Finding LPG gas in spain

[TobyQuest]

Hi all

I'm currently in Spain heading down the coast from alicante. My gas has finished and I have a Japanese gas bottle.

My guess is that I won't be able to fill it up on Spain and may need to buy a whole new bottle, but don't know where to get one.

I've been to decathlon, leroy merlin and looked around but can't find any. The petrol station had some but only on an exchange program.

What's the best way? Thanks

 

[gus-lopez]

Anibal garage /aire on the coast road out of Águilas will fill the bottle

RM-333, 54, 30889 Águilas, Murcia, Spain


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Car boot/rastro you will find a spanish bottle there

 

[Mikeco]

Last year a friend went to the Repsol depot near to Cartagena and bought 2 bottles, no contract and only paid around 40 euros. You will be passing La Manga and I left a bottle last year with some friends on the campsite and last week asked them to sell it for 10 euros so they are available. You can also get them from the site supermarket on La Manga caravanning but they do take a deposit which you will get back if you return it.

 

[TobyQuest]

Ah bad timing we visited la manga today but only stayed a short while. Currently approaching aguilas so will try the garage mentioned above and some repsol garages too

 

[Don Quixote]

It's a RED day tomorrow so may find many places closed. Have a look for local Sunday car boot or market car boot and get local Spain gas bottle a few euros. Take it to the garage and they will exchange it for a full one (not sure of cost now, but last year around €13.27)

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[TobyQuest]

Wow. What's a red day?! I get confused. Everything was closed on a Wednesday 2 days ago!
Cat boot sale would be fun. What are they called in Spanish?
Anyone know if the Spanish fitment gas bottle is the same as any other country worldwide?

 

[Don Quixote]

Read: https://www.expatica.com/es/about/culture-history/public-holidays-107808/

You will need one of these:

Not sure were you are right now in Spain, but there are a few good MH places that will supply and in some cases fit the above for you if your not happy doing it. Takes about 10 minutes to do yourself.

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

We have a Gaslow system and stopped in a Repsol garage near Cuidad Rodrego. When I opened the gas locker door to reveal the correct filling point, he told me that the LPG is only for cars.
It's the first time we've been refused gas and wonder if maybe this is due to some new ruling in Spain or whether it's at the discretion of the attendant.

 

[gus-lopez]

Wow. What's a red day?! I get confused. Everything was closed on a Wednesday 2 days ago!
Cat boot sale would be fun. What are they called in Spanish?
Anyone know if the Spanish fitment gas bottle is the same as any other country worldwide?

Día de la Hispanidad today. Spanish day.
Rastro
No you would need a regulator of the flip type as posted.

 

[peterc10]

We have a Gaslow system and stopped in a Repsol garage near Cuidad Rodrego. When I opened the gas locker door to reveal the correct filling point, he told me that the LPG is only for cars.
It's the first time we've been refused gas and wonder if maybe this is due to some new ruling in Spain or whether it's at the discretion of the attendant.

Same in many countries. That is why we fitted an external gas point.

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[Reallyretired]

We have a Gaslow system and stopped in a Repsol garage near Cuidad Rodrego. When I opened the gas locker door to reveal the correct filling point, he told me that the LPG is only for cars.
It's the first time we've been refused gas and wonder if maybe this is due to some new ruling in Spain or whether it's at the discretion of the attendant.

Always a risk anywhere if the filling point is in the gas locker I'm afraid. I should move it at the earliest opportunity.

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

Always a risk anywhere if the filling point is in the gas locker I'm afraid. I should move it at the earliest opportunity.

There's nowhere to put it on the outside that won't look like a dogs dinner so I guess I'll have to take my chances.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Just try the next garage, if they question it show them the fill point connection. You won't be turned away from all, just make sure you don't put diesel in first so you are doing a reasonable spend.

 

[peterc10]

There's nowhere to put it on the outside that won't look like a dogs dinner so I guess I'll have to take my chances.

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We have a Hymer and installed ours on the skirt, which, on our Hymer is aluminium. Would probably not be possible on plastic skirts. We used the smaller version and think it looks OK.

 

[Speve]

There's nowhere to put it on the outside that won't look like a dogs dinner so I guess I'll have to take my chances.

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Wouldn’t look any worse than the hold back stay for the hatch cover? can you spot ours?

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[Vic. Parsons.]

We have a Hymer and installed ours on the skirt, which, on our Hymer is aluminium. Would probably not be possible on plastic skirts. We used the smaller version and think it looks OK.

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Looks fine on your Hymer, but the lower left section in my photo is a pull out drawer.

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

Wouldn’t look any worse than the hold back stay for the hatch cover? can you spot ours?
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Yep, centre of lower skirt.
The T catch was a practical consideration, after being clobbered on the head a couple of times because the original plastic popper catch let go and that was a new catch too, so it had to go.
I also sometimes go to fill with GPL in Fundao and a nice lady does it all for you. Last thing I wanted was for it to clobber her on the head, its a heavy door and picks up good momentum. ?
What looks like a bottom skirt on the lower left of my picture is a pull out drawer, so no way to fit it there.

 

[Speve]

What looks like a bottom skirt on the lower left of my picture is a pull out drawer, so no way to fit it there.

Could you not fit it between wheel arch and hatch? Or is it actually in the arch??
you could fit in the door with along enough fill hose and right angled connector then it does not put pressure on joint when open??

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

Could you not fit it between wheel arch and hatch? Or is it actually in the arch??

There's no space in the wheel arch without the gas line being exposed to everything coming off the wheel. It doesn't strike me as a safe place for it.
A front tyre blow-out would probably shred the gas line even if it was braided.
As for putting it in the gas locker door, I'm very wary of drilling holes in the aluminium skin.

 

[Speve]

I think probably low on the bottom of hatch with as my previous post and a angled connector, you won’t need to open the door much.??

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[WynandJean]

Ours was cleverly positioned at the corner of the gas locker. Discrete. No bending and fiddling with skirts (I'm too old for all that! ?), direct access into locker with no movement of pipework. No cause for refusal. ?

Wyn

 

[Speve]

Here’s a link with how to do in the hatch.

http://www.dicklanemotorhomes.co.uk/pdfs/gaslow-filling-instructions.pdf

 

[TobyQuest]

Anibal garage /aire on the coast road out of Águilas will fill the bottle

RM-333, 54, 30889 Águilas, Murcia, Spain


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Car boot/rastro you will find a spanish bottle there

Thank you very much. I am here and they even managed to refill my Japanese gas bottle. Very happy

 

[Spriddler]

There's nowhere to put it on the outside that won't look likeso I guess I'll have to take my chances.

Eh?
There's nothing 'Dog's dinner' about my filler fitting...........and I installed the whole system myself in an hour.

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

Eh?
There's nothing 'Dog's dinner' about my filler fitting...........and I installed the whole system myself in an hour.

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Yeah, it looks a really nice job, but your door is flat, mine isn't, its curved.