Spanish Gas Bottle

[fairweather camper]

Hi Iv'e just bought a Spanish Gas Bottle on Ebay,very cheap, its a Cepsa Alloy, with regulator, im now wondering if this is still used in spain, as its been in his garage for 3 yrs, and I only paid £1.20 for it.

 

Regards Val

[Mike B.]

fairweather camper - 2012-08-06 10:24 AM Hi Iv'e just bought a Spanish Gas Bottle on Ebay,very cheap, its a Cepsa Alloy, with regulator, im now wondering if this is still used in spain, as its been in his garage for 3 yrs, and I only paid £1.20 for it. Regards Val

Wish I'd seen it before you!

[BGD]

Yes they are indeed still used here. By the million.

 

They are 12.5kgs butane gas bottles - every CEPSA Petrol station and millions of other shops across Spain swop them, so long as you have an empty to exchange.

 

Going rate for an empty one here at any rastro (car boot sale) here is 8 to 10 euros.

 

They are MUCH lighter than the other type of gas bottles here: the Repsol orange steel bottles ( which also contain 12.5 kgs of butane when full.

 

Both types use exactly the same Spanish bottle-top 30mbar clip-on regulator.

[fairweather camper]

Thanks BGD, could you tell me, do I need anything else other than a regulator (which comes with it).

 

Val

[JamesFrance]

When these were first introduced they were giving them away and you just paid for the gas. I signed up for two and still have one of them, so your seller has made a profit by selling his.

[BGD]

fairweather camper - 2012-08-06 2:46 PM

 

Thanks BGD, could you tell me, do I need anything else other than a regulator (which comes with it).

 

Val

 

 

Val - just use the "search our Forums" facility, as there are plenty of previous threads giving information.

 

Here's the most recent, which should tell you all you need to know:

 

http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=28309&posts=9

 

[fairweather camper]

Thanks BGD