L.P.G. Gas transfer complete. 15kl transfer to 4.5kl

[shanemax]

I have just transferred Butane from a larger 15kl cylinder to a 4.5 kl . It all went very straight forward. I used high pressure armoured rubber hose, with fittings at each end which did not have regulators. I turned the donor cylinder upside down Very easy operation. The only problem I had was I could not get more than 3kls into each 4.5kl bottle. Obviously I had the empty bottles sitting on a set of scales as I was filling them, as I was concerned about over filling but alas 3 kls of gas will have to do. British bottles do not have a vent screw as they do in the good old USA . I believe if you cool the receiving bottle and warm the donor bottle, with a hair dryer you get more in. Comments welcome.

 

[harvey38]

If you use the search facility, you will find plenty of information on the subject

 

[wingcommander]

Yes a big difference ,though with a hairdryer?..Put doner bottle in a warm room for 24 hr . Put receiver in cold water butt.

 

[Boathook]

Giving the receiving bottle the odd shake speeds the process up and allows the full weight of gas in. The transfer hose seems to get a 'block' stopping the liquid flowing.

 

[Slowboat35]

Doesn't a doner bottle contain chlli sauce rather than butane?

 

[Boathook]

Doesn't a doner bottle contain chlli sauce rather than butane?

Groan ...

 

[shanemax]

Doesn't a doner bottle contain chlli sauce rather than butane?

Too much Doner and Chilli sauce and you will be able to catch and bottle your own methane .

 

[fredrussell]

... I believe if you cool the receiving bottle and warm the donor bottle, with a hair dryer you get more in. Comments welcome.

Indeed. Put the receiving bottle in the freezer before filling. Do the whole operation up the garden well away from any source of electricity, including hair dryers! Just to be on the safe side.

 

[Minerva]

What’s a kl?

 

[tillergirl]

he means a kg

 

[PeterWright]

What’s a kl?

As ever TG is correct. kl is actually a kilolitre so a measure of volume rather than weight and tather larger than any Calor gas bottle.

Peter.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

As ever TG is correct. kl is actually a kilolitre so a measure of volume rather than weight and tather larger than any Calor gas bottle.

Peter.

It would be exactly equal to a cubic metre! And we've all seen the "cubes" that farmers and bulk chemical suppliers use.

 

[sailorman]

I have just transferred Butane from a larger 15kl cylinder to a 4.5 kl . It all went very straight forward. I used high pressure armoured rubber hose, with fittings at each end which did not have regulators. I turned the donor cylinder upside down Very easy operation. The only problem I had was I could not get more than 3kls into each 4.5kl bottle. Obviously I had the empty bottles sitting on a set of scales as I was filling them, as I was concerned about over filling but alas 3 kls of gas will have to do. British bottles do not have a vent screw as they do in the good old USA . I believe if you cool the receiving bottle and warm the donor bottle, with a hair dryer you get more in. Comments welcome.on refillingcg 907 bottles i weighed with travel digital scaales so i didnt overfill them, i never had ny problems, all fittings needed ere listed on forum nd available from bes fittings via mail order