dragonflyer Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Apologies for going over old ground, but the search facility does not help. We have decided to dig out our old BBQ and gaz cylinders. However we are unable to decide how much gas we have left in any of them. The bottle swishes when shaken, so there is obviously something left. I have tried to find out the answer on the general web with no luck. How much does an empty 907 cylinder weigh, or alternatively how much does a full one weigh when it contains 2.75kg of butane? We thought that using the Camping Gaz cylinder would eke out our gas supply when in Europe, especially after we found out the cost of the gas cartridges for our little gas ring when we were in France in June. Thanks in anticipation Joyce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Joyce A full 907 container weighs 14 lbs An empty one weighs 8 lbs ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Are not 907's generaly availible across europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred grant Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 the weight of the cilinder will be stamped on the bottle me ansum. add 2.72kg to find the weight of a full bottle. remember to take at least a half full bottle, as it should last longer the a half empty one. flatulentfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 As Fred advises, the empty weight is shown on the bottle. My elderly Campingaz 907 canister has a figure of 3.70kg stamped into the side of the metal 'strip' that forms the circular base of the cylinder and I presume that's where this datum is normally located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonflyer Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thank you all for your replies. now we know that it weighs 8lb when empty and 14lb full, we can make some assumptions on gas remaining. When I said we had dug them out, I do mean from a long, long time ago - probably 15 years since we used the BBQ. The cylinders although they have stamped markings do not have a gross weight as far as my husband and I could see. I have checked since receiving the helpful replies and am still unable to find the information. We have a wonderful old Guardsman aluminium BBQ which we bought in Saundersfoot (nr Tenby) in 1980 for £70, a very expensive item at the time. I think it is about time that the hose was changed too. Thanks again. Joyce PS: On our scales the new cylinder weighs 14.6lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 My 907 cylinder is date-stamped "03-90" (March 1990) so it's no Spring Chicken. There's no Gross Weight given, but the white Campingaz 'panel' on the container's side, that identifies the canister as a Type 907 and provides safety instructions, also says "GB NETT 2.72kg" to indicate the maximum weight of butane gas it contains when filled. The weight of the canister itself (3.70kg in the case of my bottle) when empty is stamped into the side of the base. There's a clearly defined data-section "BUT. 3.00kg C.6.02L.T.", followed by the figures "3.70" impressed into the metal before the letters "kg". The "3.70" is quite faint - much less clear than the other information - and I can imagine on some old bottles that have taken a good bashing (or have been over-painted) may be hard to distinguish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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