Campingaz 907 filler ⚠️

[Basildog]

So today at the show we were asked a few stupid questions as usual but there’d had to be a guy wanting a filling kit for his Campingaz 907 .
Despite me telling him that he really didn’t want to be filling Propane into what is a Butane cylinder with no Pressure relief valve, he was determined to tell me that I was wrong and that fillers are available.
I told him he was bonkers and was not only putting his safety at risk but others too .
Unbelievable what people will do for a few quid saving.

 

[dunnah01]

The Wild West sell them to the unwary

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Bailey58]

The Wild West sell them to the unwary

Pardon our interruption...

Thanks! That's just the thing I was trying to tell Basildog I'd seen somewhere! Oh, see, I'm not bonkers.

 

[dunnah01]

Thanks! That's just the thing I was trying to tell Basildog I'd seen somewhere! Oh, see, I'm not bonkers.

Wooaahh - they may be on sale but you'd need to have a screw loose to want to try and use it

 

[Gromett]

So today at the show we were asked a few stupid questions as usual but there’d had to be a guy wanting a filling kit for his Campingaz 907 .
Despite me telling him that he really didn’t want to be filling Propane into what is a Butane cylinder with no Pressure relief valve, he was determined to tell me that I was wrong and that fillers are available.
I told him he was bonkers and was not only putting his safety at risk but others too .
Unbelievable what people will do for a few quid saving.

No such thing as a stupid question. However there is such a thing as being dumb with the response. Seems like you hit the jackpot with this numpty.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Jev88]

I

The Wild West sell them to the unwary

Pardon our interruption...

I tried reporting another listing of these adaptors to eBay and they replied it doesn't break any of their rules!

 

[Jev88]

Wooaahh - they may be on sale but you'd need to have a screw loose to want to try and use it

There's a very busy Facebook group promoting self fill of various tanks......

Darwin Award candidates.

 

[ManTheVan]

Why would anyone want to put propane into a butane tank?

I made my own 907 refilling kit from the relevant parts when we had the boats. 907s were the only size that fitted in the gas lockers and the price for refills from a Gaz dealer was ludicrous.

I was always very careful, filling outside from a larger butane cylinder and also carefully weighing the cylinder constantly during the process to ensure that exactly the right amount of butane was transferred. Refilling was a safe and low-cost operation and I did it countless times with no ill effects, having risk-assessed forensically and observing meticulous safety precautions. Refills used to cost approximately £4 a go, rather than £30 which is what camping shops wanted for an exchange cylinder.

Nowadays, refilling the GasIt cylinders on the MH at an official LPG station involves a far greater release of gas when the nozzle is disconnected, than I ever did when refilling 907s. Great care, planning and precautions are needed, but a safe and pragmatic solution is possible as a result.

 

[Steve N Tracy]

Our local LPG filling station just off junction 8 of the M27 has just gone back in operation after 12 weeks due to travellers blowing the pump seals filling Calor gas bottles.

 

[Tonks]

So today at the show we were asked a few stupid questions as usual but there’d had to be a guy wanting a filling kit for his Campingaz 907 .
Despite me telling him that he really didn’t want to be filling Propane into what is a Butane cylinder with no Pressure relief valve, he was determined to tell me that I was wrong and that fillers are available.
I told him he was bonkers and was not only putting his safety at risk but others too .
Unbelievable what people will do for a few quid saving.

I see this on VW forums/groups fairly often, along with proud posts with pictures of quite frankly frightening gas installations which have been home fitted. 'Built not bought' isn't such a boast when you see builds done by people with absolutely NO brains, and no sense of self-preservation.
Mind you I once saw a very expensive van on show at the NEC from a professional dealer, and the van had no drop out vents in any of the drawers under the pipe join for the gas hob.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[PlacidoD]

Can I highjack this thread in a very small way and ask a question of you Basildog?
I am negotiating the purchase of a new to me camper van. The only real down side to the purchase is that the gas locker is for a CampingGaz 907 (Fridge is compressor and heating is diesel).
I am looking at this fully fledged 907 refill bottle from Gaslow??

