Gasit verses Gaslow

[K R B]

Whatever is your choice go for external fill point. If you come to france they do not like you filling bottles direct

 

[two]

I have found Calor to be the most stocked cylinder in the UK, so if at any point we were sited we could still exchange cylinders and if you were abroad and had an issue with the fill system you could fit any locally available bottle in the space, all unlikely I guess, also it would be half the initial cost.

For me, the reason I got refillable was so that I could always set out on a big trip with a known amount of gas (full). It was also so that I wouldn't need to mess with other cylinders when abroad. It is only on the very long or cold trips that I need to re-fill and I've not had a problem doing so (although I believe that LPG can be difficult to find in some countries). The reduced cost of gas barely came into consideration; the cost of installation can buy a lot of extra gas, even at Calor's premium.

 

[Stoosal]

I looked at both and went for Gaslow on the basis that the parts supplied looked and felt better quality. Main factor was stainless hoses which stop the gassy smell in the locker and last longer.

 

[Spriddler]

Not sure I follow the rationale for retaining a Calor bottle?

Ian

There were already two Calor bottles installed when I bought the m/h so changed one to Gaslow (and installed the filler fittings etc.) with the option to swap the Calor for another Gaslow later if I found it necessary.
95% of my touring is normally abroad so the Calor is a fall-back cylinder in case I allowed the Gaslow to run out. So far I've not had to use the Calor as LPG pumps are easy to find abroad.
Two of my nearest garages have removed their LPG pumps and with the pandemic issues restricting my foreign touring I can obtain a Calor refill easily.
I chose Gaslow as their general fittings looked to be better quality and their hoses are braided not rubber. The higher cost vs Gasit was irrelevant for safety reasons and amortised over the expected life of my installation the cost difference was insignificant. Gaslow's service was superb.

 

[K R B]

We have the Gasit system (11kg cylinder plus external fill point & Bluetooth sensor), with a 6kg flogas cylinder as backup (which we’ve never yet needed). Can’t fault Gasit support, they were superb both when seeking advice before purchase & afterwards when we had a faulty BT sensor (after a year) which they replaced without a quibble. It’s also cheaper than the equivalent in Gaslow & we get 10% discount with Blue Light Card (emergency services & forces both serving & retired).

How long since you used your flogas bottle, as gas goes off after time

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[Minxy]

You can mix and match the systems if you wish to get what you want from each, eg Gasit cylinders and Gaslow pipes.

We had Gaslow originally (at the time that's all that we knew about and Gasit didn't exist) so had an 11kg cylinder with braided hoses and a large round external filler, when we changed to PVCs from MHs the filler was put in the locker however I eventually fitted an external small square filler from Gasit as it was much better and easier to find a place to put it, this set-up was then transferred to other PVCs and is now fitted to our Carthago.

 

[HectorsHoose]

How long since you used your flogas bottle, as gas goes off after time

Last November. It’s half full now as we realised at the end of our last trip that it was getting near to needing changed so swapped to it even though we still have plenty of other gas. Plan to finish it next week so we can go & exchange it (we have an Autogas main depot near us so no problem getting another).

 

[HectorsHoose]

Last November. It’s half full now as we realised at the end of our last trip that it was getting near to needing changed so swapped to it even though we still have plenty of other gas. Plan to finish it next week so we can go & exchange it (we have an Autogas main depot near us so no problem getting another).

Flogas…not Autogas

 

[the1andonly]

I have a total mix and match system. Gaslow bottle 11kg (cheaper from NI at the time) pipework and filler gas it. 2nd bottle calor propane and butane adaptor. Had 3 blue bottles to use up. A bbq point allow filling from a foreign bottle/adaptor.
Gaslow supposedly has a better level monitor than gasit, i didnt think much to it and have the mopeka ultrasonic system. No brand allegiance here.