Gas bottle in Spain

[Bolti]

The adaptors with the red top are being phased out, the new ones look like this

 

[Orion]

Just bought this from a ferreteria … it says para (for) butano on the box (I’ve got propane) but the fella said it’s good for propane too. Is he correct?



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That regulator is stamped at 30mb outlet pressure. The previous picture you posted of the propane regulator you usually attach to your U.K. bottles is 37mb. If your appliances are rated for use at 37mb you may find a reduction in performance that may be noticeable (or not!).

 

[Motohome]

That regulator is stamped at 30mb outlet pressure. The previous picture you posted of the propane regulator you usually attach to your U.K. bottles is 37mb. If your appliances are rated for use at 37mb you may find a reduction in performance that may be noticeable (or not!).

Okay thanks .. mind you, the image was just from google so I’ll have a look at the one on the van to see what that one says

 

[jumar]

Just bought this from a ferreteria … it says para (for) butano on the box (I’ve got propane) but the fella said it’s good for propane too. Is he correct?



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I use this type on my Gas BBQ and home water heater..my MH has Gaslow...

The standard pressure of Butane/Propane is 30mBar....the 28mBar and 37mBar was replaced with this standard in Europe possibly in 2002 ...if by chance it is different in the UK still. I am not aware of Gas regs there as I am a EU resident...

 

[Orion]

I use this type on my Gas BBQ and home water heater..my MH has Gaslow...

The standard pressure of Butane/Propane is 30mBar....the 28mBar and 37mBar was replaced with this standard in Europe possibly in 2002 ...if by chance it is different in the UK still. I am not aware of Gas regs there as I am a EU resident...

Domestic and standalone LPG leisure appliances on propane in the U.K. are 37mb, although I believe U.K. produced mohos should be to the 30mb standard now to match continental standards. If the OP has a U.K. 37mb propane bottle regulator as pictured, rather than a bulkhead mounted one, it could be that it’s an older installation, which is why I queried it.

Will it make much of a difference? Maybe only waiting longer for the kettle to boil for the morning cuppa!

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[jumar]

Domestic and standalone LPG leisure appliances on propane in the U.K. are 37mb, although I believe U.K. produced mohos should be to the 30mb standard now to match continental standards. If the OP has a U.K. 37mb propane bottle regulator as pictured, rather than a bulkhead mounted one, it could be that it’s an older installation, which is why I queried it.

Will it make much of a difference? Maybe only waiting longer for the kettle to boil for the morning cuppa!

Exactly how I understand it to be, here in the EU we have, as I said standardised our outlet pressure and appliances to an operating pressure of 30mBar...
The difference between 30/37/28 mBar is fairly insignificant
What the OP has asked for, regarding the type of Regulator is down to two types...Free or Regulated...as you said fairly old installation if he has 37mbar Propane regulator...but is this still the way propane is connected..?
All I needed to see was how his hose was connected to his UK Regulator...to determine what he could have off the shelf in España...
If my memory serves me well...I had a propane free connector in the UK and this fitted my pigtails and was regulated at the bulkhead..at 30mBar...previous Spanish van, I could connect a Calor propane which I had at a relatives house...if I needed to visit the UK for an extended stay...

 

[Motohome]

I use this type on my Gas BBQ and home water heater..my MH has Gaslow...

The standard pressure of Butane/Propane is 30mBar....the 28mBar and 37mBar was replaced with this standard in Europe possibly in 2002 ...if by chance it is different in the UK still. I am not aware of Gas regs there as I am a EU resident...

Just taken the original red regulator off which is 37mbar… I’ve attached the Spanish (30mbar) to the hose and attached it to the Repsol bottle but although it appears the fridge is working, I can only get the smallest of the 3 burners on the hob to light

 

[jumar]

Just taken the original red regulator off which is 37mbar… I’ve attached the Spanish (30mbar) to the hose and attached it to the Repsol bottle but although it appears the fridge is working, I can only get the smallest of the 3 burners on the hob to light

Is there some kind of safety feature built into the regulator that restricts flow in the event of a fractured pipe?
Did you by any chance put the regulator on the Repsol and operate the valve to test it?
Is the regulator fully fitted onto the cylinder valve top.

 

[Motohome]

Is there some kind of safety feature built into the regulator that restricts flow in the event of a fractured pipe?
Did you by any chance put the regulator on the Repsol and operate the valve to test it?
Is the regulator fully fitted onto the cylinder valve top.

Don’t know about safety features. Just tested the boiler and it tried to fire up but turns off. It was a tight fit but I’ve got the regulator on the bottle fully. I’ll check in the morning to see if gas flows freely from the regulator without the hose on. Fridge is still working and hob is working with one burner although there is gas coming from the other two they won’t ignite with the spark