MANDS14

Just wondering if anyone has shipped their UK gas bottle. Can you get the same refills over there? Are the gas connectors the same.

Would be a shame not to as it is nearly full (from not getting much use during this year's UK winter...sorry meant to say so called summer!!!)

Thanks

Mands

jayr

I don't know the rules but certainly shipping a gas bottle whether full or empty is more dangerous than many goods.

Australia is probably the easiset country on earth to get gas for a BBQ. Every petrol station and every hardware store sells them. You will rarely be more than 1km away from a gas refill.

Way it works here is you take your empty with you and swap it for a full one, so even if you bring your own as soon as you need a new one you will ose your actual bottle.

I think an empty 9kg bottle is about $20-25 here so when you go for your first one you will pay about $50 for the bottle and the gas then around $25 each time you swap an empty for a full.

Burbage

Was about to say that if you ship it empty you'll have less trouble. But if the point is that you want to ship it full then you'd better talk to the shippers. I would imagine that potential explosives might cost extra.

ABCDiamond

There is another way now...

One phone call and they bring a replacement swap over bottle to you..

DrWho

Doubt you'd get anyone to take it... Haz goods are a nightmare at the best of times with all the paperwork, etc...

Catch

the short answer is NO

mark213

dont bother - just take it back to british gas or boc and get your deposit back - or flog it with your bbq. dont bother to bring the bbq if its only a couple of hundred quid one - they are so may here and cheaper. if you want to bring it quarantine will give you a hard time as it needs to be spotless.

medwaymark

You can't even put deoderants in the container....

jayr

I have some friends (Poms I might add) who went to Bunnings and bought a beautiful new silver shiny gas bottle off the shelf. They went to pay and asked where they got the gas from then went to do that. They had to hand in their shiny new silver empty one and swap for a plain white full one.

Watt Dabney

I brought mine from NZ to Oz but you can't do it full.

You have to have the bottle purged, which cost me about NZ$20. They put a label on and give you documentation for the shippers.

So its up to you to weigh it up on wether its worth it, but you def can't take it with the gas in.

mr mover

Even for interstate Removals, gas bottles have to be certified as purged with nitrogen before we can put them in the container................mm

hitchcock71

oops i put 3 of them on naughty naughty girl xx

ridds

We bought our gas bbq over with us (minus the gas bottle) as it had been a gift. Had to get a new connector for it as the bottle connections here are slightly different, depending on the make / model of your bbq. Cost a few bucks from Bunnings.

jayr

You'd get a bit smelly waiting for 6 weeks for the container to turn up with your deodrant

mr mover

deodorants are ok as long the container is not pressurised....ie spray pacs...mm