Swap and Go Gas Cylinders

Do you have the proper (blue top) cylinder, or just turn it upside down like everybody else?

I only got the hose a couple of months ago and so far have just up-ended the ordinary 45kg cylinder that I already had here at home which I use for the BBQ. However, I asked at my local supplier (Mobil garage) a few weeks ago about the possibility of getting a blue-top next time and the bloke said "no worries". So that's what I'll be doing from now on.

Fill up the car with LPG come home and fill the 9kg from the car for $10 and the 45kg for $50. If get the 45kg filled by gas mob costs $97.
Had to pay to get the 45kg retested and stamped and new valve fitted with bleed screw for $60

interesting - is there anything required and/or is it possible to fill a 9kg bottle directly from the LPG bowser?

only thing required on the car is a T with a tap and a high pressure gas hose with a POL fitting on the end.
cannot fill a 9kg bottle directly from the bowser. If you could everybody would be doing it for $10 instead of getting ripped for $25

That's what I do.

When one of my cylinders is close to retirement date I swap n go.

I will never test or buy another cylinder again.

Duncs

false ? was a thread way way back ,1 or 2 yrs ago that had lots of info re gas bottle refilling from servo outlets , people have to do it sneakily to fill the bbq bottle from the bowser as the connections ar generally not available , just like the b/s about refilling the "Coleman " disposeable bottles , You can get from the USA a Maccoupler that lets u refill from a 9kg bottle , works out at 1 tenth of the price of a disposable.

True, vehicle gas from the servo pump is mainly Butane with some Propane mixed.
I think you may find that the makers of most appliances i.e. gas fridges, cookers , h/water heaters, etc... say to use propane only.
The guy at the bottle test and fill depot, that by the way charges by weight, where I get bottles filled, also says that only propane should be used in camping appliances.
Propane burns hotter than Butane anyway, so it may be cheaper to buy Butane from a servo , but is it as efficient in the long run ?.
Just my 23 cents worth,
Cheers,
Scrubcat.

TRUE!!!!!! Sorry to shout but there are notices on gas pumps in Qld saying that it is dangerous and illegal to use car gas in cooking appliances. Heavy fines apply.
Regards G.T.