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Up to 10% Member Cashback! Click here for info on this excellent 2010 offer. Message of the moment: "Thanks ..., Great service I will keep you as one of my favourites". ED.
New Euro Adapter 01-4305 available now.
Exports: Gaslow is one of the few product lines we send to Europe. Pricing & Carriage: New: Reduced SS Hose prices as below! Also please note that the vast majority of systems orders will be carriage paid / free - that's a saving of £10 - £12 or even £19 over our competitors! ... "Cylinders arrived safe and sound. Thank you very much. We will certainly recommend you to others who may be interested in going down this road. You have kept us informed throughout which is very important to customers who order from things seen on the internet rather than visiting a shop in person" M.D. For a page restricted to refillables related products please click here ALL Gaslow Products are listed below by the 2008/09 catalogue page. Please read in conjunction with that version. Quick search? Use Ctrl+F and enter say '1665' or 'gaz'. For full catalogue PDF & also sub-sections links please PgDn or Click Here. Caravan Club endorses Gaslow but not portables - see PDF here. New: Click here for the new August 2009 edition of the catalogue with some additions and amendments. Calor user & not into refillables? Although this page has a lot info on Gaslow Refillable Bottles do please read on. There's plenty here for you lower down and in the product/shopping section. We offer the entire Gaslow range including hoses, adaptors, change-overs, gauges, wall mounted and on-bottle and five year warranted quality regulators - and we even have 50mbar systems for German 'vans plus marine products too. Can I use a refillable at home and refill it at my local garage? Err no - user-refilling of loose bottles is not permitted. It might be possible if you can find an LPG depot that will refill for you ...at a suitable price??
Stainless Steel Hoses - Anti-oiling! An extension of Gaslow's filler hose technology these are exceptional products - high pressure flexible hoses without rubber! There has been much discussion recently about oily plasticiser leaching out of hoses and clogging up gas regulators leading to costly repairs and unwanted time out of service. One recommendation has been to mount the regulators higher than the bottles but this is rarely practical in a motorhome. Get rid of the problem by fitting our revolutionary stainless hoses and also make doubly sure by fitting hoses long enough to loop below the regulator. No chance of oily residue problems with our very long-life, no rubber, hoses! In propane 'POL' easy fit and refillable '21.8 LH' types. Hose Fitting Information: 21.8LH / W20 is the new standard fit. 21.8LH is the thread used on Gaslow refillables and on most German bottles. It is also the same as the old Butane Screw thread as found on UK 4.5Kg bottles. W20 is the thread used on modern regulators and change-overs. So - high pressure hoses are usually 21.8LH at one end and W20 at the other. Some hoses are made with the UK Propane bullnose 'POL' instead of the 21.8LH but for many situations it is easiest just to add an adaptor to the end of the hose; e.g. to fit 21.8LH to UK 7Kg & 15Kg Butane bottles simply add a 21mm adaptor part no 01-1670, or to fit the same hose to UK Propane just substitute an 01-1674 adapter - all very versatile! The filler hoses are 3/4" UNF and do not require washers. By the way, the UK POL standard spanner fits the 21.8LH nut. German Triomatic? Often with three blue units one on the wall and one on each bottle. These German systems already have a 21.8LH thread so screw directly on to Gaslow refillables but you should replace the washer with an 01-8030 in the process. Truma Drivesafe / Secumotion? A variant on a number of European vehicles is the Truma Secumotion / Drivesafe system used to enable the use of gas appliances on the move. To maintain the integrity of that system you need to purchase Truma's own special high pressure hoses - type G.8 suits Gaslow refillables, part numbers 50410-06 0.45m or 50420-06 0.75m. From a warranty perspective on new vehicles it might be best to use their Duo-comfort change-over too. We can't yet supply any of these Truma items, all are compatible with Gaslow though.
Change-overs and Manual versus Auto? We are great fans of auto-change-over systems
here but are surprised at the number of orders we receive for wholly
manual systems or even systems with no change-over device at all. This
often seems to be a hang over from older habits and ideas about
exchanging empty bottles so we thought it would be a good idea to put
the case for change-overs and auto versions in particular.
