Gas is no fun, no matter if in a boat or an RV ! Prevent chafing (as explained below), mount the pipe correctly and get the whole system pressure-tested at least once a year. Maybe you will have some issues in the future by cutting the pipe with a metalsaw. That's not the right way because tiny bits from the cutting can block the membrane in your pressure-reducer or the orifice in the burner. There is a special (cheap) tool for cutting copper wires for gas or coolant installations that cuts the pipe just by pressure without ANY debris. Good luck and best regards from Berlin, Germany

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, I always file the ends and clean out the shards. It's a better install than on my last boat, that worked for years no issue... Cheers for watching 😃

You need to secure the copper with P clips and rubber protect all the areas going through bulkheads

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya Robbo, Couldn't agree more. I put these stainless p clips with rubber all along the pipe. I think a rubber sleeve is needed for the bulkheads, which is yet to be added. Thank you for the advice. We'll do a little update on next weeks episode. Cheers for watching 😃

Love watching these videos. I know I am watching them out of order. But I love them just the same. Bravo on the cooker. Yahoo.

Marina, I want to let you know how lucky Stu is in having you as partner. The USA would have landed on the moon 2 years ahead of time if you were part of the project team👍. You appear to make tedious difficult work enjoyable. No man can do this. And clearly motivating.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Many thanks for your kind words. We're just trying to build a little home for ourselves... Cheers for watching 😃

Glad to see you have a decent cooker now. I hope I did not see you putting PTFE tape on the compression fittings for the valve. That is a no no and totally unnecessary. Those fittings are made to be used without tape. Thread tape is made to seal tapered threads and not the parralel threads on gas fittings which are not sealing faces. It is the olive on the pipe that does the sealing. Will be good when you get a few sole boards in even if only temporary ones. ATB regards from the UK

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Good to know. I was always told to use ptfe on threads. It's a gas rated ptfe. Plus they are parallel threads... Cheers for watching 😃

You sound just like my brothers "It's going to be fine" lol.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Here's hoping... Cheers for watching 😃

I would swear i could SMELL your cooking in that last shot!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

It's was tasty. Cheers for watching 😃

Think I would be buying a whole chicken, and some stuffing, and roasting some potatoes too. I ended up epoxying my pipe clips on the wall, they are still there doing their job 10 years later. Only cost a few pence. I expect to see Marina baking a cake at some point in the near future, showing us her Mary Berry skills

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Chicken?? This is France, Duck! It's the best thing you can buy in a tin. And yes, baking. Do love a Vicy sponge. Cheers for watching 😃

Unbelievable, Stu your a Master Gas Pipe fitter. Enjoy your roast! Love the gifts from Australia. Nice job guys, your cooking with gas.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 Cheers for watching 😃

Seabird cooking channel lol. Always nice to wipe something off a list. Well done.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy. Cheers for watching 😃

Another great video, and another job done, I bet that first meal tasted oh so good. Great work by the pair of you see you next week

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Many people have very different opinions on gas, I think every country has different regulations... Cheers for watching 😃

Uhuuu! The hot meal is coming. Congrats Stewart, and Marina!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Slowly slowly. Cheers for watching 😃

Sailing Seabird Friday upload is something I look forward to!!! Great job Stew and when the boss lady returns to the boat there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be eating well and bulking up for the winter months..

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, A bit has been done whilst Marina was playing nurse. Cheers for watching 😃

Chow Down !!! Your going to get alot of advice about how to cut and install and protect the copper line so i say GOOD LUCK BUDDY !

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 Cheers for watching 😃

Glad you’re back!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

I never left 🤣🤣🤣 Cheers for watching 😃

Excellent breakfast!!!!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Yes it was! Sailor's special. Cheers for watching 😃

ka BOOM and then god gaveth breakfast with fried bread. like your work as always

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

You already know! Cheers for watching 😃

Hi, once you have fastened the copper pipe and protected against chafe you can bore a hole at the bottom of the gas bottle container that drains towards the cockpit. If a spillage of gas occurs it won't accumulate but drain away.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, That's already been done. It's not shown in the video, tbh I just thought it was a standard that most people have. Apart from in our last boat, no drain, no clamps, but we live to tell the tell... Cheers for watching 😃

Bacon eggs and a slice has made me hungry thanks Stu 😂

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy. Cheers for watching 😃

Great video guys so pleased to see the cooker in , I suppose next will be the heater 😊

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya Paul. Hopefully we get the heater in before it gets too cold. (We have yet to test the heater) Cheers for watching 😃

