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Scott Dean

Refillable Gas Cylinder
« on: December 31, 2011, 07:03:35 pm »
I know this may be a huge long shot with nearly everyone opting for the diesel heaters but, i really need to replace the standard gas cylinder thats supplying my Hotwash for a refillable LPG one im just wondering who has what ones as there are so many to choose from...

Looked at twin 6kg versions and single 11kg from: -
Gaslow,
Autogas 2000
Gas It
Safefill

Happy New Year....  ;D ;D ;D

Spruce

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Re: Refillable Gas Cylinder
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2011, 07:44:42 pm »
Safe fill looks like a good idea - although you may find some garages get a panick attack if you try to fill the gas bottles at the LPG point, so if you are thinking along DIY refillable lines then it may be a good idea to speak to the garage where you would fill up and see what their policy is before you outlay £150.00.

The LPG rule was very strict for LPG conversions on cars. The tank inlet and outlet pipes need to be covered with a sealed housing that directs any gas leak outside the boot. These tanks could only be filled from a filler mounted outside of the car. It is against the law to have a filler inside the boot of the car as this is very dangerous.

So it's little wonder that garage owners are very sensitive to incorrect use of their LPG fillers.

Spruce
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Scott Dean

Re: Refillable Gas Cylinder
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2012, 11:11:25 am »
That's pretty much what i'd found out, the Safefill does worry me with it needing to be removed to fill. I can see that being a bit of a night mare with garages, locally...

[GQC] Tim

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Re: Refillable Gas Cylinder
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2012, 04:24:32 pm »
I've got a Safefill. Haven't had a problem with the petrol station. Mainly because I open the backdoors, put the bottle on the floor and put the gun on it. No one even sees it. If they do and kick up a fuss I will kindly point to where it says safefill, and tell them it's safe.

DaveG

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Re: Refillable Gas Cylinder
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2012, 04:45:48 pm »
Why are you guys going for refillable? Easy enough to change a bottle over surely?
You can't polish a turd

Scott Dean

Re: Refillable Gas Cylinder
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2012, 05:31:42 pm »
My local Flogas supplier charges me £22 for a 6kg Butane cyclinder (giving you about 4.8kg of gas as you only get 80%), so at about £11ish for 16ltrs of LPG (about 8.5kg) in the Safefill its a quick return in revenue...