We can't understand why you'd want anything else! See also Gaslow's 'Twin' brochure pages (new window) PS: Retro fit twin accessory gauges are available for heads attached to older refillables, Calor Propane, etc. Example Systems: Straightforward examples for you to consider - click here for pop-up page.
New: 5-Year Warranty 30mbar Regulators: Inspired by all the recent
problems with failing and blocked regulators Gaslow have introduced a
replacement 30mbar regulator with a 5 year warranty. Guaranteed against
failure even against oiling as long as used with Gaslow stainless
steel hoses. Special / optional / non-catalogue items: For example: In-cupboard filler head bracket 01-4160 best used with right-angle hose adaptor 01-4210. Short hose filling kits, 01-4106 & 01-4156, for use with the in-cupboard bracket. Accessory gauges for older bottles to fit the auto-change-over 01-1612, these are similar to those supplied with the Electra 2000 kit, but can be fitted to any auto head installation. Auto-head with 50mbar regulator 01-1755-50 for some older imported 'vans. Right angle adaptor for Jumbo, 01-1676, allows a Stainless Steel hose + Jumbo to be fitted to continuous collar bottles as found in Spain. Pre-2004 Systems: Autogas is Propane; actually it can be a mix but it is always mostly Propane. If you are already using Propane you can convert your existing regulator with a Propane Adapter and Gauge (01- 4330) For pre-2004 vans using Butane, you will need to change your regulator and fit one of the following: Propane Manual Changeover (01-1650-REFILL), Propane Auto Changeover (01-1655-REFILL) or Propane Electra 1000 (01-1840-REFILL). If you have a Propane changeover, simply change the high pressure hoses.
Bottle Weights & Sizes: Net weights vary on all gas bottles and so are individually marked on every one. As a guide the Gaslow refillables are about 6.9Kg and 11.5Kg. This is broadly similar to 'Calor' style bottles. Sizes are 492h x 246dia for the 6Kg and 580h x 304dia for the 11Kg size, 11.5L & 21L capacity at 80% fill. The new 2008-on bottles are slightly shorter ... 11Kgs now known to be about 540mm with the valve open. Delivery Times: Despatch is normally next day for delivery within two days thereafter but due to the great popularity of the system there are occasional component shortages. We will try to keep you informed of any delays but - for the time being response times are sometimes rather slower than on our other product lines. More information: Click here for a full Refillables Installation & Use PDF or if preferred we can point you towards an approved mobile fitter. If fitting a white filler head into bodywork Sikaflex is a truly excellent outdoor adhesive-sealant for this, it isn't needed if fitting on a bracket inside the gas cupboard. 2008-9 Catalogue Pages: Full Brochure - All 20 Pages : 01-02 How Can Gaslow Help : 03-05 Hoses & Adaptors : 06 What is a Gaslow (Gauges info) : 07-09 Single Bottle Systems : 10-13 Twin Bottle Systems : 14-17 Gaslow Refillables : 18-19 Marine : 20 Illustrations of awkward upgrades : |
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This list is based on the 2008-9 Gaslow Catalogue PDF - click here to view in a new Window.
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Can I get a cheap refill
and where?? Yes
- it is much cheaper than
buying in the usual exchangeable bottles, and there's no premium for
buying small amounts either - a big contrast to 'Calor'. In 2009 I paid
49p/litre for Autogas from a depot and well over 50p in garages but much
more for for bottled Calor gas - from 80p/L in 11-13Kg sizes up to over
£1.70/L in smaller bottles! With an Autogas system you can refill
or simply top-up cheaply at over 1200UK Garages -
see this website for garages in your area of the UK
New
Spec
Refillable Cylinders: Introduced in 2008 the new Gaslow refillable
cylinders come with a built-in float level gauge. This built-in float
operates in the lower half of the cylinder for better accuracy at lower
gas levels and enters the red with just 18% remaining - very handy
indeed and also less temperature sensitive than external gauges. The cylinders are
also lighter than previously and easier to fit in tight spaces or
sloping roof cupboards due to
removal of the large collar. Other Changes: Notably the 01-1645 to 1655 ranges no
longer come with high pressure hoses so you can specify the best ones
for your system. NB: The No1 has a single fill inlet, the No2 has a twin
'T' inlet so always start with a No1 and add a No2. 