Cool finaly cookin' on board...dawm good job....bon appetit!!!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 😋 Glad you enjoy. Cheers for watching 😃

Nice. Getting more boaty every week.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

More to come! Winter is coming, time to make the boat cozy. Cheers for watching 😃

Nothing quite like a good fry up on gas to keep the motivation (and energy) up. Well done Stu and Marina, may you never need the extinguishers! Thanks for the shout-out ;-) Cheers, Geoff

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 We hope never to need the extinguisher... Cheers for watching 😃

Nice job guys. Get yourselves a ridgemonkey, excellent bit of kit, I use it in my van every day 🤘👍

Fab job! Enjoy your cooker!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😊 Cheers for watching 😃

Well done Stuart proper roast on it's way 😊😊

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Hopefully... Cheers for watching 😃

We formerly lived on a boat (Falmouth) one couple were blown clean out the boat one night another, well they wern't so lucky. I developed a healthy fear of gas in boats. I am sure your fine but the heavier than air gas collects in the bilge til it comes in contact with a spark then it explodes. Fire extinguishers and blankets wont save you from this. Get gas detectors and get some monoxide detectors. Oh and finding leaks with bubbles, fill a squirt/spray bottle with soapy water that works better.... Love the vids and keep at it!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Great tip with the spray bottle. Never have a gas locker drain to the bilge, you are asking for trouble. Cheers for watching 😃

Just a thought why not leave the copper tubbing run wild through the cabin it could be useful say for hanging wt dish towels with boby pins brilliant!!

@SailingSeabird

15 күн бұрын

Not a bad idea. Cheers for watching 🙂

Another great video Amigo

@SailingSeabird

15 күн бұрын

Thanks for the visit. Glad you enjoyed. Cheers for watching 🙂

Yum Yum indeed....thanks for that , what are you having.....can l make you a drink😂😅👍

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Any time. Cheers for watching 😃

Well done

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Cheers for watching 😃

On the gas valve: Check out the blog. Far Reach is a Cape Dory 36 that was completely gutted and built back up. Among the safety features is his gas valve. The valve itself is out in the propane tank locker. But he has connected this to a rigid metal rod that runs all the way into the galley where a turn knob is attached, so that he can turn it on and off remotely. This way if the valve ever leaks the gas will go overboard through the locker's overboard vent.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, I'll be sure to check and recheck. Cheers for watching 😃

Gas fittings always 1 size down from what you think it will be, doah😊

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Yup. Life's a learning curve... Cheers for watching 😃

Now its cooking timeeeeeeee lets go he heee

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

We've missed cooking on gas. Cheers for watching 😃

Everyone is saying (rightly so) you need to use clips to mount that pipe.. the more the better, plus we normally don’t use hacksaw’s to cut copper pipes especially gas.. but you know now.. so brace that pipe and call it done.. check for leaks with soapy water every so often at the joints.. atleast until it proves sealed, the issue is gas falls and technically you mounted pipe work above potential naked flame.. not really “up to specs”

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, It's funny as I've used these p-clip things to hole the copper pipe but I thought it was just standard so didn't film that. You can't just have a pipe banging and rubbing. Who would have thought that us not showing me screwing clips on would cause such debate. Bulkhead protection needed! Looks like that's my weekend job... Cheers for watching 😃

@trevhedges209

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingSeabird Yeah, everyone is an expert.. I tried not to comment but i do hold a LPG fitter’s license so it was difficult not to.. If you weren’t living in there, Which i keep hoping someone is going to loan you guys a nice caravan.. it would have been great to remove all them cupboards and route that pipe from the gas locker along the sole to a flexible bayonet fitting right behind the cooker.. then re-laminate the cupboards outside and simply reinstall them.. or even simply paint them in a lighter colour, the logic being you will be screwing the P brackets on the tabbing for the sole, making a much neater job.. but it’s kinda done now, And another thing, when testing for leaks, you should dilute the soap, thick pure soap is really tricky to find a leak.. diluted and a spray bottle? Much easier… but the basic rule when playing with LPG is from the flex at the bottle go straight down as quickly as possible to the lowest level then to the cooker.. install the gas shut off and a detector at the gas locker, and another Gas/carbon monoxide detector in the bilge but high enough it’s not getting wet.. then you’re fine, it would pass inspection (because you “didn’t touch it, it was always there”) but more importantly you know it’s done correctly, I’ve given you guy’s advice before, But only on subjects I’m actually qualified by trade. Kindest regards Trev.

