6KG Propane bottle

[Len_Cuff]

Anyone know how much these weigh when empty? Need to try and figure out how much is left in a bottle we got when we bought the van !

 

[jacky3]

hi

the weight is usually displayed on the metal disc attached to the cylinder

 

[Len_Cuff]

Found the disk but nothing on it to show me the empty weight?

 

[jacky3]

whats wrote on the disc???

 

[Damian]

From memory they weigh 7kg empty (or thereabouts)

 

[jacky3]

hi

the weight is usually displayed on the metal disc attached to the cylinder

yeah its somewhere around 6.5 kgs empty

 

[ProfJohnL]

Calor always fill their bottles by weight (as do most other fillers) so the empty bottle weight must be known. It should be tramped on the disk or some other part of the bottle under the title of 'TARE'

 

[Suzac]

Don't know if they still do it but Calor used to show the weight of gas in Metric and the tare weight of the cylinder in Imperial on the aluminium collar on the top of the cylinder. Haven't noticed lately if that's still the case and it's too late to go mooching in the front locker.

 

[KeithJ]

According to the Caravan Club handbook the cylinder complete with 6kg of gas weighs 14kg. I guess that means the cylinder weighs 8kg.

Keith

 

[Len_Cuff]

Thanks, looks like I still have a third left then.

 

[Rita1]

From the calor site

What is the empty weight of bottles?

All bottles will vary depending on their size, etc. The weight written on the metal disc on the shroud is the weight of the empty cylinder.

 

[joeby]

the weight on the disc is written in pounds and ounces , i weighed mine the other day the total weight was 25 Lb , the metal disc said 18 Lb so that left 7Lb of gas divide 7 by 2.2 gives me 3.18 Kgs of gas left