2.7KG NO1 REFILLABLE BOTTLE

Gaslow R67 2.7kg Refillable Cylinder No.1 It is perfect for VWT5 and similar panel van conversions with compact gas storage space. The cylinder is the same size as the Camping Gaz 907 with its regulator fitted. The No.1 cylinder has a single inlet co ...

www.motorhomeshop.co.uk

The van will come with a 907 cylinder. Can you advise what I will need to replace it with for the above to be functional including any bolt-on/screw-on bits both to feed the hob (e.g a new regulator?Hope not!!) and also to refill it. (By all means give me a quote for supply)
I need to shop around for the best local suppliers of LPG given the Morrisons fiasco but I know of at least two so it is worth considering going down this route given the high cost of 907 refills especially in the UK.
P.S. Quite a change in mindset for me going from 2 x 11kg SafeFill to a 907 but I got nowhere near emptying one bottle on my recent 2.5 week jaunt around Europe so the existing van is well set up for an extended EU visit for any new owner.
TIA for any replies.

 

[PlacidoD]

Bump. Anybody got one of these Gaslow 907 refillables?

 

[Just smiffy]

Do these gas bottles get thrown away when empty.. I assume someone refills them…

 

[Lenny HB]

Do these gas bottles get thrown away when empty.. I assume someone refills them…

The Gaz ones are refilled by Calor in the UK.

 

[Barti Ddu]

I've got two Gaslow 2.7kg refillables (907 style) with an external filler in my Autotrail Ducato PVC.

Fitted from new four years ago by the supplying dealer. Have been working perfectly during this time from Norway to Croatia and all points in-between. Currently in Scotland. It's only 4 degrees, but heating is on and dinner was cooked in the gas oven. (But obviously bigger cylinders would be better)!

What exactly do you want to know?

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Just smiffy]

The Gaz ones are refilled by Calor in the UK.

So they can be refilled….

 

[Lenny HB]

So they can be refilled….

Only like they do with normal exchange cylinders you swap e.pty for a full one.

 

[PlacidoD]

I've got two Gaslow 2.7kg refillables (907 style) with an external filler in my Autotrail Ducato PVC.

Fitted from new four years ago by the supplying dealer. Have been working perfectly during this time from Norway to Croatia and all points in-between. Currently in Scotland. It's only 4 degrees, but heating is on and dinner was cooked in the gas oven. (But obviously bigger cylinders would be better)!

What exactly do you want to know?

Thanks for the reply!

All I know at the moment is the info in this link from Brownhills:

2.7KG NO1 REFILLABLE BOTTLE

Gaslow R67 2.7kg Refillable Cylinder No.1 It is perfect for VWT5 and similar panel van conversions with compact gas storage space. The cylinder is the same size as the Camping Gaz 907 with its regulator fitted. The No.1 cylinder has a single inlet co ...

www.motorhomeshop.co.uk

The website link above is as clear as mud. It is not clear to me whether all I need is the cylinder or whether I need extra bits to refill it or even to use it (Your post suggests I will). The van will come with a 907 cylinder in situ and there is no way I can easily fit an external filler (Nor do I want the expense). So I would want to use it like my SafeFill - as a stand alone cylinder that I take out of the van to refill (with a CampingGaz 907 or perhaps a 904 as a spare to connect when empty). The van I am planning to buy will have nothing connected to the 907 other than a two burner hob and so will likely last a fair while. Space and water heating is by diesel and the fridge is a compressor (with two 130 Ah AGM leisure batteries which I will almost certainly replace with LiFePo4 next year and maybe add an inverter)

 

[Mzracer]

Our local LPG filling station just off junction 8 of the M27 has just gone back in operation after 12 weeks due to travellers blowing the pump seals filling Calor gas bottles.

Where is that LPG station? They are thin on the ground in Hampshire.

 

[Steve N Tracy]

BP garage Burseldon road A3024 just off junction 8 M27

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Mzracer]

Ok thanks I did not know of that one. It is not listed on that LPG website.

 

[CazPaul]

Only like they do with normal exchange cylinders you swap e.pty for a full one.

But calor then refill the empty one and sell it over and over again?

 

[bubble63]

Bought a 907 exchange last week £48 from our Flogas retailer !!!!
Is there any wonder that some try to refill them

 

[Jev88]

Can I highjack this thread in a very small way and ask a question of you Basildog?
I am negotiating the purchase of a new to me camper van. The only real down side to the purchase is that the gas locker is for a CampingGaz 907 (Fridge is compressor and heating is diesel).
I am looking at this fully fledged 907 refill bottle from Gaslow??

