Quote: eribanaut wrote in post #15

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Mark are you talking about a special refillable bottle, or a standard Calor propane 6k?
Dave

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Calor say:

This practice is not only unlawful but also highly dangerous as there is a strong probability of leaks occurring and cylinders being overfilled.

But of course Calor want you to pay £22.00 to refill by them.
Dave

Quote: eribanaut wrote in post #17

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Calor say:

This practice is not only unlawful but also highly dangerous as there is a strong probability of leaks occurring and cylinders being overfilled.

But of course Calor want you to pay £22.00 to refill by them.
Dave

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Quite happy to let the thread continue on the subject of refillable bottles, but just want to clarify:-

Yes, my propane bottles are 'normal' ones.
I don't fill them myself at a petrol station selling LPG. They are filled by a specialst garage who do LPG conversions to cars, so the bottles are filled using specialist equipment and are not at risk of being overfilled.
The process might be 'unlawful' in the eyes of Calor, but I'll take my chances. Kodi software is illegal as far as I know, and VPN software is probably frowned on as well. The list is endless........

Cheers Mark

I might be using an alias in the above post.

Cheers Frank

As we spend an average of 6 months a year in the van and only use 1 X 6k, I don't think it would be worth spending a lot of money on refillables, however, what I do object to is Calor using their dominance of the market to charge 3X the price that a small independent can supply it for in a safe manner, as for don't use their products, there seems to be very little other choice as they have a national hold on the market, and refuse to supply any dealer who dares stock any other brand, thus strangling any start up suppliers
Dave

Quote: Markeriba wrote in post #19

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Quite happy to let the thread continue on the subject of refillable bottles, but just want to clarify:-

Yes, my propane bottles are 'normal' ones.
I don't fill them myself at a petrol station selling LPG. They are filled by a specialst garage who do LPG conversions to cars, so the bottles are filled using specialist equipment and are not at risk of being overfilled.
The process might be 'unlawful' in the eyes of Calor, but I'll take my chances. Kodi software is illegal as far as I know, and VPN software is probably frowned on as well. The list is endless........

Cheers Mark

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Morning Steve,

No offence taken, that only happens on the other forum!
Just for my tuppence worth, I don't really know much about the refillable bottles, but I guess you need special bottles, some form of conversion on your van, and then have to take the van to an LPG filling station.
We all probably consume varying amounts of gas, but I'd have thought that a 6kg calor bottle would give a fair amount of use off grid. We carry a small bottle as well so technically never run out.
I'm rambling a bit now, as we're just sitting in Rome airport waiting for our flight back!!

Cheers Mark

Is the caravan going freight or excess baggage

Cheers,
Steve.