Gas fitting

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edited April 2019 in Tips for making Caravanning & Touring Cheaper #1

Hi, I hope that someone can assist, I am going to be in Spain for at least 6 months and have a Cadaq gas cooker with the standard UK fittings and two gas bottles that I can take with me.  What are my options when these gas bottles run out?  Do I need to get a different fitting for the gas in Spain, can I have my bottles refilled and if not then how can I dispose of them?

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  • peedee
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    edited April 2019 #2

    I assume the two gas bottles are in addition to the one or two fitted in your caravan or motorhome? Be careful you may fall foul of the ferry or tunnel companies regualtions on how much gas you can transport on the channel crossing. If you are visiting Spain for a long duration I would buy a local bottle and the fittings in Spain. you will most certainly not be able to refil UK ones and this makes it very easy and cheap to exchange for a refil.

    There is another option and that is to use Camping Gas, you can buy that in nearly all countries on the Continent.

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  • cyberyacht
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    edited April 2019 #3

    Camping Gas is about the same price as platinum! Get yourself a refillable gas bottle.

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  • EasyT
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    edited April 2019 #5

    bottled gas in Spain is far, far cheaper than the gas here, it's used for heating homes etc so is available all over.

    Isn't there some sort of price regulation for certain gas bottle sizes in Spain or am I making that up BB?

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  • EasyT
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    edited April 2019 #8

    Traditional vs Lightweight Bottles
    First of all make sure you know the difference between the two main types of bottled gas (known as bombona de gas).

    Traditional metal heavyweight bottles contain 12.5 kg of gas and weigh around 26 kg when full. They are subject to the government-fixed official price, which is reviewed every two months. Prices cannot change by more than 5% on each review.

    Lightweight plastic bottles contains 12kg or 12.5kg of gas, are 50% lighter and are not subject to the fixed price. As suppliers charge different prices, compare and save. On average lightweight bottles cost around 3€ more than traditional bottles.

    Smaller lightweight bottles are also available (around 6 kg gas content). However the price per kilo of gas is considerably higher.

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