L.P Gas

Thanks Mate,
Appreciate it.

Cheers Corey

Sorry mate I got your name wrong hope I didn't offend.

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japmel

Hi have a read of this if you like

Richard

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I always thought it was Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

At any rate the LPG we use in the BBQ is mostly the same we use in cars and the same as "Propane and Propane products" as Hank Hill used to say. Yes its a North American term.

The truck used to pull up and fill the LPG Tank (for cars) and then fill the BBQ gas bottle for refills of BBQ gas cylinders, then it went and filled the 45kg bottles for home heating use.

Rest easy young skywalker.

A friend of mine who managed a servo told me that the LPG we use for bbqs is not exactly the same as LPG for cars. He said that in the cities it was different as you couldn't use the automotive gas in a bbq for health reasons but it was a bit cheaper. However in the country areas they used the bbq gas for both as the cost saving was not worth paying for two delivery trucks.

I also read that just very recently.....vehicle gas is different form BBQ gas.

car gas has an additive of some sort added whci should not be used to fire up a BBQ

Yes I know its supposed to be different, thing is, as Utemad says above some areas its the same. I cant remember which is supposed to have the higher energy output, you would think the vehicle application, hence country BBQ's would be a high powered affair.

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Q. Is there a difference between LPG used in a car and LPG used in a barbecue cylinder?

YES. There are two different grades or blends of LPG and they are not interchangeable. One is for automotive use only and will be a mixture of mainly Propane and Butane. The other is Propane, which can only be used for decanting into small cylinders for caravans, barbecues and camping

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stuff it ....cut n paste and go there!!!
www.alpga.asn.au/infonet/faq.asp

Here's a link to Richards URL mentioned above

We've had our Chestcold 3 way FF for near on 20 years and its been a beauty - only blew a 240 V element once. All 3 modes now fine - did block a jet once but blew it clear ok (thankfully) - as others may have said, cleanliness means a lot with the gas lines - I've only ever had the one regulator, but some do play up I've heard - they don't cost a bundle, so if yours is anything but perfect, it might be $ well spent.... can you swap one from someone else's equipment as a trial ? Ours is Taiwanese (of course) - Grand Hall brand (what else), marked as...Model 7060R - LPG Q2.5 kg / HRP250-1750 R2.75 KPA
BOL !

L.P.G = Liquefied Petroleum Gas which covers all sorts of gases
Autogas is usually a 50/50 mix of propane and butane.
This will not work properly in stoves,lights etc because of the jets used in these things.
Straight propane will work in a car and has an octane rating of about 97-98. Also known as LD5 ,AAA or 98.3.
Around capital cities and larger regional towns most of the Autogas is the 50/50 blend, but as mentioned before in the country it is mostly LD5.
Butane burns with a slightly yellow flame, propane with a blue flame.
Butane has a higher calorific value than propane but doesn't work as well in cars. Some gas you get has a higher butane content than the 50% as the companies have what they call summer/winter blends.
Safer all round to stick with big pump for the vehicle and the little one for the stove etc

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