Good stuff

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it. Cheers for watching 😃

Time to make... pie! :D

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

You know that! How's your boat coming along? Cheers for watching 😃

@gfimadcat

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingSeabird slow going, I had my yearly "uggggh so sick" thing last week, but I do have all my measurements, some sketches, and a good idea of what I need to do all sorted. I'm probably going to pay someone else to do my antifouling though but if all goes well it'll be back being a floatyboat in April :D

⛵️ ⛵️ ⛵️ Phil...

@SailingSeabird

5 ай бұрын

Phil! Hope you're well.

Brilliant.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers for watching 😃

Cooking with gas 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Your stove looks great! (Never got mine put back together. 😂) LOVED the video! 😎🥰😎🥰😎❤️❤️❤️

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya Mary, This seems to be a controversial episode with my gas work... Hope you're keeping well. Cheers (as always) for watching 🙂

@maryjnorwood3962

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingSeabird Hopefully, the comments are well intended and constructive in nature. You folks are our favorite sailing couple. 😎💕

Enjoy your first roast!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. Cheers for watching 😃

DID you notice the little fluffy guy is a baby Kangaroo? !

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, That's a kangaroo..? We thought it was a drop bear. Hehe. We have seen many kangaroos, wallabies and wombats. Crazy story, on the way to Monets House someone has an aviary with wallabies. Cheers for watching 😃

Stu, can you show how to make pipe fittings/ joints or what tool you use. Thanks

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, It just a pair of spanners and some ptfe tape... Cheers for watching 😃

In Australia all gas work must be done by a licensed gas fitter who will then issue a compliance certificate - this is required for insurance to be valid

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

It's crazy how different countries have such different laws about similar matters...

When we had the boat yard in el Puerto, our installer checked for gas leaks with a Bic lighter. He often came out of a boat without eyebrows.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

The classic lighter test 😂😂😂 Cheers for watching 😃

Having watched the video and read all the comments, I'm sure I don't need to tell you how dangerous it is to eat fried bread. Marina's hair at 3:34 in the video is a perfect example of the sort of problems that this can cause. That said, with luck a roast and a fair wind, I'm sure it'll all work out ok. Stay safe and keep making the videos!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement. A fry slice is a must! Cheers for watching 😃

Another perfect job. Enjoy that breakfast and enjoy that roast! Cheers.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do! Cheers for watching 😃

Hey I'm sure you have heard it plenty times but you don't use PTFE tape on gas fittings that are compression fittings. The threads do not provide the seal and will leak. Metal to metal seal only every needs joint compound. If its a threaded seal connection NPT or BSP then gas safe thread tape should be used.

@gfimadcat

7 ай бұрын

If you look at the video it clearly says "gas" on the roll of tape?

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Having worked with a gas engineer, plus many friends who are gas engineers, it's a standard in England. Cheers for watching 😃

Might add a gas detector just in case of a leak, keep you both safe.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Gas detector has been ordered. Cheers for watching 😃

When you are trying to guess order two different ones then you will have two that don’t fit. Don’t ask how I know

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Sometime maybe good, sometime maybe .... Cheers for watching 😃

According to the regulations, you should not have any joints, valves, etc. on your propane line inside the boat. You need to have an electrically operated solenoid on the tank, with a switch inside, to cut the gas. In some places there also needs to be a gas detector in the boat that will automatically turn off the gas solenoid.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Interesting. Every country has different regulations, its crazy. I've tried to keep it all to the UK standard. Cheers for watching 😃

Hopefully you have a propane gas detector/alarm ! 👍

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Not yet... Will order one. The locker drains and I'm fairly happy with the job. Only time will tell... Cheers for watching 😃

Your going to enjoy, just in time for Thanksgiving... Thank you for the video!!!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

You bet! It's been a few days and yet to bake a cake... Cheers for watching 😃

Your cooking with fire , how's the roast !

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Slow going, after all the comments, I basically need to start again... 🤣 Cheers for watching 😃

Hello Stu, After reading the comments below I think I would have a certified gas plumber inspect your gas line work to the stove. You don't want to take a chance on an explosion. Also you mention using your camping stove and cup when Marina is gone. Has she gone to Spain for vacation or to the Alps for work? Ok enjoy but be 100% certain the gas work is 100% ok. Later, Geo

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

We'll get a gas guy soon. Best to be safe. Marina went to Spain for a family visit. She's back now. Cheers for watching 😃

Geeez you’re killing me. Buy a 5 dollar tube cutter then you end up with a clean usable end every cut. No leaks

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, If you think that's bad... 😂😂😂 If we're doing this day in and day out, I'd go buy one. It's like 5 cuts... It will be fine. 🤔 Cheers for watching 😃

Please install a leak detektor on the installation.

