Calor Gas

[jezport]

All the posts on shortages of refill calor bottles across the UK and all the posts about LPG filling stations closing.
Very confusing for new prospective motorhomers.
We have an underslung tank and have plenty of LPG stations in Leeds.
Do for us the tank is best.

 

[Ivory55]

All the posts on shortages of refill calor bottles across the UK and all the posts about LPG filling stations closing.
Very confusing for new prospective motorhomers.
We have an underslung tank and have plenty of LPG stations in Leeds.
Do for us the tank is best.

Maybe it is different area to area

 

[WillH]

We used to have a filling station twenty or thirty years ago but no longer. The nearest place is a two hour ferry trip away though we are not on an island, there is another about 50 miles down the road.

 

[Potty]

We used to have a filling station twenty or thirty years ago but no longer. The nearest place is a two hour ferry trip away though we are not on an island, there is another about 50 miles down the road.

Newton Stewart is a bit closer than Belfast!

 

[WillH]

You're right. I'm there now and they have installed a pump at McCreadies garage, shame a big van can't access it, camper would be okay.

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[Guigsy]

I'm picking up a 2nd hand motorhome in a few weeks. The dealer has already said that the Calor cylinder that were in it are gone.

I'm not too worried about using refillables. There's a business about half a mile from the house that fills the LPG of the local taxi drivers. They are completely happy to fill the tank on my previous van.

The new van has very little storage, but it does have a 2x11kg gas locker. I'd really like to get an underslung to liberate that space. Finding somewhere that'll do an underslung for me in June is proving difficult... which wouldn't be a problem if I could get some Calor cylinders in the interim, but I can't find them anywhere!

 

[Winger]

Lots around Telford which isn’t a million miles away.
I have an empty 13kg propane if your interested

 

[Guigsy]

Lots around Telford which isn’t a million miles away.
I have an empty 13kg propane if your interested

Cheers... but it's a european van, so apparently 13kg is too tall.

 

[Lenny HB]

Plenty of garages with LPG in the South East.

 

[Ivory55]

Yes cylinder seems to be hard to get, I got £15 for 6kg one the other day.

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[RM_Marine]

Afternoon all

I've been exchaning my 13kg or 6kg cylinders at go outdoors.

Last one cost £25.60 (sale on) to exchange the 13kg bottle and they had lots in in both sizes (normally) £32ish

Yes, you have to be a member but for £5 for the year you get membership discount on other items such as coats, camping etc

They even took it to the van for me in the carpark

 

[chaser]

Cheers... but it's a european van, so apparently 13kg is too tall.

You can change a larger cylinder for a small one at most calor outlets.

 

[Guigsy]

You can change a larger cylinder for a small one at most calor outlets.

Most outlets don't even seem to have any stock to swap at the moment.

 

[POH]

Plenty of garages with LPG in the South East.

is that because you are all full of gas

 

[sgl5gjr]

I filled my new Safefill bottles at Flogas last week and the fella there said there is a shortage of 6kg propane for them and for Calor.... they've put it down to Lockdown 1 bbq purchases.....not expecting them back in circulation until 22/23........ Anyone needing a Calor 6kg empty and or a full 6kg.... I have one of each .....message me (I am Huntingdon nr Cambridge)

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[pw9crab]

Cheers... but it's a european van, so apparently 13kg is too tall.

We have a rapido a class 2x13 kg fit ok

 

[Guigsy]

Turns out my brother had a 6kg Calor kicking about in his shed. It's empty. So now I've got to find somewhere that'll swap it for a full one...

Assuming I can get the bottle filled, that'll keep me going short term. But longer term I want an underslung so I can claim the gas locker back.

 

[2GB Racing]

( Assuming I can get the bottle filled ) Just take it to your local Taxi Filling LPG outlet you mentioned they can fill it or at least my local one fills cylinders as well as tanks

 

[BikerDJ]

Afternoon all

I've been exchaning my 13kg or 6kg cylinders at go outdoors.

Last one cost £25.60 (sale on) to exchange the 13kg bottle and they had lots in in both sizes (normally) £32ish

Yes, you have to be a member but for £5 for the year you get membership discount on other items such as coats, camping etc

They even took it to the van for me in the carpark

I've heard that Calor gas cylinders are very hard to come by yet I've seen them for sale at local petrol stations (2 at least). I now realise why. The typical price I've seen them advertised at is £47 for a 13kg. Doubtless this is the exchange price and you have to pay extra for a new contract to obtain one initially. My dealer said that Calor are no longer signing any new contracts due to the shortage. I didn't check at the local petrol stations but I can see that this would be worrying for someone (like myself) acquiring a motorhome for the first time.

I'm going for a Gaslow conversion anyway so this doesn't really affect me. My dealer offered me one 13kg cylinder at the 'new contract' price but without the contract.

 

[TheCaller]

The new van has very little storage, but it does have a 2x11kg gas locker.

I would suggest an on-line account with Flogas. They deliver to your door.

I have no idea what the availability of bottles is like - for obvious reasons I haven't needed to refill my two for over a year.

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[EuroTrotters]

Plenty here. And a lot are not even listed on this map

 

[TheCaller]

I forgot to say - the point about Flogas is that unlike Calor, Flogas supply 11kg bottles.

 

[Neil S]

You're right. I'm there now and they have installed a pump at McCreadies garage, shame a big van can't access it, camper would be okay.

The BP in Newton Stewart has an LPG pump or at least it used to , it’s a bit tight to get into as I remember but it’s doable with a 7.5 metre van .
So McCreadies which is a bit further along the road now has LPG as well ?

 

[Steve and Denise]

We have one on the door step and two more within a 20 minute drive

 

[Ivory55]

I would suggest an on-line account with Flogas. They deliver to your door.

I have no idea what the availability of bottles is like - for obvious reasons I haven't needed to refill my two for over a year.

Snap, and very helpful drivers too

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[Ambilkate]

Lots around Telford which isn’t a million miles away.
I have an empty 13kg propane if your interested

daveandsan any good for your son ?

 

[Potty]

You're right. I'm there now and they have installed a pump at McCreadies garage, shame a big van can't access it, camper would be okay.

There is also one at the BP station just up the road, closer to the roundabout. It has been there years but they don’t put it on the prices sign so driving past you wouldn’t know it was there. It is one of the pumps in front of the shop and we can access it with our Imala. Didn’t know about the one at McCreadies.

 

[daveandsan]

daveandsan any good for your son ?

Thanks Kate, but he is after a 6kg.

 

[JockandRita]

We have one on the door step and two more within a 20 minute drive

We are quite lucky too, ie, from Bourne, along the A15 to Eastern Industry at P/boro, (a 22 x mile stretch), we have 5 x Autogas outlets (including a Flogas depot), some of which also supply cylinders.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Mclouis700]

Cheers... but it's a european van, so apparently 13kg is too tall.

I have a 11kg if you can get up to Newport

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