Where to buy barbecue propane?

[NiceCupOfTea]

I know I'll need to hire a bottle too.

B&Q? Garden centre? Or petrol station?

What sort of price to pay?

[davepoth]

Don't you mean charcoal?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Errr, no!

Propane! Hence use of word "propane" in title (It's a gas barbecue)

[Nickyboy]

All the DIY stores sell it, its normally around £50 inc the tank rental. Refills are between £20-£30 dependent on size

[NiceCupOfTea]

Cheers - couldn't find anything on the B&Q website.

A bit irritating really that there's no info with the barbecue telling you what you need! Just says it can run on butane, propane, or a mix.

Looking at the regulator I've worked out it's Propane, and the fitting on it is a pushfit type that seems to be found on Calor "PatioGas" bottles!

So off to find a Calor dealer tomorrow am I guess... (either that or I need to buy a new regulator!)

[dudleybloke]

try strickland propane in arlen.
ask for hank.

[netherfield]

Everything you need to know is here.

http://www.calor.co.uk/customer-services/faqs/the-...

[S47]

Cheapest place will be any tool rental outlets, they use bottled gas for loadsa rental stuff

[Wings]

"PatioGas" bottles gas refills are slightly more expensive than equivalent size refills of Propane gas, the same can be equally said of Calor gas against alternative LPG gas suppliers such as Flo Gas, Handy Gas etc.

So with the above in mind, it may first pay you to remove the regulator from the BBQ, taking the same to either your nearest, or the most price price competitive gas stockist, and seeing if the stockist will do a free exchange regulator, free bottle issue for your future repetitive gas refill business.

Another possibility is that you might have use of another mobile gas appliance, where the regulator and gas bottle used on that same gas appliance, could be used on the gas BBQ, thereby reducing any additional costs and reducing storage space for empty, partly filled bottles.

[mattdaniels]

I use the Calor "patio gas" 13KG cylinders on the bbq. 2 refills a year at 24 quid each from the local garden centre.

[Pcot]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Looking at the regulator I've worked out it's Propane, and the fitting on it is a pushfit type

If its a push fit regulator, its butane, not propane as you have stated.

[Paulbav]

Pcot said:

If its a push fit regulator, its butane, not propane as you have stated.

I have a push fit propane regulator so it could be either, also butane is not as good for any average sized bbq, propane has a much higher calorific (sp) value.

[mattdaniels]

Paulbav said:

Pcot said:

If its a push fit regulator, its butane, not propane as you have stated.

I have a push fit propane regulator so it could be either, also butane is not as good for any average sized bbq, propane has a much higher calorific (sp) value.

Ding. Calor "Patio Gas" is propane and my 13KG bottle has a push fit regulator.

[Wings]

mattdaniels said:

Ding. Calor "Patio Gas" is propane and my 13KG bottle has a push fit regulator.

Push fit "they" might be, but there are different sizes of the diameter of the push fit part on the regulator, so as i posted earlier, the safest option for the OP is to take the regulator with him to gas supplier/stockists.

[dirkgently]

Paulbav said:

propane has a much higher calorific (sp) value.

No it hasn`t.

[davidspooner]

Just use the oven

[Paulbav]

dirkgently said:

No it hasn`t.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_of_combustion

[dirkgently]

Butane CV 126 mJ/m3
Propane CV 95.8mJ/m3

ETA commercial butane,as defined in BS 4250.Which is what we are refering to.

Edited by dirkgently on Sunday 24th April 08:18

[NiceCupOfTea]

many thanks guys!

bought a 5kg cylinder of patio gas (propane) at my local garden centre who are a calor dealer. 27mm push fit regulator seems fairly standard for barbecues and.patio heaters. 50 quid odd inc cylinder hire contract.

[Y282]