Refilling 9kg gas bottle

I thought that the bottles had to be filled by weight?? and then you get charged the per kg rate??

Cheers Kev

Cheaper to swap, than refill in NSW. I relented after swapping my old crappy looking bottle that ive owned for yrs for a near new bottle anyway..lol.


Cheers Axle.

There's no guarantee that a swap'n'go will give you a full bottle either.

I have two 9 kg bottles and a 4.5 kg bottle, all with float gauges attached.

It gives me an easy visual indication as to how much gas is left.

Bill.

Bunnings 9kg changeover bottles state that you only get 8.5kg of gas! At least they warn you!

Cheaper to swap & go ???

On the central coast I get a 4kg filled for $12.95.....swap & go is $24.99

In the South west Sydney, you can still refill for around $18. At leppington BP i think, refill is $11.. thats very low.. Michael

Hi Roy,

We took a faulty one (swapped somewhere in SW WA for our new one) which was leaking around the screw thread connection to a swap and go place a few weeks ago and the young bloke tried to give us another similar ancient one which we declined. Not sure what it cost but it was around $32.

The one we dropped back must have been close to empty as we only found out where the gas smell was coming from after using it for around a week and running our 184 litre fridge on gas as well as other appliances and hot water but he put it back in with the 'full' ones even though he was told about it.

Think we have learned a lesson to be a bit wary about the condition of the one we are offered now, and also how heavy it is.

Cheers
Heather G

I was quoted about $33 at West Lakes Gas here in Newcastle a few days ago for a swap & go 9 Kg cylinder, so went around the corner to our local camping supply place who do refills for $22

We pay just over $100 for a 45KG cylinder for the home heating and cook top. Going to make up a adapter to fill my small bottles from that. So a 9kg will cost about $20 to refill.

Louie

I never use Swap and go as I don't think they fill them and I still think it is expensive.

I joined the BCF club (Boating camping & Fishing) and it cost me $19 to fill a 9kg bottle...and they are all over AUS.

Cheers

Smith Bros Hardware, Longreach (behind the main shop) refill 9kg for $24.90

Here in the Isa the local Mitre 2.5 25% of what you need, want $37.80 for a 9kg bottle refill.

The swap and go is almost $39. It is getting harder here in town to get refills, many places are getting rid of the big bottles and moving to the swap and go because it is more convenient for them, and they make almost the same $$.

I would never use swap and go as both of my bottles are brand new, and I'm not handing them over for some bleep ty 10yo bottle someone else swapped for a good one.


When I read what some of you pay for a 9Kg refill, I think I need to start filling bottles out here for a living, because if your merchants can fill them at those prices and profit from it, I could kill it out here by undercutting the locals by $5 a refill.

i just use gas guys .home delivered seven days aweek
never had any complaints.just a happy customer using a local service in perth.

Metro servos on the Central Coast NSW have 9kg refills for between $17.99 and $22. At Easter, the prices were up to $22 for the Sydney invasion but down again to $17.99 afterwards. Haven't noticed recently but I don't think they'd be more than $20. One at Gosford and one at Ourimbah. I'm sure there'd be others.