A couple of gas questions

[richardh10]

I am getting the gas fittings renewed, and I was wondering if the regulators on top of the gas bottles needed to be special (i.e expensive) marine ones, or are the ordinary ones ok.

Also, why do people seem to prefer the blue gas bottles to the red ones?

Thanks all

 

[sailorman]

Domestic reg ok
red is better in cold weather as it gasses of @ lower ambient temps
Contact forumite MichelW he is based in Ipswich if you need any testing done he is Gas Safe ( LPG ) registered

 

[prv]

There are special marine regulators which are meant to be less prone to getting stuck open by corrosion. I'm not certain, but I believe they may be required for new boats subject to RCD. Depending on the price difference it might be worth going for one, even though a standard reg is ok.

Pete

 

[Gordonmc]

I use "domestic" regulators without issue. If moving out of range of easy replacement I would probably go for marine versions for the day corrosion takes its toll.
Blue (butane) bottles are marginally cheaper but there's not much in it. The red (propane) bottles are slightly smaller at 3.5 Kg as opposed to 4 Kg for the butane equivalent. As sailorman says, propane is more suited for winter use when the temperature drops.
I have both and burn butane most of the time leaving the propane as backup for a winter morning cuppa.

 

[maby]

Try Will Hayward (http://www.whayward.com/) for materials - he is very knowledgeable on the subject and very helpful.

The blue cylinders are butane, the red ones are propane. Butane has a slightly higher energy density than propane - you get more cooking per bottle. BUT butane has a boiling point that is not far below zero - on a cold winter day, the gas pressure can be too low to boil an egg let alone cook your Sunday roast! We use the red propane bottles in this country, but have Mr. Hayward's quick change connector to be able to swap rapidly to Camping Gaz - the UK Calor Gas style cylinders are not easy to replace in other parts of Europe - Camping Gaz is pretty universal.

 

[sailorman]

Try Will Hayward (http://www.whayward.com/) for materials - he is very knowledgeable on the subject and very helpful.

The blue cylinders are butane, the red ones are propane. Butane has a slightly higher energy density than propane - you get more cooking per bottle. BUT butane has a boiling point that is not far below zero - on a cold winter day, the gas pressure can be too low to boil an egg let alone cook your Sunday roast! We use the red propane bottles in this country, but have Mr. Hayward's quick change connector to be able to swap rapidly to Camping Gaz - the UK Calor Gas style cylinders are not easy to replace in other parts of Europe - Camping Gaz is pretty universal.

Will has moved to Spain, contact was bad enough when he was based here, might be a tad slower now :encouragement:

Mike has taken up the slack since Will moved

 

[maby]

Will has moved to Spain, contact was bad enough when he was based here, might be a tad slower now :encouragement:

Mike has taken up the slack since Will moved

Ah, pity! He really should take his web site down!