Beware - Dodgy Gas Bottles!

rfs52a · Post by **rfs52a** » Fri 11 Jan 2013 12:09 pm

Yes, they are still about. Just had a blue Intergaz bottle 'die' on me, but there was still 2kg of liquid sloshing around in the bottom of the bottle. An empty bottle weighs 14kg and a full one weighs 24kg (10kg gas charge). My empty bottle weighed 16kg so have paid for 2kg of what? Water maybe? Told the supplier and they just shrugged their shoulders even when I compared my bottle to one of the other empties there. No sloshing and much lighter. Grrr!

kaiserphil · Post by **kaiserphil** » Fri 11 Jan 2013 12:11 pm

Couldn't care less, could they? I miss a lot about Cyprus, but I do not miss that shrug!

CatalkoyChris · Post by **CatalkoyChris** » Fri 11 Jan 2013 1:44 pm

Might be worth buying one of those luggage or fishing scales for a quick check

solarmartin57 · Post by **solarmartin57** » Fri 11 Jan 2013 1:53 pm

yes each year the same never empty bottles because it is too cold for the gas to evaporate i keep the part bottles til the spring and get them empty using them for our cooker . never had to buy a bottle yet in the warm months just run on the dregs

Halffull · Post by **Halffull** » Sat 12 Jan 2013 9:22 am

solarmartin how many bottles do you have to keep this going? I know their not that expensive but must be a hassle with all the empties!!!
Our neighbor has a garden full where they just get another and never take the empties back!

philyesil · Post by **philyesil** » Sat 12 Jan 2013 6:28 pm

I have been told that this can be sorted by putting the gas bottle in a tray of hot water, never tries it myself but it causes the gas to evapourate. Just a problem in winter.