Do It
Yourself or DIY Installation (A few words of
caution)
There is a market out there for do it
yourself gas conversions, and plenty of people out there
willing to sell you a kit for next to nothing, But consider
this, several years ago there were no restrictions at all when
it came to installing your own domestic gas appliances, you
could fit just about anything your heart desired. The upside
of this was that you could save a few bob, the downside was
that the DIY installer, has neither expertise or
experience of installing gas appliances, and
so cannot begin to know the pitfalls that experience and
the correct training can give you.
Now in automotive land, the safety measures
built into LPG components today, give incredible levels of
safety and reliability, But embarking on the mission of
DIY installing LPG equipment on your car is not to be taken
lightly. If you have no training or experience, then
installing your self can lead you into problems. For instance,
your average DIY'er has no idea of the regulations
governing the safe routing of gas pipe work on a vehicle,
the safety components of a system and how they work, the
correct methods of providing venting pipe work, or the
correct placement of a tank outlet or fill point.
These are safety aspects that every
LPGA approved installer has to know, and will have proved
his or her knowledge of the industries codes of
practice in the required training before they
can be accepted as an LPGA approved installer. If you are
not 100% sure of your ability, then leave it to the experts.
Remember, an LPG conversion done correctly and to
the high safety standards dictated by our industries codes of
practice have given us a fantastic safety record and made LPG
safer than petrol in almost any circumstance. If you
must DIY, then get good advice and guidance from a fully
qualified installer.
If you can't see a problem
in each photo, then think carefully
before embarking on
DIY!