Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kevin James on February 01, 2010, 07:45:35 pm
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I've been told that you can refill Calor Bottles at petrol stations with £18 adaptor off eBay and it works out 1/2 price.
Anybody got more gen? Is it perfectly safe to do this?
( asked at garage who rang Calor & were told highly dangerous!)
I mean it's the same bottles, right?
Kevin.
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In America this is standard practice , I thought it was not allowed here.
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I've been told that you can refill Calor Bottles at petrol stations with £18 adaptor off eBay and it works out 1/2 price.
Anybody got more gen? Is it perfectly safe to do this?
( asked at garage who rang Calor & were told highly dangerous!)
I mean it's the same bottles, right?
Kevin.
I'm not an expert but those calor bottles are filled under pressure and I doubt that any filling station would let people loose on their forecourts to fill them. ;)
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There is also the problem of over filling it. The liquid needs room inside the bottle to expand.
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ive been getting away with it! the fitting i bought has recommended fill levels engraved on it, just make sure bottle is empty before filling
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No doubt illegal but possible to do.
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You are not allowed to fill them at petrol stations.
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Kevin, I met a couple of your friends the other day - husband and wife team - very pleasant. Also turned a job down in boa that had tricky parking and gave the custy their number. Should have given yours 'cos it was three storey. ::)
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Standard bottles should NEVER be re-filled at a petrol station.
Use a specialised system designed for the purpose to be safe. It costs a little to setup, but you're running costs halve with it.
http://www.gaslow.co.uk/
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You are not allowed to fill them at petrol stations.
followed up link posted:
it seems you can refill a bottle if fixed to vehicle, loose bottles a no no
mines in a trailer so just after clarification on that one.
Kevin.