Calor Gas .

[oldgit]

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Petition: Prevent Calor Gas Discontinuing 4.5 K and 3.9 K Gas bottles.


My petition:


Prevent Calor Gas Discontinuing 4.5 K and 3.9 K Gas bottles.


A boat owner.


Discontinuation of these sizes of liquid gas bottles causing considerable inconvenience and expence for large numbers of people.



Click this link to sign the petition:
Petition: Prevent Calor Gas Discontinuing 4.5 K and 3.9 K Gas bottles.

 

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Calor is a company, they are free to make commercial decisions. Quite sure Calor won't even know that there is a petition running.

Letters to the CEO, or whatever they call their Managing Director these days, might help depending on the profitability of this product.

 

[Boathook]

Calor is a company, they are free to make commercial decisions. Quite sure Calor won't even know that there is a petition running.

Letters to the CEO, or whatever they call their Managing Director these days, might help depending on the profitability of this product.

Possibly twitter and or Facebook would make them take notice. I have Facebook but everytime I think I understand it they change how it works or in my case doesn't!

 

[lustyd]

When they announced they would discontinue them I considered it a win. They are an atrocious company to deal with and have (ab)used their market position to prevent competitors from offering us suitable alternatives in convenient locations. I might consider a petition to prevent them abusing their position further, but I certainly don't want them to be forced to continue the farce of supplying gas occasionally when they are in the mood.

If anything I would prefer they don't profit from Campingaz, which they will abuse their position further to make the only gas available conveniently, doubling profit and harming the customer further

 

[SailingDog]

What was the eventual outcome, certainly no small bottles available in the immediate Solent area.

Anybody know how much bigger the equivalent Flogas cylinder is ?

 

[rotrax]

The outcome for me is that I have swopped an empty 3.9 propane for a 13 kilo propane. It cost £50.00.

I then blued 18 quid on a 1 metre joining pipe so I can transfer gas into my other two 3.9's.

I'm now looking forward to enjoying £15 quid DIY refills.

 

[lustyd]

Anybody know how much bigger the equivalent Flogas cylinder is ?

One is the same size exactly, but has a slightly taller handle that covers the regulator (the old calor with folding handle did not cover the reg). One is slightly wider but not much and a little shorter. I have both on board in Haslar along with a 4.5kg Calor but won't be at the boat for a few weeks. Happy to show you when I'm next down though if needed. I posted sizes for both somewhere on the forum with pictures, probably on the gas rage thread

 

[SailingDog]

Thanks all, I have found a flowgas supplier who is happy to let me compare and try a cylinder for size.

 

[SandyP]

Fyi (and im planning switch to electric)

Further to its published decision in January to discontinue its small capacity LPG cylinders from 1st February 2023, the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is very encouraged by Calor changing its position having listened to the concerns of the BSS and the boating community.
06 April 2023
NR23 001 Calors New Position On Small Cylinder Filling A Welcome Opportunity says BSS

Calor has made a statement to the BSS about the continued supply of LPG in its small cylinder sizes, 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane, for the immediate future which gives those affected boat owners a little breathing space and a golden opportunity to plan for alternative arrangements – either LPG cylinders from alternative suppliers or introducing safe and well-fitted adjustments to their gas system by competent installers.

The Calor statement to the BSS in full says;

In January we announced plans to streamline our small cylinder range to help put us in a better position to service our wider cylinder customers who rely on us to provide their home heating and hot water.

In taking this decision we underestimated the impact this would have on specific user groups who use the 3.9kg propane and 4.5kg butane cylinders for caravanning and boating. We have listened to concerns and we are finalising plans to continue to exchange and refill serviceable* cylinders of these sizes, phasing them out of supply over a longer time frame. This should give users additional time to source an alternative way to power their onboard facilities.

We are working out the full details of this process and will communicate this as soon as we can.

*Serviceable cylinders are those that do not require refurbishment, due to age or damage. Calor is able to keep this stock of cylinders in circulation for the foreseeable future. However, they will be phased out once they reach end of life and will not be replaced by new cylinders of these sizes. Cylinders that are deemed unserviceable will be taken out of circulation. This means that over time, and as the number of cylinders decrease, supplies will be limited for users of these specific sizes

 

[ProDave]

The outcome for me is that I have swopped an empty 3.9 propane for a 13 kilo propane. It cost £50.00.

I then blued 18 quid on a 1 metre joining pipe so I can transfer gas into my other two 3.9's.

I'm now looking forward to enjoying £15 quid DIY refills.

Even cheaper if you doner cylinder is the 47Kg one.

 

[Pete7]

Fyi (and im planning switch to electric)

Just did the same. Bacon and eggs anyone Still early days but worked really well so far this week.

 

[Boathook]

Just did the same. Bacon and eggs anyone Still early days but worked really well so far this week.

Does the induction hob work whilst at anchor?

 

[Crinan12]

The outcome for me is that I have swopped an empty 3.9 propane for a 13 kilo propane. It cost £50.00.

I then blued 18 quid on a 1 metre joining pipe so I can transfer gas into my other two 3.9's.

I'm now looking forward to enjoying £15 quid DIY refills.

Rotax how do you do this transfer exactly? Is it straightforward? What pipe do you need?

I'd like to do that with my butane 4.5kg cylinders
Thanks

 

[Parabordi]

Loads of videos on youtube

Rotax how do you do this transfer exactly? Is it straightforward? What pipe do you need?

I'd like to do that with my butane 4.5kg cylinders
Thanks

 

[Pete7]

Does the induction hob work whilst at anchor?

Yes and the Remoska for things that previously we would have used an oven for, including baking cakes. Earn lots of brownie points for freshly baked Lemon Drizzle cake, but without the sugary topping and extra lemon peel to give it a bit of zing.

 

[jaminb]

Bought a 6kg to refill my 2 x 3.9 cyinders from Socal in Southampton yesterday. They are now getting a trickle of 3.9 and 4.5's coming through. My marina Chandlers cage still remains empty.