oldgit
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.....does one get this refilled. ?
Really would like to hand this to somebody... pay and depart.
Really would like to hand this to somebody... pay and depart.
Gas Bottle. Who and Where...................
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Stemar
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Hadenough
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French “Le cube” doubt you will get it filled in the UK.
oldgit
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going to remove the blue plastic cap and check the fitting.
This bunch might provide an adaptor to something UK based.
Refillable gas bottles and cylinders for motorhome caravan
This bunch might provide an adaptor to something UK based.
Refillable gas bottles and cylinders for motorhome caravan
Parabordi
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Yeah, all I would have thought you needed was an adaptor pipe to connect it to Gas at a filling station.
jdc
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Hmm, not sure I'd advise filling at a filling station unless you're pretty expert.
1. Le Cube has a conventional clip-on connector (27mm iirc). Clip on connectors almost always have a non-return valve built-in so you have to remove this before using it to fill the cylinder.
2. Le Cube's capacity is 6kg of Butane. You can almost certainly fill it with Propane - which is what filling stations provide as LPG - , but less: 5kg not 6.
3. Convert the mass, 5kg, to volume of LPG at 15C (9.8 litres).
These mean that you have to be rather precise at controlling the forecourt LPG amount, and, besides, it's going to be against the rules of the forecourt operator. Much better, imho, is to obtain a large Butane cylinder and refill the Cube from that. You can measure mass rather than volume, which is more direct (don't need to know temperature) and more controlled - take 30 mins to do it slowly and methodically at home rather than being hassled in a garage queue.
1. Le Cube has a conventional clip-on connector (27mm iirc). Clip on connectors almost always have a non-return valve built-in so you have to remove this before using it to fill the cylinder.
2. Le Cube's capacity is 6kg of Butane. You can almost certainly fill it with Propane - which is what filling stations provide as LPG - , but less: 5kg not 6.
3. Convert the mass, 5kg, to volume of LPG at 15C (9.8 litres).
These mean that you have to be rather precise at controlling the forecourt LPG amount, and, besides, it's going to be against the rules of the forecourt operator. Much better, imho, is to obtain a large Butane cylinder and refill the Cube from that. You can measure mass rather than volume, which is more direct (don't need to know temperature) and more controlled - take 30 mins to do it slowly and methodically at home rather than being hassled in a garage queue.
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oldgit
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Thanks.
