Quality of LPG?
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 20:49
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Jim from Best Off Road
Now that I'm happily back on LPG I've had some discussions about the variable quality available.
Apparently, the higher % of Propane the better. Supposedly, some mix various amounts of Butane and other gases and the quality of the LPG suffers.
I filled up today at Supagas, Dandenong, and they claim 100% Propane and describe it as "Premium" LPG. At 60 cents/L when all the servos are charging 68 to 70 it seems great value.
Opinions????
Reply By: normglenda - Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:08
Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:08
Jim
I filled
mine up at Supagas
Adelaide, asked him what type of gas and he said currently
Mobil as they gave him a good price.
I believe BP "Auto Gas" is of high quality. but it must be from a BP Reliance station and be branded "auto Gas" on the pump. You can also get a card there that gives 2 cents per litre discount at Reliance stations, that is how one knows if it is BP gas as other BPs will not give the discount..
The more Propane the better, I believe that most LPG in Australia has some Butane in it, that is the rubbish that goes in smoke lighters
It is hard to get any info. on what gas is what. If any one knows where to research would please advise.
Regards
Norm
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Reply By: mowing - Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:28
Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:28
My mechanic has done some background work on the quality of LPG and it turns out that BP haven't quite got the refining process sorted and there can be a degree of oil in the gas which gas systems don't like. This was confirmed by a gas installer and a client of
mine that works for Kleenheat Gas. Kleenheat apparently have the process
well advanced (they have been doing it for far longer than BP) and the oil has been eliminated.
Can't confirm either way but makes some sense.
Regards
Mark
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:51
Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:51
Kleenheat, Supagas etc etc all by from Australian refineries or some offshore producers.
They buy at the best price on offer at the time with consideration to transport costs.
"Automotive use LPG is quite often called Autogas (or LPG Autogas) and is specifically designed for use in a vehicle. LPG Autogas can contain both propane and butane with the specification (or blend) governed by the requirements of the National Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 and the Autogas Determination 2003. "
Above paragraph extracted from
Here
Look here for a bit more info
LPG Info
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:56
Tuesday, Feb 05, 2008 at 21:56
Sorry should have added this bit from the above site.
Is LPG Autogas different to LPG used in a BBQ?
YES. There are two different grades or blends of LPG and they are not interchangeable. LPG Autogas is for automotive use only and will be a mixture of propane and butane. The other blend is propane, which can only be used for decanting into cylinders for barbecues, camping, caravanning and household use.
For this bloke to be telling you its 100% Propane means he is full of $hit as it won't comply with National Fuel Quality Standards for Automotive fuels.
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Follow Up By: Brew69(SA) - Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008 at 14:02
Wednesday, Feb 06, 2008 at 14:02
Hi
John, I have read and heard about this difference between Autogas and BBQ gas before. I have also worked at a place which had a bbq gas bottle adapter for the lpg filler. All the workers used it for their bbq's without any dramas. A member of our 4WD club also has told me his friend used to drive a truck which filled up storage tanks of lpg at servo's and then filled up the bbq gas with theexact same gas.
Is this all just a big smoke screen to get us to pay more for BBQ gas???
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Follow Up By: aka - Thursday, Feb 07, 2008 at 08:40
Thursday, Feb 07, 2008 at 08:40
Used to work for a concrete company we had gas agitators always filled up the barby bottle with the same gas no problems
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