A
popular refillables misconception cleared up: You have to save
up for a twin installation - wrong! As long as you have a gauge
you can manage perfectly well with just one bottle because there is no
exchange involved. You just top up your gas whenever you wish or when
the gauge says you are getting low. Mixed systems are perfectly possible
too.
The
case for twin refillables is mostly to carry more gas for longer
intervals between top-ups. Many small gas lockers designed for
2x6Kg will take the compact 11Kg Gaslow cylinder so you may get nearly
as much the one cylinder anyway! And if you decide later that you
need a second cylinder of either size the upgrade route is easy.
Connecting
to the refillable cylinder is easy too - the outlet valve you connect to
is the same screw type as used on the Calor 4.5Kg Butane cylinder (21.8
LH). NB this not the usual UK Propane fitting. The filling hoses have a
different thread and fit to separate dedicated inlets.
Safety: Newer
systems with the remote wall/bulkhead mounted regulators use high
pressure hoses to deliver LPG from the bottle to the regulator. And this
is high pressure at over 100psi and with the gas in liquid form.
If you use the old ideas about spannering hoses on and off to
make a bottle change you will release this high pressure liquid into the
air as gas at 250x the volume. Given that it becomes explosive from just
2% concentration and that releasing LPG into the atmosphere is not good
for the planet we strongly believe you should use a proper change-over
unit instead. When using exchange bottles rather than refillables it is
important to use as short a hose as possible to minimise the gas volume
and then a change-over will reduce the effect by half of course. New Management: We need to explain the new thinking about gas when using
refillables:- You can top up with Autogas whenever you like, there is no
need to wait for an empty bottle or maybe even to know about it, you simply do
it whenever is convenient, and when you do both refillable bottles are
topped up simultaneously; the only thing that counts here is how much
gas there is left in total, not which bottle it's in! Even with
mixed systems you will rarely use much of the Calor backup because
topping up is so easy. Also of course the bottles have built-in float
gauges so you will know when you need to do so. Auto/Manual?
Auto costs a little bit more so it's quite important to understand what
you get for your money. The Gaslow Auto Head as illustrated is excellent
value for money because it gives you manual and manual over-ride
operation as well as auto operation and it has bottle in use/empty
indicators as well - a fully comprehensive unit that you can use in
whatever mode you want whenever you want. Auto Benefits: The first
real advantage is one of convenience, an auto system means you'll never have
to go out in the dark or rain at some very inconvenient moment to change
bottles (there are good reasons why this is the most likely case!) and the cook won't have to panic when the gas goes out either.
The second is a very practical and most important issue - you'll never
come back from a day out walking or on the beach to find your fridge
defrosting because a bottle has run out! This becomes ever more
important as fridge sizes grow and freezers or decent freezer
compartments become more common. The Gaslow Head: To manage an auto system with
confidence you need an indicator to show the bottle in use and also a
gauge to show how much gas remains; Gaslow have thoughtfully provided
both, the auto-head has bottle in use/empty indicators and the new 2008
refillable cylinders all come with built-in float gauges, perfect!
Also you can reselect/reset the auto head to any bottle as prime at any
time it contains gas so you are still fully in control, even of mixed
systems. You can even use it as a purely manual change-over by simply turning a
bottle off at the valve. By the way, if you aren't a refillable user you can still fit gauges to 'Calor' bottles - the 01-1612 accessory gauges for the auto head on newer
systems and the 01-1610 for on-bottle fitting on earlier systems for
example. 
Post-2004 Systems: For new vans
(post-2004) fitted with a 30mbar caravan regulator and using 7Kg or 15Kg Butane cylinders,
simply remove the clip-on adapter. If using Propane, change the high
pressure hose(s) to an 01-6010/20 or the Stainless Steel equivalent: Imports with German
regulator connections will fit directly on to the refillable cylinder
(but new washer is required):