Calor gas cylinders

looksee

Not sure if this is the best place for this, but I might get some ideas here.

I use cylinder gas for my cooker, and have for the past 40 years. However I am finding it increasingly difficult to change the adaptor when the cylinder is empty. You have to push down with just thumbs on the collar that locks the adaptor in place, and I find this increasingly difficult to do with less strength in my hands and a bit of arthritis in my thumbs.

I contacted Calor and asked them if there was a 'collar with handles' that could be used to slip over the collar to press down on it, but the answer was that this would not be safe as people would use too much pressure and break the cylinder collar.

So, any suggestions on how this might be dealt with? (Apart from finding a young and healthy body to do it!)

CJhaughey

Could you change to propane?
You can get the same size bottle in propane as the yellow butane bottle.
They don't use the push fit collar, instead they have a screw in type.
You would only need to change the regulator, and this way would allow you to use a spanner to tighten the regulator.

Billy Bunting

You could switch to a propane bottle, they have a single nut/union to tighten.

lar203

i have a four empty big propane bottles if you want one , they go out side and you screw them on with a spanner i allso have the regulator free if you need them

doctorchopper

not 100% sure but i think you need to modify the cooker to burn propane. Have a read here
http://www.davesrepair.com/DIYhelp/RngNAT-LPconv.htm

I know its for butane but i think natural gas is very similar burn rates and pressure. Don't quote me on this but i don't think its as easy as cutting off the regulator and changing it. I think you should get advice from a rgi before you try anything.

Billy Bunting

doctorchopper wrote: »

not 100% sure but i think you need to modify the cooker to burn propane. Have a read here
http://www.davesrepair.com/DIYhelp/RngNAT-LPconv.htm

I know its for butane but i think natural gas is very similar burn rates and pressure. Don't quote me on this but i don't think its as easy as cutting off the regulator and changing it. I think you should get advice from a rgi before you try anything.

This is incorrect.

looksee

Thank you all, that is a good idea. I was coming round to the idea of getting a new cooker so that would work. I am aware of different requirements for different gas types, I don't know anything about propane but I will do a bit of research.

Thanks again.

aujopimur

Butane/propane have the same burn rates, the offer free bottles is a good idea, plus the gas supplier usually connects the cylinders for you when they deliver.

doctorchopper

Billy Bunting wrote: »

This is incorrect.

Sorry am thinking about natural gas to propane

CJhaughey

Propane is much better in subzero conditions as well , butane will freeze before propane.

eskimocat

OP If you could switch the regulator thingy to a different type, the screw on type, invest in or maybe receive the gift of an empty drum(there is good boards.ies on here!) of the largest domestic gas drum available. The drum is quite expensive when it needs replacing but comes with the added benefit of lasting so so so much longer. My hob is gas and the drum has lasted for the guts of a year. It could be longer but it runs out so rarely I tend to forget. It also ran the gas fire for a while earlier in the year when it was so cold.