Hi all, just wondering if anybody has noticed the weight of gas swaps at bunnings seem to be lighter than when you have them refilled at a normal gas refilling station.
-- Edited by gitsho on Friday 11th of October 2013 09:54:32 AM
All the swap and go types are under the weight Allan, i.e. 9kg will be around 8.?, they reckon it allows for gas expansion.
I try to fill up at BCF as they fill by hand with the valve open system and fill to the max. You can feel the difference too. There are other places that fill the same way. I must admit though I have changed over at Bunnings a few times but mainly to get a newer bottle with better expire date. I also find them to be reasonably priced for swap and go type.
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All the swap and go types are under the weight Allan, i.e. 9kg will be around 8.?, they reckon it allows for gas expansion.
I try to fill up at BCF as they fill by hand with the valve open system and fill to the max. You can feel the difference too. There are other places that fill the same way. I must admit though I have changed over at Bunnings a few times but mainly to get a newer bottle with better expire date. I also find them to be reasonably priced for swap and go type.
By law gas cylinders can only be filled to 80% of capacity to allow for expansion , Cylinders can be filled past this level which can be dangerous because of expansion cause by heat
If you read the label on the Swap & go bottles it says 8.5KG. The smaller bottles say net contents filled by weight 3.7KG
Recently at Bunnings, my bro-inlaw and I swapped 2 X 9KG bottles and then weighed them in the carpark with digital luggage scales - both weighed in at 9.0KG after subtracting the E.W. so we were happy with that.
We have only swapped our bottle once and that was because we could not find a gas refill and it was a matter of gas or no dinner. I do not like to swap my 3 year old bottle for the older one. May do so when they get close to use by date. Jay&Dee
-- Edited by JayDee on Friday 11th of October 2013 08:11:34 PM
We have only swapped our bottle once and that was because we could not find a gas refill and it was a matter of gas or no dinner. I do not like to swap my 3 year old bottle for the older one. May do so when they get close to use by date. Jay&Dee
-- Edited by JayDee on Friday 11th of October 2013 08:11:34 PM
Bunnings or any of the thousands of places that have swap & go style exchanges do not require that the gas bottle you swap is within it's test date period, however all bottles that they give you will be well within the test date period. My experience has been that I generally receive new bottles and have even exchanged out of date cylinders that I've found at the dump.
I reckon the swap system is the go, and in a few years it will be all you can get especially out in the bush where insurance costs will kill the refilling of gas bottles.
At Esperance. Cost for a swap and go, 8.5kg is $22.00 (give or take a bit) which was the same as Melbourne in May this year. Or you can pay $38.00 at the local servo. Your wallet.
Hako, I'd like to know where you are. Bunnings refused to accept an out of date bottle from me as did the swap a bottle at the local petrol station this time last year - maybe its a SA thing?
Hako, I'd like to know where you are. Bunnings refused to accept an out of date bottle from me as did the swap a bottle at the local petrol station this time last year - maybe its a SA thing?
I have swapped 5 out of date bottles at Bunnings Munna Parra np questions aske .
At Esperance. Cost for a swap and go, 8.5kg is $22.00 (give or take a bit) which was the same as Melbourne in May this year. Or you can pay $38.00 at the local servo. Your wallet.
Paid 27.95 at BBQ Galore in Esperance in April this year.
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Whilst I reckon Swap & Go is the way, BCF apparently think otherwise - probably with good reason. My neighbour suggests that by refilling the cylinders manually, the customer could browse the products in the store whilst waiting for the clerk to refill the bottle, so it's good for business. Probably right.
Hako, I'd like to know where you are. Bunnings refused to accept an out of date bottle from me as did the swap a bottle at the local petrol station this time last year - maybe its a SA thing?
Toowoomba - by the way, Wesfarmers own Bunnings and also own Kleenheat......Kleenheat own Kwik-Gas which is what you get at Bunnings.
Whilst I reckon Swap & Go is the way, BCF apparently think otherwise - probably with good reason. My neighbour suggests that by refilling the cylinders manually, the customer could browse the products in the store whilst waiting for the clerk to refill the bottle, so it's good for business. Probably right.
Nice logic, but we stand and watch our bottles being filled, just so we are happy that they have, infact, been filled.
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Most retailers will swap over empty LPG cylinders for full ones. This ensures you receive a cylinder that is within the ten year certification and has been filled appropriately.
Never fill portable LPG cylinders from autogas dispensers - this is both illegal and dangerous. Autogas is a mixture of propane and butane. Australian LPG appliances are designed only for use with commercial LPG which is predominantly propane.
The maximum fill level for portable cylinders is 80%. This allows room for expansion should the cylinder experience an increase in temperature. The empty weight is stamped on the cylinder so the amount of gas left can be estimated by weight. Some cylinders have a contents gauge fitted.
