Gaslow v Alugas

[Tigertom]

Anybody know the weight of empty 11 kg cylinders for the above ?
Is the alugas significantly more expensive?

 

[Theonlysue]

If you check out autogas2000 i think their site has all the info.

 

[Tigertom]

6.6 kg v 12.4 kg in favour of alugas. There you are, despite me being lazy I found the answer myself. Mmm, deserve a beer for that!

 

[Lenny HB]

Alugas also do 14kg cylinders same diameter about 95mm taller.

 

[Hettie's Crew]

The Gaslow R67 11kg cylinder we had said tare weight 14 point something kg on the bottom ring even though Gaslow claim 12.4kg. I wonder if the 12.4 is the previous cylinder weight and they've not altered it on the website. We changed to twin 11kg Alugas and they feel ridiculously light compared to the Gaslow cylinders.
I couldn't bring myself to add a second Gaslow knowing the weight of them, just under 2 stone difference on a twin cylinder set up.

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[Lenny HB]

My Alugas 14kg cyclinfers are stamped 7.6kg.

 

[Alistair33]

My Alugas 14kg cyclinfers are stamped 7.6kg.

Agreed

 

[Floydster]

My Alugas 14kg cyclinfers are stamped 7.6kg.

Same here.

 

[rosalan]

Gaslow uses heavier bottles

 

[Minxy]

To answer your other question, I believe that Alugas are quite a bit more expensive so if you don't need the weight saving go for Gaslow or Gasit bottles.

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[Hettie's Crew]

To answer your other question, I believe that Alugas are quite a bit more expensive so if you don't need the weight saving go for Gaslow or Gasit bottles.

Depending on where you buy a Gaslow cylinder from, there's around £20 to £40 difference per bottle. Well worth the difference, in my view.

 

[two]

SafeFill is an alternative. Cheaper and lighter.

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

SafeFill is an alternative. Cheaper and lighter.

Do they support remote filler points?

 

[Lenny HB]

To answer your other question, I believe that Alugas are quite a bit more expensive so if you don't need the weight saving go for Gaslow or Gasit bottles.

If you have an external gas locker I would go for Alugas, our first van had an external locker ( last 2 in the garage) and the Stako bottles the powder coating started flaking off after a few years bottles going rusty and looking tatty.

Do they support remote filler points?

No.

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

If you have an external gas locker I would go for Alugas, our first van had an external locker ( last 2 in the garage) and the Stako bottles the powder coating started flaking off after a few years bottles going rusty and looking tatty.

No.

Thanks, that confirms my suspicion.

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[two]

Do they support remote filler points?

No

 

[Minxy]

If you have an external gas locker I would go for Alugas, our first van had an external locker ( last 2 in the garage) and the Stako bottles the powder coating started flaking off after a few years bottles going rusty and looking tatty.

Our original Gaslow cylinder was bought in 2009 and spent the first few years of it's life in an externally accessed MH locker, no signs of rust etc at all.

 

[RedFrame]

Just to add information, the GasIt Tech sheet shows 11Kg bottles as 10.7Kg empty, I've not weighed one.

Cheers
Red, Chris and Bannock.

 

[Lenny HB]

Our original Gaslow cylinder was bought in 2009 and spent the first few years of it's life in an externally accessed MH locker, no signs of rust etc at all.

Bet you don't live 200yds from the beach in a nice salty atmosphere like us.

 

[Minxy]

Bet you don't live 200yds from the beach in a nice salty atmosphere like us.

Well if you will live in an off-shore fort ... that's your problem!