the BBQ ?
Mine isn't a real one Ian......
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 09:03
by lloyd
29!
Running a 37mbar. Hob & fridge work okay, but our Truma heater doesn't get real hot... when it's colder then -10 it takes awhile to warm things up. Been meaning to pick up a 50mbar, but haven't got around to it.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 22 Oct 2010, 23:11
by ..lee..
cant seem to find a 50 mbar reg thats screws on top of the 907 bottles, may just end up putting the under tank on will gain some space inside also.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 00:02
by v-lux
may just end up putting the under tank on will gain some space inside also.
You can join Jed pooping your pants every 5 mins about damaging the tank that way...
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 09:51
by andisnewsyncro
..lee.. wrote:cant seem to find a 50 mbar reg thats screws on top of the 907 bottles, may just end up putting the under tank on will gain some space inside also.
907 is Butane not propane, not sure what Mb that should be, possibly the same but not 100%, check the manual in the wiki for the cooker specs. Also its a very expensive way of doing things - get yourself onto Calor Gas propane it's a lot cheaper - smallCalor Propane fits in the cupboard no trouble.
Camping Gaz is useful in Europe but even then you can get adapters to fit other brands. If you go to your local Build Centre they can do you a new Calor bottle without a deposit, there's an option on the form for them to tick, you simply pay for the gas
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 20:56
by ..lee..
i know the 907`s are pants but its convenient as i can carry 2 bottles in the cupboard so i always have a spare. jed seems to manage fine with the underslung tank but it has to be more of a risk. perhaps if i only off road behind jed i`ll be ok.
Re: westy hob upgrade
Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 21:16
by jed the spread
v-lux wrote:may just end up putting the under tank on will gain some space inside also.
You can join Jed pooping your pants every 5 mins about damaging the tank that way...
I enjoy the extra challenge especially now its sooooooo easy off roading in a diesel its now just about the only thing that keeps me on my toes
Lets be honest Lee you have been away with us and seen the state we get into, if it hasnt been knocked off by now I recon it will be ok,dont you
Its been OK through all this so must be fine, and costs sod all to fill up and lasts for ages if you dont have a propex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WGHwOVk6s
jed