What is the best way to use one Gaslow and one Calor bottle

[Barriesimpson]

I am sorry to say that I have never understood the logic of having a calor bottle as back-up for the odd chance that your refillable bottle may run out. Surely if you are keeping it purely as back-up it would make more sense to have another refillable.
That way when you refill at an LPG pump you would automatically refill your spare bottle therefore ensuring it is always full and not a part filled calor bottle with an unknown amount of gas in.

This is why I have 2 refillable lpg bottles. Once one has run out I refill at the next opportunity and that way I will never be without gas.

 

[Barriesimpson]

No, they both will fill to 80%.

 

[Barriesimpson]

The rotating switch that you mentioned is only on the outlet side of a gaslow twin system and is nothing to do with re-filling them! As in #23 you should turn off both bottles at the bottle outlet valves and assuming that you have both filling points connected to the filling point they will fill simultaneously.

I don't have to turn off the valves. They both fill to 80% even when open.

 

[68c]

Many thanks for all the comments on this post. I seem to be in the 'carry a Calor as back up but never use it camp'. I think I will now only carry the back up Calor on long trips. So I no longer have to diet to keep the van under 3,500kg.

 

[LithiumConvert]

I think I will now only carry the back up Calor on long trips. So I no longer have to diet to keep the van under 3,500kg.

Carry a Safefill or Gasbank on those trips. They are lighter than Calor.

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[68c]

Good idea, of course the Calor bottle came with the second hand van so probably cannot get deposit back from Calor.

 

[PaulC70]

I agree with what you say and I originally had a twin gaslow system installed. But I took out my second refillable as in normal use a single 11kg cylinder is all I need and I was just lugging an extra full 11kg gaslow around. However the Scottish Islands are part of the UK and with the exception of Harris there are no LPG pumps at all. So for the odd times that I visit the Scottish Islands, taking a calor for gas redundancy is the best option for me.

Other than the Isle of Skye of course?

 

[TrudeandDall]

Other than the Isle of Skye of course?

True. But I refer in general to the islands that require a ferry crossing, so not easy to pop back to the mainland for a refill . And ever since the NC500, I have no longer the desire to cross the bridge onto Skye.....