Cheap Lpg

[Voosher]

I was curious myself. I have a 4.5kg bottle as a backup and was looking for possibilities such as trading it up to a 9Kg bottle.

I wonder what this bit means???

You can swap any brand and any size of BBQ bottle at SWAP'n'GO.

I wonder if my 4.5Kg bottle becomes a 9Kg bottle simply for the refill price?

If they're willing to swap any old decrepit 9kg cylinder they've got something worked out with reconditioning I'd guess. Something similar therefore would apply with the 4.5kg.
I'm still looking forward to the head scratching from the "pimply faced" attendant when I take in my old grey cylinder.
I'll almost be disappointed if they do it without fuss.
I should be onto it in the next couple of days. I'll try to remember to ask the details as far as the outlet are concerned - armed with your info from the website - and let you know.
Cheers.

 

[jupiter]

i know a few people who have adapter tubes made up so when they go to fill there cars with autogas at the servo, they also covertly fill all their gas bottles too... @50c/L and without the concern of the date on the bottle.

 

[arsenewenger]

Hey Voosher

You can also try Gorrilla Gas they home deliver yuor bottles to You and repalce them when they are empty witout even leaving Your home just leave em out front and job is done > I got two full 9kg bottle for around $70 on the doorstep .


AW

(no affiliation at all just a customer)

 

[Edgecliff Brewer]

For anyone in South Sydney, a few months back I noticed that the camping shop across the road from the home brew shop in Rocky Point Road, Rockdale does old style refills. I have never tried them myself as I use natural gas. Their advertised price was far less than the Swap & Go rip-off at service stations.

 

[DJR]

What price was that EB? I get em for $14 at the BP down the road (Summer Hill), cheapest i've found yet. My uncle said there is some place in Ingleburn that does $10 9kg refills, but i'm not sure if they still do it.

 

[Edgecliff Brewer]

I think that it was approx $10, but really can't remember. It was a family-owned store - not a chain.

 

[Voosher]

I filled up this morning at a local Kwik-Gas outlet.
No affiliation etc etc

I hadn't heard of them until today.
9.0kg fill was $19.99. Swap cylinders are $24.99.
Similar exchange terms to Swap-n-Go but not quite so clearly defined on their website. The local attendant was quite happy to take an out of date cylinder in exchange so I got a full new cylinder for an empty out of date one for $19.99 but I think he should have charged me $24.99.
It will do for now but I'll keep looking for anything cheaper.

PoMo, They had 4.5kg cylinders as well but I neglected to ask about swapping 4.5kg for 9.0kg. Might be worth checking out. They have an outlet locator on their website.

Cheers.

 

[johnno]

I use Supagas. $25 delivered next day.

Cant argue with that.

http://www.supagas.com.au/

 

[warrenlw63]

Cant argue with that.

Put it on a competition-related thread and I'm picking you can.

Warren -

 

[AUHEAMIC]

I was curious myself. I have a 4.5kg bottle as a backup and was looking for possibilities such as trading it up to a 9Kg bottle.

I wonder what this bit means???

You can swap any brand and any size of BBQ bottle at SWAP'n'GO.

I wonder if my 4.5Kg bottle becomes a 9Kg bottle simply for the refill price?

If they're willing to swap any old decrepit 9kg cylinder they've got something worked out with reconditioning I'd guess. Something similar therefore would apply with the 4.5kg.
I'm still looking forward to the head scratching from the "pimply faced" attendant when I take in my old grey cylinder.
I'll almost be disappointed if they do it without fuss.
I should be onto it in the next couple of days. I'll try to remember to ask the details as far as the outlet are concerned - armed with your info from the website - and let you know.
Cheers.

I too have an old 4.5kg Companion gas bottle out of date (expired 1981).

I just rang Swap N Go and my local servo and got the following info.

No problem with the swap even being so old but upgrading to a 9kg bottle is $39.95

 

[PostModern]

PoMo, They had 4.5kg cylinders as well but I neglected to ask about swapping 4.5kg for 9.0kg. Might be worth checking out. They have an outlet locator on their website.

Cheers.

Thanks Voosher. I got my 4.5Kg from a KwikGas (blue and white trademark, iirc?). They charged like sort bulls to upgrade my old 3kg primus tank to a 4.5. I have several Swap'n'Go's nearby so I think I'll try them out.

 

[PostModern]

No problem with the swap even being so old but upgrading to a 9kg bottle is $39.95

Bugger. That's what I paid outright for a brand new (albeit empty) 9Kg bottle. Bugger it, I'll just keep refilling the 4.5 as a spare for when the 9 runs out and use it as my camping bottle.

 

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No problem with the swap even being so old but upgrading to a 9kg bottle is $39.95

Bugger. That's what I paid outright for a brand new (albeit empty) 9Kg bottle. Bugger it, I'll just keep refilling the 4.5 as a spare for when the 9 runs out and use it as my camping bottle.

Go the servo on Appin Rd - cheap!

Scotty

 

[PostModern]

No problem with the swap even being so old but upgrading to a 9kg bottle is $39.95

Bugger. That's what I paid outright for a brand new (albeit empty) 9Kg bottle. Bugger it, I'll just keep refilling the 4.5 as a spare for when the 9 runs out and use it as my camping bottle.

Go the servo on Appin Rd - cheap!

Scotty

Not when you count all the diesel I have to burn in the Delica to get there.

 

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Not when you count all the diesel I have to burn in the Delica to get there.
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$15 for a 9kg, drive past every day, can always drop off and recover for you.

Scotty

 

[AUHEAMIC]

Just an update on my swap.

Went to the local Caltex servo on Saturday with my 4.5kg companion bottle that was 25 years out of date. I told the attendant I wanted to swap it for a 9kg (swap n go) bottle. No problems. $40 bucks, job done.

So now I have two 9kg bottles and a good thing too. My own bottle ran out of gas half way through a 50 litre boil on Sunday.

 

[fixa]

Can anyone tell me if you can get the swap and go bottles refilled ( like an old school refill) instead of swapping it for a full one?
Up here the swap's are aroud $7 more than a refill. I have a bottle approaching used by date, but if a swap this for a swap and go, will i be stuck paying more for gas?

 

[Voosher]

Can anyone tell me if you can get the swap and go bottles refilled ( like an old school refill) instead of swapping it for a full one?
Up here the swap's are aroud $7 more than a refill. I have a bottle approaching used by date, but if a swap this for a swap and go, will i be stuck paying more for gas?

You should be able treat the Swap-n-Go cylinder as your own and have it filled anywhere.
Says so on the website anyway...

From http://www.swapngo.com.au/why.htm
So yeah, fill it where you like. Pull the sticker off, even

 

[Darren]

i know a few people who have adapter tubes made up so when they go to fill there cars with autogas at the servo, they also covertly fill all their gas bottles too... @50c/L and without the concern of the date on the bottle.

Jupiter,

I was always under the impression that the LPG for cars had oil or lubricant added to it?

cheers

Darren

 

[altstart]

:beer:
I have been informed by someone in the auto fuel industry that domestic lpg and auto lpg are exactly the same. I personally do not know this for a fact but I tend to believe my source.
Cheers Altstart