What gas regulator do i need to use?

At GAS IT we can't express how important it is to use the right type of Gas regulator with the right pressure and flow for what is approved in your vehicle, home, industrial unit, furnace, space heat etc etc.

The gas regulator pressure and types that you need depends on a few issues but either way they can't be changed from one pressure to another willy nilly just to make a regulator fit a gas bottle or because your using a certain LPG type ( propane or butane ).

If you contact us we can't recommend a regulator for your application, as we don't know what pressure your gas appliances are requiring, as it is generally the appliances specification that determine the regulator pressure and flow rate needed not the gas bottle or gas tank fitting type or type of LPG fuel you are using.  We often see Motorhomes and towing caravans that incorrectly have a 37mb regulator fitted simply because that is the only regulator they could find that would fit a red propane bottle but this is wrong if the vehicle appliances should have used a 30mb version for example.

There are several gas pressure regulators on sale in the UK and Europe so you need to know what is approved for your vehicles and what the appliances were made to run on ( example what they are jetted at ).  Here are some examples of regulator pressure you can buy off the shelf at many gas suppliers :-  28mb, 29mb, 30mb, 37mb, 50mb, 1bar and even high up from this.

For example, In a towing caravan and motorhome since September 2003 the regulator will need to be a 30mb regulator with a maximum flow rate of 1.5kg/ hr ( kg per hour )  In this case, all the appliances will have been set to run on 30mb no matter what the LPG fuel is ( butane, propane or mixture of both ). DO NOT fit a 37mb or more just because that will fit the gas bottle you have.  If your Motorhome was built with appliance's that use to use a 50mb ( american or older Hymer ) then continue to use that pressure regulator.

At GAS IT we can not stress how important it is that you buy and use the right regulator. You must check your appliances to see what they need and then get the right regulator for your market sector application, pressure and fitment to the bottle or gas tank.  If your unsure check with your appliance manufacturer or gas engineer.