[kevin James]

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.

[jasonl]

In America this is standard practice , I thought it was not allowed here.

[rg1]

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.

[rg1]

There is also the problem of over filling it. The liquid needs room inside the bottle to expand.

[jefftemperley]

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

[Mike_G]

No doubt illegal but possible to do.

[NWH]

You are not allowed to fill them at petrol stations.

[ftp]

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.  :

[Nathanael Jones]

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/

[kevin James]

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.