Gas Oddity

[brynric]

We have 2 Gaslo cylinders, one larger one smaller that we filled in the UK. Travelling through a very cold France and Spain the larger one was nearing empty and we stopped at a garage to refill.

Then the oddity.

The heater is timed to come on early morning using the larger gas bottle, and so it did for 5 minutes then stopped with a 202 or 112 (gas switched off) code. The fridge still worked as did the stove.

20 minutes later the heater worked again on gas, for 5 minutes. Later in the day the heater was fine. If I switched to the smaller (UK filled) bottle there was no problem.

I think this may be the issue that the Spanish use a higher percentage of butane in their lpg and it wasn’t gassing sufficiently for the heater until it warmed up.

What does the panel think?

 

[SandraL]

I have had this same problem with lpg bought in spain. I agree with you.

See link for mix of gas.

CIDRAM

 

[Lenny HB]

Yes, can be up to 65% butane in Spain. Always best to try and fill up away from the coast in Spain so you are up in the mountains lightly to be a lower butane content. Or nip across the boarder to Portugal 95-100% propane.

A possibility It could be your regulator playing up and the smaller bottle being has more pressure going into the regulator.