Gas bottles (1 Viewer)

[dogman]

What would I expect to pay for a 13kg gas bottle (propane), I can hold two on the MH, only have a 7.5 kg at mo (lasted well).
Cal

 

[DeuceBG]

What would I expect to pay for a 13kg gas bottle (propane), I can hold two on the MH, only have a 7.5 kg at mo (lasted well).
Cal

Somewhere between £18 - £20 assuming you have a similar empty container to exchange.

 

[dogman]

Somewhere between £18 - £20 assuming you have a similar empty container to exchange.

No, I don't have containers so it would be a new contract.

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[old-mo]

Have a look on E,bay... lot cheaper... :thumb:

 

[Mousy]

We're in the same position, I've read about people getting bottles (any size) from either recycling centres or petrol stations. Then swapping for what you want.

 

[DeuceBG]

No, I don't have containers so it would be a new contract.

That's not so good!!
You may be lucky and pick up a second hand one from THAT auction site.
I've done it before and paid the same price for a full bottle as I would have been charged for just a refill.:thumb:

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[Forestboy]

Go to your local scrapyard get your empties for nothing that's what I did. They're glad to give em away it costs them loads to get rid of em. Then just exchange at the local garage for full ones, don't know the cost as I had Alugas fitted 2 years ago.

 

[Mikeco]

Some of the smaller outlets may not charge you, I have an Energas one from the local DIY shop and there was no charge.
If you were nearer you could have it, I also have a Calor one as well.
And I also have two BPlite ones as well, one empty and one half full £40
And I have a larger one with 1000 litres in it but it's bolted down and also it won't fit in the van

Mike

 

[TheBig1]

try gumtree. theres one in newport with some gas in for £12
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/propane-bottle-with-some-gas/1038646248

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[dogman]

Many thanks to all, great information in just a few minutes.
Cal

 

[marymary]

Our local tip/recyling centre will let you have an empty for £5, when you go for a refill a lot of places will only let you have the same as the empty but others will let you choose, no rhyme nor reason.....

 

[peter marshall]

Our local tip/centre have stopped letting you have them something to do with cameras, never had any probs changing small for large, other than camping gas like for like. Pete

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[Larby]

Wait for this, please sit down, Calor are £25.49 just to refill a 13kg propane bottle.
Then £34.25 to rent the bottle if you don't have one to replace.

I bought a 10kg bottle in France for €19.90 plus €1 for the bottle.

Spot the rip-off !

http://www.calor.co.uk

 

[Wombles]

Just changing from a caravan to a motorhome & changing our home heating system so we have 3 x 6kg Calor bottles with some propane, 1 x 12.8kg almost full Go Master (refills in Bridgwater & Yeovil), 8 x full 47kg propane cylinders - 3 Go Master, 4 Flo Gas & 1 Calor -listed on eBay but can do a better price for any Funsters who can collect in Somerset! Hope that might be of use to someone out there...

 

[busby]

Somewhere between £18 - £20 assuming you have a similar empty container to exchange.

Blimey that sounds very cheap. Thought they were around the £26 mark. Reduced at Go Outdoors to about £24 i think. BUSBY

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[Mikeco]

Wait for this, please sit down, Calor are £25.49 just to refill a 13kg propane bottle.
Then £34.25 to rent the bottle if you don't have one to replace.

I bought a 10kg bottle in France for €19.90 plus €1 for the bottle.

Spot the rip-off !

http://www.calor.co.uk

I wonder why it is that in Spain you can exchange a bottle for around 15 euro's so we are being ripped off.

Mike

 

[DeuceBG]

Blimey that sounds very cheap. Thought they were around the £26 mark. Reduced at Go Outdoors to about £24 i think. BUSBY

Sorry, you are quite correct.
I hit the wrong button on one of those pop-down menu things...oh::Blush:
I did find this although it's not much use unless you live near Telford...

EBay item number:
331057561668

 

[Minxy]

I must admit I don't support Calor's expensive pricing, I think calling it a 'rip off' is too simplistic ... in mainland Europe I believe (correct me if I'm wrong!) that a lot more properties run off bottled gas, therefore the demand will be much greater and economies of scale may come more into play, thus reducing the prices. Just an thought.

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[TheBig1]

Just changing from a caravan to a motorhome & changing our home heating system so we have 3 x 6kg Calor bottles with some propane, 1 x 12.8kg almost full Go Master (refills in Bridgwater & Yeovil), 8 x full 47kg propane cylinders - 3 Go Master, 4 Flo Gas & 1 Calor -listed on eBay but can do a better price for any Funsters who can collect in Somerset! Hope that might be of use to someone out there...

now that lot would make a pretty substantial bomb careful who you sell them to

 

[Larby]

I must admit I don't support Calor's expensive pricing, I think calling it a 'rip off' is too simplistic ... in mainland Europe I believe (correct me if I'm wrong!) that a lot more properties run off bottled gas, therefore the demand will be much greater and economies of scale may come more into play, thus reducing the prices. Just an thought.

OK, I'll accept rip-off may be a bit unfair.
Let me put it like this, to refill a Calor Lite at 6kg costs £22.35, the standard 6kg Calor propane is £19.99 to refill compared to €19.90 for 10kg of propane or butane in France.

Those are the prices without my opinion.

 

[DP+JAY]

OK, I'll accept rip-off may be a bit unfair.
Let me put it like this, to refill a Calor Lite at 6kg costs £22.35, the standard 6kg Calor propane is £19.99 to refill compared to €19.90 for 10kg of propane or butane in France.

Those are the prices without my opinion.

No, you were right, Calor are rip off merchants.
They have a virtual monopoly at campsites etc. which is why they get away with it.
Any other brand in this country will be 15%-20% cheaper.
If it was to do with economy of scale, then calor should be cheaper than any other in this country!
As for prices abroad,well,same with fuel wne etc. etc. etc.

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[Candy Floss]

We used to have Calor-Lite and it cost us about £25 per refill, 2 years ago we changed to Autogas refillable I think the autogas is 9kg and we bought a 2nd hand Gaslow 6kg and with the iniital payout are now in profit. Agree Calor are rip off merchants

 

[cmcardle75]

No, I don't have containers so it would be a new contract.

Don't bother then. Buy a new single refillable bottle. A bit more money than 2 Calor bottles, but you only need one, because you can top up any time it starts to get a little low without wastage. The gas is about half the price and almost as easy to find. You'll save about 20kg off your payload, too.