Hi,
The hob in my kitchen works from a gas bottle. I now want to buy a gas BBQ and i was just wondering how easy it was to get a second bottle. can i just go to the petrol station (or wherever...) and buy one? i guess i'd have to pay a huge deposit?
also, if i understood them correctly, someone told me that all new gas appliances have to be checked (and certified?) before you are allowed to connect it to a new bottle?? is this true? how is it enforced??
all advise very gratefully received!
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As far as I understand it, and I have been known to be wrong before!!, is that you have to register to buy a 'new' bottle and it could cost in the region of 40-50 euros. I think the best way is to buy a used bottle from a car boot or out of the paper and then you just go along to the petrol station and swap it for a replacement for about 13 euros.
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We had to get a contract and have our water heater certificated before they would supply gas bottles. But we had no problem getting 3 bottles and gas valves to fit our BBQ once we got the certificate for the water heater. The place you get your gas from will sort out for your cooker to be certificated (ours did)
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I wouldn't recommend the car boot, second hand method as you may find the petrol station will not exchange it if it's not the correct type etc.
The reason for the contract and certificate is to ensure you do not blow your house up or die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
It's not expensive to do it the correct way and once you have a contract they will deliver your gas to your house as required.
Get three bottles then you will always have a spare and one for the BBQ.
The reason for the contract and certificate is to ensure you do not blow your house up or die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
It's not expensive to do it the correct way and once you have a contract they will deliver your gas to your house as required.
Get three bottles then you will always have a spare and one for the BBQ.
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We bought one of those Camping Gaz wheelaway heaters from our local ferreteria (Garcia, in Colmenar) and a gas bottle to go with it - no fuss, no certificate, no nowt! They, unfortunately only supply bottles in a sort of bilious green/yellow, so it does mean that I can only get replacements from them - and the bottles are the same as the orange ones - damn heavy! I would recommend getting the Cepsa silver ones, as they are far easier to handle - even the girlies will be able to lift them, giving blokes more time on the sofa.
The Cepsa place in Riogordo was certainly willing to sell a new (filled) bottle, without any certification.
The Cepsa place in Riogordo was certainly willing to sell a new (filled) bottle, without any certification.
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You're referring to Galp cylinders who are a Portuguese company slowly helping to break down the Repsol monopoly. The main reason for the contracts is to establish ownership of the cylinders from the supplier's perspective with the H&S issues added as caveats and window dressing but the newer and more desperate pariticipants in any European market tend to ignore these in order to achieve increased sales volumes.
Personally, I think its a good idea to have more than one suppliers' cylinder given the unreliability of some of the Repsol agents.
Personally, I think its a good idea to have more than one suppliers' cylinder given the unreliability of some of the Repsol agents.
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Sorry if I'm being a bit thick here but is it not orange for orange and silver for silver exchange? and I'd be interested to know what the cost of a 'new' one is as I may go down that route if I can't find a used one.toddcl wrote:I wouldn't recommend the car boot, second hand method as you may find the petrol station will not exchange it if it's not the correct type etc.
The reason for the contract and certificate is to ensure you do not blow your house up or die of carbon monoxide poisoning.
It's not expensive to do it the correct way and once you have a contract they will deliver your gas to your house as required.
Get three bottles then you will always have a spare and one for the BBQ.
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Yep! You can only exchange like-for-like. A full bottle of the "Galp" type cost me about 50€. I think the Cepsa one was a bit dearer - around 65€ ?
If I bought again, I would probably go for Cepsa, as lugging 15-20kg bottles round is not something I would want to do when I am older!
If I bought again, I would probably go for Cepsa, as lugging 15-20kg bottles round is not something I would want to do when I am older!
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I went through all the palava of the inspection procedure in order to get additional bottles for the water heater. The Repsol Inspector came and took a cursory look at the heater, filled in umpteen forms at a cost and off I went to the distributor only to find out that, as I wanted the "lightweight" silver ones I had to go the CEPSA distributor (a local garage). They had no interest in all the Repsol forms and sold me as many full bottles as I wanted. I have since bought more (without paperwork) from them.
Unfortunately I cannot recall the initial cost of full bottles.
Unfortunately I cannot recall the initial cost of full bottles.
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dmw, don't know whereabouts you are, but the second hand shops round my way almost always have a few orange bottles (empty) available for something like €10. You can then simply exchange it for a new (full) one just the same as you do for your cooker. No one will ever know what you use it for - i.e. the cooker or BBQ, so no need to bother getting an inspection etc. And there's no danger of it blowing up or something because you bought it from a second hand shop (or car boot sale) because you will exchange it for a new full one straight away, won't you? As long as the valve and orange tube onthe BBQ are in good condition (new?) you will have no probs.
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No fuss gas bottles
Ahh the buety of living in a small village amoungst the Spanish.
When we wanted a spare bottle, I just stopped the gas deliverman and paid the 12.50 and got a second bottle.
When I refurbished the house, I had installed two new boliers, one of which goes to the gas hob.
This meant that I was using the two bottles and wanted a third. Same as before, just paid 12.50 and got one, no fuss.
So I guess it depends where you live and who you know.
Guess this didnt help you at all, lol
When we wanted a spare bottle, I just stopped the gas deliverman and paid the 12.50 and got a second bottle.
When I refurbished the house, I had installed two new boliers, one of which goes to the gas hob.
This meant that I was using the two bottles and wanted a third. Same as before, just paid 12.50 and got one, no fuss.
So I guess it depends where you live and who you know.
Guess this didnt help you at all, lol
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