Recently I have had a near disaster with a two way gas manifold.
One of the taps simply fell apart although this must have been caused by a knock to the knob at some time that would have never been with any force. Luckily this occurred when an item was removed from the cupboard where the manifold was situated. Had it occurred when the item was replaced into the cupboard the failure could have gone un-noticed with consequences that I don’t wish to even think about.
The failure is that the crimping of the top portion of the valve to the main brass casting was insufficiently made to retain the upper portion firmly. The second valve that has not come apart can also be seen not to be firmly crimped into the main body.
Here is the location of the manifold showing the broken valve --
This is the valve removed from the vehicle --
And detail of the only identifying marks on the valve body --
The vehicle is a self-build by me back in 2017, the manifold was supplied by a well known major motor home parts supplier. I have notified my supplier of this failure but do not intend to publish their name.
If you have a similar one, two or three way gas manifold please be aware of this failure. NOTE there are a number of similar manifolds so don't assume that yours is the same without a very careful inspection.
Rod
One of the taps simply fell apart although this must have been caused by a knock to the knob at some time that would have never been with any force. Luckily this occurred when an item was removed from the cupboard where the manifold was situated. Had it occurred when the item was replaced into the cupboard the failure could have gone un-noticed with consequences that I don’t wish to even think about.
The failure is that the crimping of the top portion of the valve to the main brass casting was insufficiently made to retain the upper portion firmly. The second valve that has not come apart can also be seen not to be firmly crimped into the main body.
Here is the location of the manifold showing the broken valve --
This is the valve removed from the vehicle --
And detail of the only identifying marks on the valve body --
The vehicle is a self-build by me back in 2017, the manifold was supplied by a well known major motor home parts supplier. I have notified my supplier of this failure but do not intend to publish their name.
If you have a similar one, two or three way gas manifold please be aware of this failure. NOTE there are a number of similar manifolds so don't assume that yours is the same without a very careful inspection.
Rod