Looks like a nice job of the gas line, as good as any professional would manage. Was that also a gas alarm that you were buying at the hardware store? They’re required here in Oz by law and I’ve just used a 12v battery operated one, I’ve also run a gas drain from the bottom of the gas locker overboard with a venturi cover on the outside of the hull - definitely don’t drain it into the cockpit as someone else suggested as that can possibly just flow down into the engine room and/or cabin via any hatches that you might have there.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Next is a multi sensor alarm for the gas. The locker is vented to the outside. I've put up carbon monoxide alarms. Touch wood... Cheers for watching 😃

Are you going to be in the water before the Duracell Project?

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Who knows... When we're ready we'll be in te water. Cheers for watching 😃

Can I suggest an inline pressure valve at the gas locker end? No use for assessing the amount of gas you have but splendid for monitoring if you develop leaks. I have ones on both the boat and caravan and I have identified leaks with both. Every time you turn off the gas at the bottle linger a while and watch if the pressure decays rapidly or is maintained. Another step forward! Will be interesting to see which is cheaper to use going forward, gas or electric. Go well. ❤

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

I've just been looking at a bubble check thingy. Another item to buy. We'll get there. Luckily no plans to go to sea atm. Cheers for watching 😃

Have you got an opening in the bottom of the gas locker for the gas to escape overboard

@SailingSeabird

3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah. The locker drains to the outside. We didn't in our last boat and we live to tell the tale. But better to be safe. Cheers for watching 🙂

Marina was right..... burgee. A bargee is someone who works on a barge.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

That's good to know. Cheers for watching 😃

Reading these comments has been fun. A lot of "you haven't thrown enough money at it yet" stuff. From some of your replies it seems you have done more since the video anyway. Hard to show _everything_. The range of thoughts on cookers in boats is wide. Some people won't use gas and insist on alcohol, others hate alcohol (starting a fire in a cup to heat the burner so it will even run can be scary in a closed space). Yes propane (I should say gas I guess) can be dangerous, kinda like crossing the street, but it seems the main thing always comes down to "shut it off at the bottle when you are done". However, we all install valves close to the stove and, being lazy, we all use them :) Check for leaks often, use your nose, use a gas detector but also remember they quit sometimes too. Might be worth using a bilge exhaust blower (like the power boats do) but I don't know anyone that does. You're big girls and boys, I am sure you can take care of yourself. Many blessings, thank you for being willing to endure lots of comments. ;)

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Gas and boat is a huge debate. I think it's just horses for courses. We've always had gas on our boats. A gas monitor is on order. The gas locker drains and is sealed from the rest of the boat. We have smoke and carbon alarms. Plus we are quite careful... It's a tough one. Cheers for watching 😃

Hi Stu, Just saw an article about a guy putting "granny bars" on his boat. will you be doing that? geo

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Not sure about how the deck is going to look (yet) Cheers for watching 😃

Hi there, unfortunately I want to warn you both this time...As you know by now the way you put in the gas pipe is totally wrong and seriously DANGEROUS! If you have the system checked by an inspector ( for insurance purposes for instance) this system will NOT pass! YOU DO NOT WANT TO TAKE CHANCES with this installation, so I really hope you take the really good advice, given by several people below here in the comment section, to heart! DO NOT LEAVE THIS UNATTENDED PLEASE! Loved the video again, and I'm looking forward to the next one! From Amsterdam, Stephan.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Would love to hear how the system is incorrect. I'm fairly proud of the job... Cheers for watching 😃

@theladyoflife

7 ай бұрын

Hi Stu, i understand that you are proud of your job, and you are rightly so! But, you need to fix the gas pipe with clamps with a distance of 1 foot apart from each other. Furthermore, you need every through hole padded, so the pipe can NOT chafe anywhere! Best is to fix the pipe that it's impossible to move and/or chafe anywhere. Chafing wil corrupt the pipe, and gas will leak out, and possibly ignite while you are cooking! Also, because the pipe is hanging free now, it's prone to metal fatigue. You also need a hole through the bottom of the compartment that can spill out of your boat (overboard).. Gas is heavier than air, so it will collect at the bottom of the compartment, or otherwise spill over into your living space! ( like water, it will find a way to leak inside your boat!). Bare in mind that Copper is a really soft metal, so it will chafe through way faster then you might think! You can scrape through it with a basic kitchen knife in minutes! I really hope you will adres these issues Stu, both your lifes are at risk if you don't. And please do not think that I am making it look worse than it is.Google it, you will find out that my ( and from others) suggestions are in your best interest. Safety first Stu 🙂 And yes, I really like your video's, the determination you both have, is inspiring! Take care!

