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Exports: This is one of the few items 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 an extra saving of £10 - £12 or even £19 over our competitors!

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This page lists a selection of Gaslow products focussing on their refillables system as shown in their 2008-9 catalogue.  Please read this in conjunction with that catalogue! 

If you want the full listing not a selection please click here. 

Calor user & not into refillables? - Please see Complete Gaslow Catalogue webpage.

For Caravan Club endorses Gaslow but not portables - see PDF here 

For full catalogue PDF & also sub-sections links please PgDn or Click Here

New: Click here for the new August 2009 full edition of the catalogue with some additions and amendments. 

Example Systems:  Straightforward examples for you to consider - click here for pop-up page.
Also found below:  * The most popular refillables products are individually highlighted in Blue *

Complete Refillable systems:  Twin from £320, Single from £171, the full works with auto change, European travel, fitting elbows, SS hoses, etc is a little under £500.  See also our ready made kits as below - at the top of the shopping section.

Basic kits are simple enough but overcoming strange installation positions and connecting to a wide assortment of different outputs can sometimes be rather more complicated. We've considered offering more kits but customers tell us that just adds to their confusion so - Why not just ask us for help putting your system together?  with pictures of what you have now would be a big help.

B. Gaslow Refillables Product Information:

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 www.drivelpg.co.uk/map/index.php. There are other useful guides too from Flogas, Calor, etc. Also you can buy an annual map, sometimes even from a local garage, or very useful downloads for your TomTom or Garmin or Navman. None seem to be really complete though, our local Flogas depot isn't on the web maps for example. Several European guides are available too, you could try this useful German website for searches abroad - again it isn't complete but does offer a great starting point, especially for LPG in Spain where it's harder to find www.gas-tankstellen.info/menu.php?language=en_US.  Another great resource for Spain is a privately created Google map that you can see on Google Maps here ... http://tinyurl.com/5fwfnh

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??  The rule for user-refilling is 'fixed bottle plus fixed filler head and/or filling system'. Easily achievable here!

Kits: Dual 11Kg Gaslow Bottle System, Twin Gaslow Refillable Kit. We've put together some handy kits suitable for use with the newer regulators and for easy use throughout most of Europe. There are other options including head mounting brackets and output hoses in stainless steel or rubber. Any combination of kit and options can be put together on request!  See below (top of the shopping section).

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.

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. 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.  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.

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.
Also found below:  * The most popular refillables products are individually highlighted in Blue *

New / special / optional / non-catalogue items:  For example: In-cupboard filler head bracket 01-4160 best used with a right-angle hose adaptor 01-4210. Short hose filling kits, 01-4106 & 01-4156, for use with the in-cupboard bracket. Accessory gauges for auto-change-over, 01-1612, these similar to those supplied with the Electra 2000 kit, but can be fitted to any installation of the auto head. Auto-head and 50mbar regulator, 01-9999/1755-50 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. Not all products are listed on this 'refillables selection' page - if needed click here for the full listing.

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) or you can upgrade to a new style but 37mbar remote regulator and change-over like the 01-1655. 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.

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 and connect the hose/s to the refillables. If using Propane, change the high pressure hose/s to 01-6010/20 or the Stainless Steel equivalent/s.  Imports with German regulator connections will fit directly on to the refillable cylinder - but a new washer 01-8030 is required.

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. We expect the 2008 bottles to be slightly shorter ... now known to be about 540mm with the valve open. Note that the 11Kg is quite a bit smaller and lighter than the usual Calor 13Kg propane bottle.

Delivery Times:  We are not yet able to offer an overnight service on Gaslow products (we'll do our best if you ask though).  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 slightly 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 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 : 

Complete Refillable systems:  Twin from £320, Single from £171.  Do ask for help designing yours!

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This list is based on the 2008-9 catalogue pages;  PP 5-13 are system upgrades and accessories including some for mixed systems while PP 16-17 lower down are the main refillables pages.

For info:  * The most popular refillables products are individually highlighted in Blue *

All these are normally stock items but their popularity and the number of optional components does mean that Gaslow run out of components occasionally - so do try to buy in good time for that trip!