mikeymay Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I thin k I have read that when in France, garages have a facility to fill up the gas canisters that are used to run the cooker and heating. I have 2 in my Arapaho and it looks like there is a filling point where they are stored. Is this correct? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 You can refill [Refillable ] gas bottles in France , Germany Spain and elsewhere of course, but they must be bona fide refillable bottles , If I was as unsure as you appear to be, [no offence intended ] I would get my local gas outlet to have a quick look at the system before I attempted to refill, or check the supplier of your vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymay Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks Vindiboy I am pretty sure they are bona-fide but I will check the label on the bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombies Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Not every day calor gas style bottles. I imagine only vans with a LPG setup installed. In France you will need a different bottle and regulator. Me, i'd get a second hand bottle and buy a regulator (Detendeur) from the supermarket then swap the bottle for new. All depends on your setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I thing you need to spend some time familiarising your self with the system. and have it checked if a second hand van that came with it and use demonstrated to you......LPG is lethal stuff. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Unless you have a proper external filling point you will find French and Portugese LPG sellers reluctant to allow you to fill. I have had the "full inspection" before the pump was turned on on a couple of occasions. I am not saying that internal filing points are not legal or proper, just that the French and Portugese will not see it that way. Mind you they have had a few fires from idiots using home made adapters to fill cylinders so you can't blame them. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Truma’s website has a section about gas-supply in Europe. It evidently relates more to German gas cylinders but may still be of interest http://www.truma.com/uk/en/gas-supply/gas-supply-europe.php French regulations regarding user-refillable gas bottles installed in French-registered motorhomes apparently demand that a remote filling-point be fitted a minimum distance from the gas locker and that the bottles be secured in the locker much more ‘permanently’ than is commonplace in the UK. The latter means that a bottle must be bolted to the locker’s floor or secured in place with a strong metal band. The French regulations essentially treat user-refillable bottles as equivalent to user-refillable fixed gas tanks, and this could explain why French autogas-outlet staff might be wary of systems that lack an external remote filling-point. My experience is that larger French autogas outlets (eg. supermarkets) are very unlikely to care whether the filling-point is external or within the gas locker. Plainly, if assistance with the filling process needs to be sought, there’s greater potential for a filling-station attendant to take issue with a system that meets less stringent UK standards, and it’s definitely not wise (if, say, you have a “SafeFill-type” container) to remove the bottle from the motorhome and take it to the pump for refilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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