Pete-B Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Hi, Is it legal to carry a spare Calor Lite gas bottle if it's not stored in the gas locker but is strapped down in another locker? Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky 8 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I don't know about the legality but as you know Gas Lockers are designed to be isolated from the Habitation area , with ventilation grills of some design with in the gas locker to allow any gas leak to drop out ( Propane / Butane gas being heavier than air),also gas cylinders are supposed to be stored upright, you don't say if your spare Cylinder is full or Empty, just take it that if a cylinder leaked where the gas would go, can it get out or Build up.? Personally I would not carry gas except in the designed Gas Locker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 There are no specific regulations that apply to transporting LPG cylinders in a private vehicle. The general advice is that it is best not to do it but if you have to, any cylinders should be secured in an upright position, the nearest window should be fully open and all sources of naked flame extinguished ( fridge pilot?) . For commercial transport the regs are much stricter see "Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations of May 10, 2004." I have seen cylinders alight and exploding, not good! H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Thanks for the answers and advice, on second thoughts we've decided not to carry a spare bottle but I'm still looking to get one to have in reserve. A couple of times we've been on a site and got low on gas due to having the heating on and found the site don't have a Calor lite exchange. So for the times when we know we might need it we could always take full ones and use the part one on another site. Does anyone know how much a new bottle costs or perhaps has one for sale maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 On the following webpage Flogas provides advice on the requirements for transporting LPG cylinders. http://www.flogas.co.uk/142/transport-of-lpg-cylinders As will be seen (and as hallii said earlier) those requirements do not apply to the transport of LPG by private persons for personal or domestic use. Unless you have a suitable Calor bottle to exchange (ie. a standard Calor 6kg(propane), 7kg(butane), or another Calor Lite canister) obtaining another Calor Lite bottle from a Calor agent will normally involve you paying a 'refill agreement charge' that's currently £34.25. http://www.calor.co.uk/help-and-advice/customer-services/cylinder-exchange-policy On top of that will be the cost of the LPG in the Calor Lite bottle itself. Calor does not directly control what its agents charge for exchanging gas-bottles, but I believe the 'guide price' for a Calor Lite bottle refill is currently £23.75. So, if you obtained another Calor Lite bottle from a Calor agent, you could be paying £58. LPG bottles are always being advertised on ebay and these often include the Calor Lite type. http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/calor-gas-bottle-6kg If you are going to carry just one 6kg gas-bottle in your motorhome, it would probably be better to carry a 'standard' Calor 6kg(propane) canister rather than the Calor Lite variety. The standard 6kg container is much more readily available and refills are cheaper, and as you've been contemplating carrying a 2nd bottle it's plain that the lighter weight of the Calor Lite container isn't hugely important to you. A Calor Lite bottle (usually) has a contents-gauge, whereas the standard 6kg Calor bottle does not. If you wanted to keep an eye on how much LPG remained in a standard bottle, you could obtain one of these http://www.obrienscamping.co.uk/articles/Dometic-Gas-Checker-Pen.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brambles Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 One of the most useful things we got was a 3rd gas bottle as it allows us to always leave for summer hols with two full bottles without having to exchange a half empty one, leaving the partially used one at home to use up on shorter trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 or just fit one refillable LPG bottle and thats the end of head scratching and bottle lugging.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky 8 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Pete-B - 2014-03-02 2:18 PMThanks for the answers and advice, on second thoughts we've decided not to carry a spare bottle but I'm still looking to get one to have in reserve. A couple of times we've been on a site and got low on gas due to having the heating on and found the site don't have a Calor lite exchange. So for the times when we know we might need it we could always take full ones and use the part one on another site.Does anyone know how much a new bottle costs or perhaps has one for sale maybe.You can pick the ordinary Calor gas Butane and Propane cylinders up either e bay or car boots, look in your local paper too , if and when Finances permit think about a Gaslow or similar refillable cylinders more expensive to buy but you make a great savings when refilling against Calors prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Your local community tip normally has a cage full of various cylinders a fiver in the hand normally acquires one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 ...and if it'll fit(and you have the payload!),a 13kg Calor bottle only costs a couple of quid more than your 6kg 'lite.... We switched to a 13kg'...and then just loaded our spare bottle a couple of outings before we * "guesstimated" that it'd run out... (*based on previous usage). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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