2.7KG NO1 REFILLABLE BOTTLE

Gaslow R67 2.7kg Refillable Cylinder No.1 It is perfect for VWT5 and similar panel van conversions with compact gas storage space. The cylinder is the same size as the Camping Gaz 907 with its regulator fitted. The No.1 cylinder has a single inlet co ...

www.motorhomeshop.co.uk

The van will come with a 907 cylinder. Can you advise what I will need to replace it with for the above to be functional including any bolt-on/screw-on bits both to feed the hob (e.g a new regulator?Hope not!!) and also to refill it. (By all means give me a quote for supply)
I need to shop around for the best local suppliers of LPG given the Morrisons fiasco but I know of at least two so it is worth considering going down this route given the high cost of 907 refills especially in the UK.
P.S. Quite a change in mindset for me going from 2 x 11kg SafeFill to a 907 but I got nowhere near emptying one bottle on my recent 2.5 week jaunt around Europe so the existing van is well set up for an extended EU visit for any new owner.
TIA for any replies.

Best calling him

 

[Basildog]

Thanks for the reply!

All I know at the moment is the info in this link from Brownhills:

2.7KG NO1 REFILLABLE BOTTLE

Gaslow R67 2.7kg Refillable Cylinder No.1 It is perfect for VWT5 and similar panel van conversions with compact gas storage space. The cylinder is the same size as the Camping Gaz 907 with its regulator fitted. The No.1 cylinder has a single inlet co ...

www.motorhomeshop.co.uk

The website link above is as clear as mud. It is not clear to me whether all I need is the cylinder or whether I need extra bits to refill it or even to use it (Your post suggests I will). The van will come with a 907 cylinder in situ and there is no way I can easily fit an external filler (Nor do I want the expense). So I would want to use it like my SafeFill - as a stand alone cylinder that I take out of the van to refill (with a CampingGaz 907 or perhaps a 904 as a spare to connect when empty). The van I am planning to buy will have nothing connected to the 907 other than a two burner hob and so will likely last a fair while. Space and water heating is by diesel and the fridge is a compressor (with two 130 Ah AGM leisure batteries which I will almost certainly replace with LiFePo4 next year and maybe add an inverter)

Simple answer is yes you would ideally use an external filling point, most filing stations will not allow free standing cylinders / bottles to be filled .
If you think your gas usage is going to be low then start with the 907 and see how you get on

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Basildog]

The Gaz ones are refilled by Calor in the UK.

Calor stopped filling Campingaz years ago, they are now all filled and serviced in France.

 

[Barclaybasher]

I thought Campingaz was a mixture of propane and butane.

 

[Pausim]

Ok thanks I did not know of that one. It is not listed on that LPG website.

It is showing on myLPG.eu and the Autogas App. Filllpg is no longer up to date. Not sure which app you are using.

 

[gus-lopez]

Do these gas bottles get thrown away when empty.. I assume someone refills them…

So they can be refilled….

Yes & there is also a smaller 904 cylinder that holds 1,81kgs of gas & is refillable.

 

[Barti Ddu]

Thanks for the reply!

All I know at the moment is the info in this link from Brownhills:

2.7KG NO1 REFILLABLE BOTTLE

Gaslow R67 2.7kg Refillable Cylinder No.1 It is perfect for VWT5 and similar panel van conversions with compact gas storage space. The cylinder is the same size as the Camping Gaz 907 with its regulator fitted. The No.1 cylinder has a single inlet co ...

www.motorhomeshop.co.uk

The website link above is as clear as mud. It is not clear to me whether all I need is the cylinder or whether I need extra bits to refill it or even to use it (Your post suggests I will). The van will come with a 907 cylinder in situ and there is no way I can easily fit an external filler (Nor do I want the expense). So I would want to use it like my SafeFill - as a stand alone cylinder that I take out of the van to refill (with a CampingGaz 907 or perhaps a 904 as a spare to connect when empty). The van I am planning to buy will have nothing connected to the 907 other than a two burner hob and so will likely last a fair while. Space and water heating is by diesel and the fridge is a compressor (with two 130 Ah AGM leisure batteries which I will almost certainly replace with LiFePo4 next year and maybe add an inverter)

To fill it without it being installed in a van, you need one of these.

Gaslow LPG Direct Fill Adapter

***WE RECOMMEND PURCHASING THE INLINE FILTER FOR THE DIRECT FILL ADAPTOR TO ELIMINTATE DEBRIS FROM BULK TANKS ENTERING THE CYLINDER VALVE. PLEASE SELECT FROM THE TICK BOX IN THE ITEM LISTING*** (PART NUMBER 01-4365) The Gaslow Direct Fill Adapter 01-4400 is designed to fit directly onto the...

www.gaslowdirect.com

You'll need to find a lpg supplier that is happy for you to fill it this way though - a lot don't like direct filling of bottles.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}