Propane or Butane

[n brown]

for those who can be bothered,fit a 3 or 4 way gas manifold and have a bit of flexi on each outlet with different regulators,those not in use can be turned off.for lazy less safety conscious like mejust put in a couple of t joints and fix the regulators on,they're one way valves.last van i had a calor,a camping gaz and a portugese in a line

 

[Channa]

I would not want to rely on what the tanker driver said as we have heard so many times in so many threads and on different forums that the gas mix is different in northern countries to southern countries.. Maybe they are all wrong, I am sure that someone will have written confirmation one way or the other.

Heavy ends are caused by natural oil deposits in the gas from of course which it is derived i;e a refining process.

The Heavies are more down to consumer habits as described than anything to do with seasons.

In respect of a butane : propane mix, any butane added will be minimal. Pressure of storage particularly before considering specific gravities etc etc are significantly different between the two gases it would have to be minimal.

Channa

 

[Firefox]

Don't bother with butane at all.

Simply refill your bottles with LPG (propane) using an adapter, taking the necessary precautions to fill only 80% full. (If you don't know how to, disregard this post as it could be dangerous otherwise).

The 5% better calorific value of butane (or whatever it is) will be swamped by the fact you can fill bottles at 1/3 of the price of exchanging them eg £8.00 instead of £24.00 on a 6kg bottle.

You'll have gas at 1/3 the price and it will be winter-proof into the bargain.

 

[Channa]

Don't bother with butane at all.

Simply refill your bottles with LPG (propane) using an adapter, taking the necessary precautions to fill only 80% full. (If you don't know how to, disregard this post as it could be dangerous otherwise).

The 5% better calorific value of butane (or whatever it is) will be swamped by the fact you can fill bottles at 1/3 of the price of exchanging them eg £8.00 instead of £24.00 on a 6kg bottle.

You'll have gas at 1/3 the price and it will be winter-proof into the bargain.

Propane runs at 32 percent higher pressure through the regulator on a normal set up so even when that is factored in to the Maths it still makes sense.

And of course you have something that can be used all year around. And in truth , those of us who wild all year ( in my case live in a van) use very little gas in the summer months so no gas fires, outside bbqs etc on charcoal .... My demand for gas in reality like others are the winter months for eg sat her minus 3 ish and snug as a bug in a rug.

Channa
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[vwalan]

hi, i usually do it the other way .butane in winter .lpg autogas in summer . never have a problem with the butane in winter. the cost is about 4,50 a bottle for a 13-15kg. find it colder in summer normally .hee hee.
i,m told that alot of pentane is burnt in north africa . thats why pans get blackbottoms . but the price is right.

 

[howard]

Howard

Always used propane,and although a little more expensive,the light weight bottles are best for obvious reasons.Happy New Year to all