sarabande
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that's a new piece of legislation on me. Can you quote the rules please ?
Filling propane bottles
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that's a new piece of legislation on me. Can you quote the rules please ?
Plomong
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IMHO, you have got that the wrong way around. Butane not allowed, Propane is.
My Bene 323 came standard, on French register, with blue cylinder, propane. Changed to Spanish register: only propane (blue cylinder) allowed.
Further, I think that Camping Gas (blue cylinders) are all Propane, not Butane.
Plomong
vyv_cox
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Where is all this coming from? I have never heard of any legislation regarding the type of gas allowable on board. In equivalent applications, e.g. caravans, motorhomes, the move is to bulkhead regulators so that either butane or propane can be used as available.
Camping Gaz is butane, with perhaps a little propane.
rivonia
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Funny how roumors (sp) start. We have had no trouble filling tanks we use both propane/butane. We are still in the Med and have been here 3 years.
Peter
Peter
NickRobinson
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""Further, I think that Camping Gas (blue cylinders) are all Propane, not Butane.""
Don't think so- Camping Gaz is butane - it won't come out of the bottle in a UK winter.
I change to red bottles in winter on the boat and camper, tricky on the new boat with a Gaz sized gas locker. (solution found
)
Nick
Don't think so- Camping Gaz is butane - it won't come out of the bottle in a UK winter.
I change to red bottles in winter on the boat and camper, tricky on the new boat with a Gaz sized gas locker. (solution found
)Nick
Frankie-H
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Camping gas is a mixture of Butane & Propane. If you get your bottles filled in the Canaries, you invoice will clearly say mixture.
I believe that you can transport gas bottles in your private car in Spain but not in any public transport, taxis, buses, trains etc. Please let me have a link if I am wrong on this.
After 16 years of living aboard, we have found that the cheapest and most hassle free method is to junk the old bottles and pay the deposit on a new one in the next country. Hoses and regulators are freely available. If you have a bulkhead regulator, all you need is a free flow regulator on the bottle.
Frankie-H
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Propane also freezes but at a much lower temperature than Butane.
IIRC. Butane at about -5/6c Propane at about -10/12c
IIRC. Butane at about -5/6c Propane at about -10/12c