@theladyoflife

7 ай бұрын

I mean the compartment you keep the gas bottle in, that compartment needs a drain hole that spills outside your boat, overboard.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, That's for the reply. There are clamps holding the pipe. Little stainless p clips with rubber. Probably a bit more than a foot, I'll check and add a few more. The locker is also vent to the outside of the boat with a 19mm hose. I didn't show this as I just thought it was a standard to gas installation. A few people have mentioned that you can't use a hose clamp, what I've been reading g is that it's ok if it's within the gas locker. I didn't use a bulkhead fitting but the pipe is sealed, I like... Thanks for your help on this. Cheers for watching 😃

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Padded hole?? Could you give a few examples? Thanks 😊

The gas locker should have ventilation from below, perhaps you have chosen not the best of the lockers for the location of the cylinder. Please add an electric valve to a cylinder locker! Please call a professional to check your gas line, what you did, doesn't look right and reliable, even if it works right now.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, Of course the gas locker is vented for the bottom. At a later stage I'll vent it from the top too. I've worked on a few gas projects with a mate (a gas engineer) plus my apartment and I'm confident this is above code. Cheers for watching 😃

How is flexible hose not safe? In my experience on boats your more likely to have issues with rigid pipe than flexible hose.

Good job again, i must say iam kind of worried about your use of teflon tape (Poly Tetra Fluor Etheen). its not suposed to be used on these fittings. the seal is to be made by a rubber o-ring or a metal cone.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. It is a special gas rate tape, not the water type. I know some are yellow... Cheers for watching 😃

Lucky stu can get a pipe in a tight space

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hehe. Some could call that an innuendo. Cheers for watching 😃

@greglomas7620

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingSeabird lol good to see you get my humour.

please get a carbon monoxide and propane gas leak monitor / monitors any propane / CO that might be trapped in the boat eg I have a diesel heater in the van and have a CO alarm just in case

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Hiya, We have alarms. Plus a gas alarm on order. The locker vents to the outside. Plus it's a new regulator. It'll be right... Cheers for watching 😃

@jimlofts5433

7 ай бұрын

@@SailingSeabird good news and good tactics leaving out some detail so we can play spot the mistake or gotcha - best wishes

you dont put ptfe on the thread you put 1 wrap around the olive. make the fitting then undo and put the wrap on the olive. But you shouldnt need to put any on there as the olive will do the seal

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Good to know. It's not an olive as I know it's a cutting olive, never used before. Cheers for watching 😃

50€ is far too much for that stove. I mean, you could‘ve bought 50 entire sail boats with that kind of money! (joking xD)

@SailingSeabird

4 ай бұрын

I know right! 😂🤣😅 Cheers for watching 😃

Sorry Stu, Jubilee/hose clamps are a no no in the world of gas. The regulator you are using would not be acceptable in the land of Aus and pig tails in the lines help with movement and vibration.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

It seems to be the UK standard on the gas. In an ideal world, I wouldn't have a hose clip. It lasted for many years on the last boat and I'm sure it will be ok on this boat. Only time will tell. Cheers for watching.

@johnhewett2525

7 ай бұрын

Well Stu when it fails I hope you will be around to tell me that I was right.@@SailingSeabird

I know ALL about the contortion you must go through and sympathize. Spent a good bit of today all in horrible positions, cleaning out some of the lazarettes and other hard to access areas in the boat. So difficult as I am 6'4". Boats aren't made for us big people. Sore in such strange areas at this point in the evening.

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

Oh wow! You are a tall guy... That's why I've always liked the American boats. Cheers for watching 😃

You can't use that connector on gas! HOSE CLAMP ON GAS?????? NEVER! Buy the right part/hose. All metal threaded or compression connections. NO HOSE CLAMP CONNECTIONS!

@SailingSeabird

7 ай бұрын

It's odd but in Europe and especially the UK, hose clamps are a standard. You even buy gas kits with hose claps... Plus, it's a work in progress. We just needed gas as we've gone off grid. Cheers for watching 😃