Hi Everyone, does anyone know this: does a 9 kilo gas bottle weigh 9 kilos (including bottle) or is 9 kilos the weight of the gas alone? thanks.
Brenda and Alan said
09:06 PM Oct 13, 2014
The 9 Kgm refers to the gas weight only except that now they are only filled with 8.5Kgm of gas.
Alan
the rocket said
09:18 PM Oct 13, 2014
Brenda and Alan wrote:
The 9 Kgm refers to the gas weight only except that now they are only filled with 8.5Kgm of gas.
Alan
thanks Brenda and alan. so how much would a bottle weigh?
DieselJack said
09:29 PM Oct 13, 2014
Hello Rocket, I think the weight of the bottle will vary due to the varying thickness of the steel used by different manufacturers. Mine is made in Australia (as opposed to made in China) and is stamped at just over 7kg tare.
John.
Peter_n_Margaret said
03:53 AM Oct 14, 2014
Or buy a lighter plastic one...
Cheers,
Peter
03_troopy said
05:36 AM Oct 14, 2014
Read the Tare Weight stamped on the bottle for the empty weight which, According to Elgas website, is 7.8-10.4kg. Then the weight of the gas is on top of that. 8.5 - 9Kg
-- Edited by 03_troopy on Tuesday 14th of October 2014 05:40:48 AM
Loki said
08:50 AM Oct 14, 2014
At the bottle exchanges, they fill them to 8.5Kg, but if you can find somewhere that fills them (they have a very large tank to enable them to do this), they will fill them to the 9Kg. However, sometimes the prices they charge for this service equate to more on a per Kg basis than the exchange ones so you need to do your sums. Or, if like me on the odd occasion, you happen to need a refill from the only supplier within cooee, you can expect $39 for a 4Kg bottle. I bought one of the cheap gas camp stoves & some spare canisters - it soon paid for itself, as I could get by until I traveled to a more competitive area.
Zoomtopz said
09:29 PM Oct 14, 2014
There IS a difference in th 8.5 & 9kg .
Check it in your gas bottle holder .
Th 8.5 is usually a swap bottle , whereas th 9kg is supplied with th van or
Hi Everyone, does anyone know this: does a 9 kilo gas bottle weigh 9 kilos (including bottle) or is 9 kilos the weight of the gas alone? thanks.
The 9 Kgm refers to the gas weight only except that now they are only filled with 8.5Kgm of gas.
Alan
thanks Brenda and alan. so how much would a bottle weigh?
Hello Rocket, I think the weight of the bottle will vary due to the varying thickness of the steel used by different manufacturers. Mine is made in Australia (as opposed to made in China) and is stamped at just over 7kg tare.
John.
Cheers,
Peter
Read the Tare Weight stamped on the bottle for the empty weight which, According to Elgas website, is 7.8-10.4kg. Then the weight of the gas is on top of that. 8.5 - 9Kg
-- Edited by 03_troopy on Tuesday 14th of October 2014 05:40:48 AM
There IS a difference in th 8.5 & 9kg .
Check it in your gas bottle holder .
Th 8.5 is usually a swap bottle , whereas th 9kg is supplied with th van or
purchased . Bunnings usually have 8.5s .
Richo.