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Alde Compact 3020 HE Operang Instrucons
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5.5 Liqueed Petroleum Gas
LPG(liqueedpetroleumgas)hastwomain
variants,propaneandbutanegas.Thegas
heanginyourAlde3020Compactboilercan
usepropaneorbutanegasasfuel.ManyLPG
fuelscontainamixtureofpropane,butaneand
otheraddives.
BS5482Part1states,“For butane
cylinders, sasfactory service might not be
obtained at temperatures of less than 10 °C;
the most suitable temperature range is from
13 to 30 °C. For temperatures less than 13 °C,
the use of propane should be considered.”
Forthisreason,Alderecommendsusing
propanegasforallyearroundgasheang.
LPGcylinderscontainbothgasand
liquidforms.Whenthecylinderislled,high
pressuretransformsthegasintoliquid.The
liquidrevertstogaswhenthevalveonthe
cylinderisopened.
LPGisaammablegas.Itcanbeareand
explosionhazardifstoredorusedincorrectly.
Storecylindersvercallyandsecurely,to
preventthemfromtoppling.
DonotmountyourLPGcylinder
horizontallyoruseliquidphasegascylinders.
Liquid–gasexplosionmayresult.Readthe
productlabelorcontactproductmanufacturer
fordetails.
LPGisheavierthanair.Shouldagasleak
occur,oorventsinacaravanormotorhome
shouldallowthegastoescapefromthe
vehicle.Forthisreason,alwaysensureoor
ventsareunobstructed.
IMPORTANT!
Theboilercompartmentcontains
thegasconnecon,oorvents
andtheuehoses.Donot
placestowageintheboiler
compartment.
!
Intheeventofagasleak,orifyousmellgas:
• Exnguishallnakedames
• Openalldoorsandwindows
• Closeallgasvalves,includingthevalveon
thecylinder.
• Donotsmoke.
• Donotoperateanyelectricalappliancesor
switches.
• Arrangeforimmediateinspeconofthe
gassystembyacompetentpersonin
accordancewithcurrentlocalregulaons.
LPGfromthecylinderisreducedin
pressurebyaregulator,andissuppliedtothe
boileratlowpressure(30mbar).Neverusean
unregulatedhighpressuresupply.
Whereoilanddirtinthegassupplyarea
concern,gasltersshouldbeedtoprevent
blockageoftheboilergasvalve.
NB:Gasheangmustnotbeusedwhilst
drivingyourvehicleunlessasafetyshut-o
deviceisedtothegassystem.Currentlocal
regulaonsmustbeadheredto.