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Post by r8ckchick on May 6, 2014 17:55:47 GMT
I bought a couple of these for travelling about mainland Europe as obviously Calor gas not covered there! Lol... I think they're fab but was wondering what you guys think? www.safefill.co.uk/
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Post by Firefox on May 6, 2014 19:08:29 GMT
I just use the standard calor bottles with an adapter and fill at autogas stations. So long as you just fill an empty 6kg bottle with 12l or less, you don't need a cut off valve. Adapter cost me £28.00 on ebay
Those bottles are nice, but £150.00 is a bit pricey I think, as the standard bottles only cost about £30.00 for the bottle. However if I went to Europe I would need some different adapters as mine only fits the UK LPG ones.
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on May 6, 2014 19:28:20 GMT
They look good ,but rather expensive,you could buy a small underslung bulk tank for a little more.
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Post by r8ckchick on May 6, 2014 19:34:30 GMT
They look good ,but rather expensive,you could buy a small underslung bulk tank for a little more. But then i would have to fit it and anything involving LPG terrifies the life out of me! Including filling the bloody things up, sounds like they are about to explode everytime you hook the thing on!
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Post by r8ckchick on May 6, 2014 19:39:52 GMT
I just use the standard calor bottles with an adapter and fill at autogas stations. So long as you just fill an empty 6kg bottle with 12l or less, you don't need a cut off valve. Adapter cost me £28.00 on ebay Those bottles are nice, but £150.00 is a bit pricey I think, as the standard bottles only cost about £30.00 for the bottle. However if I went to Europe I would need some different adapters as mine only fits the UK LPG ones. How do you avoid the angry jobs worth garage attendants in UcK? They don't like you filling bottles!
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Post by WindDancer on May 6, 2014 20:03:37 GMT
Vern is the king of stealth
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Post by Firefox on May 6, 2014 20:30:29 GMT
I've filled about 20-30 times over 3 years so can't claim to be a huge expert. Only got stopped once though by an attendant going round emptying the bins on the forecourt, so he could see behind the van.
The main thing is, don't pull the bottle out and fill it on the forecourt floor. I fill mine inside the van inside the van back doors. They only have to authorise the fill from the kiosk and they can't tell the difference between a fixed tank or a bottle from that angle. If they ever got really anal about it, I could fit a flap in the side of the van and nobody would be any the wiser. I don't think it will ever come to that though.
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Post by r8ckchick on May 6, 2014 20:44:15 GMT
I've filled about 20-30 times over 3 years so can't claim to be a huge expert. Only got stopped once though by an attendant going round emptying the bins on the forecourt, so he could see behind the van. The main thing is, don't pull the bottle out and fill it on the forecourt floor. I fill mine inside the van inside the van back doors. They only have to authorise the fill from the kiosk and they can't tell the difference between a fixed tank or a bottle from that angle. If they ever got really anal about it, I could fit a flap in the side of the van and nobody would be any the wiser. I don't think it will ever come to that though. I used to get stopped a lot for it but now I park the van sideways and yes keep bottles in locker... Sneaky sneaky like!
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