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| Thread ID: 128874 | 2013-01-21 07:00:00 | Gas bottles | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 1323972 | 2013-01-21 07:00:00 | I have accumulated a number of 9kg gas bottles, suitable for the bbq and portable heaters. Does anyone no how long these can be used? do they have a use by date? what is the most effeicient way to get them filled? do a swappa bottle or just a ordinary fill? thanks :) |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1323973 | 2013-01-21 07:30:00 | They need to be checked out every few years and recertified for use Beetle. It is probably easiest to just got the "Swap a Bottle" route and let whoever worry about the safety certification side of it. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1323974 | 2013-01-21 08:20:00 | They need to be checked every ten years. They should have a date stamped on them to say when they were last checked. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1323975 | 2013-01-21 19:15:00 | Ok thanks for that. wasnt sure, been quite a while since i needed to fill one. Is anyone able to tell me how much a swap a bottle mite cost? I havent seen them advertised round here, i think my local petrol station does it though. :) |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1323976 | 2013-01-21 19:41:00 | 38 bucks last time about 2 weeks ago yeah petrol stations, mitre 10, bunnings etc |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1323977 | 2013-01-21 19:49:00 | Last time I got a 9kg bottle filled it cost me about $16. That was about 2004. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1323978 | 2013-01-21 22:32:00 | lol Trev i think the last time i filled a bottle was about 2007..........and i havnt used my bbq or portable heater since then....lol i will give it a go thanks and see what they say, one bottle at a time and get them all swapped in the end...:) much appreciate the help :) |
beetle (243) | ||
| 1323979 | 2013-01-21 23:50:00 | Yeah swap them, re-certifying costs as much or more as a new bottle in many cases. The swap a bottle outfits have their own testing and certifying facilities so they can do it cheaply which is why they don't really care if a bottle is certified or not - they won't take obviously rusty or damaged bottles though (other than minor surface rust). Expensive though, and a hassle in my opinion. For my occasional BBQ I'm going back to charcoal, tastes better anyway. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1323980 | 2013-01-22 00:20:00 | A couple of months ago I had a bottle filled at a Caltex station for $27. Last year I did a swap at Mitre 10 for $34.50. I am in the Auckland area which may mean a difference in pricing. |
gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 1323981 | 2013-01-22 01:00:00 | none of my bottles are old, i think they were all new or nearly new around 2007 - 2008. they still look nice and shiny. but covered in dust and empty! i will give swap a bottle a go, and try to remember to take one next petrol fill up time..:) and relearn how to use a bbq.....lol since my cheif is here no more to use it for me :) |
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