Gas Cylinders - Too Cold
 

After having no water until mid day any tips on how to keep our outdoors gas cylinder warm enough to give us hot water early in the morning?

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Wooly pullover? (only half joking :) )

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Just put a hot water bottle on it.

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Just wrap an old blanket around them, it's as simple as that......

or alternatively you could use a blow torch:p

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I believe Propane is much better than Butane at lower temperatures, i.e. it becomes a gas at a lower temperature than Butane.

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Just heard that last night, too... can you safely do a straight exchange butane for propane? ie will the gas boilers ignite exactly the same at changeover/run the same/etc??

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Yes I have done it.

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I knew a chap in England who used to burn oily rags around the base of his gas bottles. I wouldn't try that.:eek:

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Never had any issues with cold using propane cylinders :thumbsup:

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Gas in cylinders is in liquid form. Butane will not evaporate below -1C. So if temperatures below zero expected, use propane.
Pete.

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Hi

So where does one buy propane? can I just walk in an "swap" a bottle of butane?

I use a special type of wire that heats up when a current passes through it. Don´t know what it´s called but it uses I think 15 watts per metre.

Davexf

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Yes

http://gasbutano.net/glp.htm

http://www.cepsa.com/cepsa/Que_ofrec.../Gas_envasado/

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It's all been said, stick to Propane and you'll have no problems in a typical Spanish winter.

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Hi

Found the name of the wire that heats up "Cable calefactor 30W silicona" - wonderfull stuff for heating gas bottles etc, also for anti-mould in wardrobes

Davexf

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Ok since it's on topic, how do you actually use it ref keeping butano bottles warm? (and any other uses!)