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Basildog

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From those links there is only £30 difference in the price of the bottles, and a difference in products (eg gauge) and warranty. When i bought mine the gaslow was cheaper, i mixed and matched using some gasit products.
I started with the one bottle and a calour 6kg (installed by dealer) i have since changed 6kg to a 13kg calor. In these times continuity of supply more important than price.
The main difference between Gasit and Gaslow for me is the warranty , but another massive difference is Gasit supply thermoplastic pipe that the end user has to assemble .
We refuse to sell the cheaper thermoplastic hoses to the diy market that require user assembly just as Gaslow do .
 
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The main difference between Gasit and Gaslow for me is the warranty , but another massive difference is Gasit supply thermoplastic pipe that the end user has to assemble .
We refuse to sell the cheaper thermoplastic hoses to the diy market that require user assembly just as Gaslow do .
The gaslow gauge wasnt realy up to what i was hoping and now use mopeka sensors. The diy hoses didnt exist when i fitted mine, and with age i should be looking at replacement in next year. The thought of "gadget john" playing with gas fills me with dread.
 

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The gaslow gauge wasnt realy up to what i was hoping and now use mopeka sensors. The diy hoses didnt exist when i fitted mine, and with age i should be looking at replacement in next year. The thought of "gadget john" playing with gas fills me with dread.
I am guessing you have the earlier cylinders as the Gaslow gauges are now pretty good 👍
Some of the stuff we see in the workshop is really unbelievable to be honest.
Scary part is that it’s not always diy work ⚠️
 
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Hi all, I have a Gaslow system fitted & spoke to the chap at the NEC show about crash valve fitting so I could leave the gas on while driving.
It turns out that my bottles were made in 2004 & the test ran out in 2019 (15 yrs on older bottles)
This shocked me a bit as the van is 2015?? I have only had it less than a year so must have been out of test the last two times it has been sold by dealers!
Now I assume I will have to get both bottles changed for safety & insurance purposes.
With the older bottles they will swap like for like at £99 each or if I change for the newer bottles with crash sensors built in the allow 10% off for exchange. That is only about £20 each! Considering I can buy their bottles for more than £20 less each from several dealers this seems a rather disappointing offer?
Have you all checked your dates?

Cheers Chris
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Hi all, I have a Gaslow system fitted & spoke to the chap at the NEC show about crash valve fitting so I could leave the gas on while driving.
It turns out that my bottles were made in 2004 & the test ran out in 2019 (15 yrs on older bottles)
This shocked me a bit as the van is 2015?? I have only had it less than a year so must have been out of test the last two times it has been sold by dealers!
Now I assume I will have to get both bottles changed for safety & insurance purposes.
With the older bottles they will swap like for like at £99 each or if I change for the newer bottles with crash sensors built in the allow 10% off for exchange. That is only about £20 each! Considering I can buy their bottles for more than £20 less each from several dealers this seems a rather disappointing offer?
Have you all checked your dates?

Cheers Chris View attachment 731721
I know that the bottles have a warranty period, either 15 or 10 years, but when that is exceeded does it mean they need a test or is it just that the warranty has expired?

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Lenny HB

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I know that the bottle have a warranty period, either 15 or 10 years, but when that is exceeded does it mean they need a test or is it just that the warranty has expired?
Technically it is illegal to fill them after the 10 years (15 years on some older bottles).
They need testing & new valves fitting.
Basildog will advise.
 
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Basildog

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We have always stated 10 years is time for recertification / new valves / or replacement.
Yes Calor and some of the other exchange cylinder companies work on 15 years as they can in theory inspect their cylinders at every time they are filled .
To be honest it’s amazing how many so called professional installers actually turned brand new cylinders / tanks into scrap the day they installed them , many cut the handles off or ground bits away ⚠️
Any modifications to a pressure vessel renders it scrap .
 
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