Fitting a Propex - some guidance

[Gandalf]

Just thought I'd pass this on.

Recently had a propex HS2000 fitted to my Westy and was told that the HS2000 as sold is meant to be used with the standard 37 bar regulator. With that regulator everything works ok but if (like me) you have the 50 bar regulator you will need to ensure that you get the upgraded nozzle (it cost me an extra £20 - fitted by Propex themselves) for the HS2000 if you don't it will still work but less efficiently and you end up burning more LPG than necessary.

[armyphil]

Cheers for that kelt, I was just thinking I've just had the same one fitted and mine gets warm but I wouldn't say red hot. It seems to take an Eon to warm the van up even with insulation double glazing is that the same as your experience.

By Eon I mean ten mins the temp in the can raises by 3-4 degrees I know it's a high top but it doesn't seem the same as what everyone raves about?

[Gandalf]

Cheers for that kelt, I was just thinking I've just had the same one fitted and mine gets warm but I wouldn't say red hot. It seems to take an Eon to warm the van up even with insulation double glazing is that the same as your experience.

By Eon I mean ten mins the temp in the can raises by 3-4 degrees I know it's a high top but it doesn't seem the same as what everyone raves about?

Mines toastie within that time with the top popped.

The guy that fitted mine said he wouldn't really want to fit it without it being adapted for the 50 bar reg he would have but was just not happy! So I spent the extra £20 and had it converted - luckily enough the Propex main suppliers for the UK are in Southampton as we had planned to go away for the weekend on the back of "testing" the propex (not that I need an excuse!).

[armyphil]

Mmm I'll look into this then maybe I just need to change my regulator

[Gandalf]

Yep that would do it if you have the 50bar. Not sure about the fridge side of things doing it that way tho?

[lloydy]

You can just buy an inline 37mbr regulator and fit it just before the propex, will probably cost more to buy than the different nozzle. But you should be able to cut it in yourself, saving yourself labour

[Aidan]

0 degrees to 20 degrees C in 20 minutes in a tintop sunroof velle is my experience with the propex 2000, in a hitop the warm place is the roof

[armyphil]

0 degrees to 20 degrees C in 20 minutes in a tintop sunroof velle is my experience with the propex 2000, in a hitop the warm place is the roof

Cheers for that seems I'm way down, the person I bought it off even asked if i had a westy as to order in the correct one.

Possibly he didn't?

[Gandalf]

Phil,

When I collected mine from Propex after they had fitted the correct nozzle they had put a 50bar sticker over the 37bar sticker - check on yours - its a little black and silver sticker by the serial no's etc.

[steve8090]

You can just buy an inline 37mbr regulator and fit it just before the propex, will probably cost more to buy than the different nozzle. But you should be able to cut it in yourself, saving yourself labour

No you can't, you have 50mbar not full pressure so fitting a 37mbar regulator in a 50mbar line will produce nothing, I doubt there will even be enough pressur to open it.

We fit an industrial regulator with a specific setting to reduce 50mbar to 37mbar on hte westy, Propex do not like to sell the 50mbar ones in the UK.

Phil, yours is a specific 50mbar one, I had it adapted at the factory