otherclive said:One disadvantage of the standard 6 kg cylinder is that the tare weights vary considerably. If I have to go back to standard propane 6 kg cylinders I plan to take the spare wheel out of the front locker and carry it over or just behind the axle. Then when on site put it back into its locker stowage.
ProfJohnL said:otherclive said:One disadvantage of the standard 6 kg cylinder is that the tare weights vary considerably. If I have to go back to standard propane 6 kg cylinders I plan to take the spare wheel out of the front locker and carry it over or just behind the axle. Then when on site put it back into its locker stowage.
Yes Tare weights can vary quite a lot. Its principally due to fact that when a gas supplier buys more cylinders, they rarely design the cylinders them selves but purchase from anyone who can make them. They obviously have to meet certain standards for pressure containment etc, but the tare weight is not a fixed value, even from cylinders from teh same manufacturers batch, hence teh need for teh tare weight to be quoted on each cylinder.
gyp said:The other choice is to buy a Gaslight ( Was BP) cylinder from Homebase.
otherclive said:Crikey £164 for the medium 7.5 kg cylinder.
otherclive said:Crikey £164 for the medium 7.5 kg cylinder.
Tugger-Ian said:otherclive said:Crikey £164 for the medium 7.5 kg cylinder.
All dependent on gas usage, now on my second fill at a £15 a fill cheaper than Calor, ten fills and my Safefill will pay for itself, future fills will be pure saving I reckon in year three.
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MichaelE said:It would be interesting to find out how much a 10 year service is on a safefill . Just wondered how you would get it back to them to check over, the royalmail or courier company would refuse to carry anything that possibly contained gas?
EH52ARH said:When you refill these cylinders, do yo have to show a certificate, or is there a "Tag" on the bottle to state whe it was inspected. And who checks that before a refill. ???