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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: suziq on June 12, 2011, 02:17:33 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I dare say this has been on the forum before but I will ask it again. We will be using a 4 kilo Swap & Go for our camp stove, what I am asking is can you swap the empty bottle at any outlet regardless of name or does it have to be a Swap & Go outlet.
Cheers Suziq
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I've seen swap and go bottles at other providers so I would assume you can.
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I swap them anywere most servos do,nt even look at them :cup:
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The only thing I have noticed is not all swap and go outlets have 4kg bottles, I went to one last year that did not keep 4kg bottles so they swapped mine to a 9kg.
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I have never had any issues with exchanging the bottle at a different outlet
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I love them. Had an old bottle, 9kg ( it was actually in pounds ) apparently the old man reckoned it was leaking. After an hour the only test date I thought i could find was maybe late 60's, couldn't be sure. Cleaned it up, got home from work around midnight, had a beer and headed to the servo. Old mate was near asleep at 1 am, didn't really want to be out in the frost, and swapped it without a worry. I'm sure it became an Oz pig or similar.
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The only thing I have noticed is not all swap and go outlets have 4kg bottles, I went to one last year that did not keep 4kg bottles so they swapped mine to a 9kg.
sweet. do you think I could swap a 1.25Kg bottle for a 4.5? :D
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I have been told that what evre the brand thats handed in they will become Swap&Go whan they return to service . A quick paint & good to go , as long as its in test . ;D
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well after years of putting it off, cause I had my own good bottle, I went for swap and go....
Very easy to do, walked into servo, chick handed me the key, said just leave the empty one there..
So I did.
got home connected it all up, and now theres gas pissing out everywhere.. No BBQ tonight now
**** knows what sort of Shit fight I'll have with Ramjeet at the servo trying to explain the issue
Glad I went Swap and go. Highly recommend it to every **** I hate.
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Find a gas tank at or almost in date . Chuck it in to Swap&go as an in test tank & be gone . Then its not your problem any more . :cheers:
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Find a gas tank at or almost in date . Chuck it in to Swap&go as an in test tank & be gone . Then its not your problem any more . :cheers:
then what do I do with the never used before cylinder I paid for? Pay again? Lyke ****. Bunnings or somewhere to buy back my own cylinder .. Jam swap and go as far up ya **** as it'll go.
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Must of swapped 20+ bottles over the years, never had a problem...
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Must of swapped 20+ bottles over the years, never had a problem...
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Picked one up from Bunnings one day and as I was going to the car, realised it felt a bit light.
Took it back and swapped it out with no issue.
Maybe take it back and ask? You never know, it might actually work... at least you'd know for sure, instead of just swearing your head off every time you look at it...
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Must of swapped 20+ bottles over the years, never had a problem...
Same. There must be millions of swap n go bottles in service at any given time and I've never heard of anyone getting a dud.
If you're particularly tight and not exceptionally scrupulous, you can go to the tip and grab an old junk cylinder and swap that. I know people who have done it. The cashier at the servo sure as hell doesn't want to inspect every tank that comes in for a swap.
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well after years of putting it off, cause I had my own good bottle, I went for swap and go....
Very easy to do, walked into servo, chick handed me the key, said just leave the empty one there..
So I did.
got home connected it all up, and now theres gas pissing out everywhere.. No BBQ tonight now
**** knows what sort of Shit fight I'll have with Ramjeet at the servo trying to explain the issue
Glad I went Swap and go. Highly recommend it to every **** I hate.
1st mistake, going to a service station, they charge like wounded bulls, the BGS is about the cheapest
2nd mistake did you undo all the fittings, clean and reconnect them ?
You do know that it's a left hand thread on those fittings >:D
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Try connecting the hose on the BBQ to the bottle, that should stop the gas pissing out.
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Try connecting the hose on the BBQ to the bottle, that should stop the gas pissing out.
That's just Silly ,,, Gaffa Tape & Fencing wire that's the Go :cup: :cheers:
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Must of swapped 20+ bottles over the years, never had a problem...
I'd be 100yrs old if I did that...... ;D
I wait till they are almost out of date, then swap for one that has at least 8yrs left......the ones I have now are good until 2021.......I reckon one more swap before I fall off the perch ???? ;D
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I've still got a gas bottle with a 1988 expire date.
Last time I had it filled, the guy said.... in date?
Me: Oh, its out by a little bit.
Him, we'll be right.
going in to pay, so how far out is it?
Told him 29 years.
Him.... fukk
29 years and still works fine..... it comes with the caravan sale too, so some lucky bugger will score it. ;D
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Mate next door delivers gas bottles, so havent paid for gas for years.
When I did the back extension I put the built in bbq on mains gas. Heaps better never running out.
Cheers Glen
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Ive got two 9kg bottles and two 4.5kg bottles ..... only ever bought one 9kg one , i just found ones at work (scrap metal yard) to use for swap n go ... saves paying the approx $50 bucks for a new bottle that needs to be filled
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wish I had everyone elses success.. I'm running at 100% failure.
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I always check the weight of bottles at Bunnings. Have been given light bottles that were empty and sealed straight from their racks. Also when I have a refill I check that the bleed valve has been closed properly. Have had a bottle filled and found when I went to use it the smell of gas and a 1/2 empty bottle.
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I'm led to believe that swap and go 9 kg. bottles aren't filled to capcity...... But.... my source could be wrong.....??????...... ??? ??? ???
Cheers Tracker.
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Hi,
At home, I get BBQ Galore to fill my 9kg and decant to an array of smaller cylinders.
Travelling, I decant from a 4.5kg to a 2kg spare, use the remainder till empty, swap to the 2kg till I can fill/swap the 4.5kg.
Rinse and repeat.
Cheers
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I'm led to believe that swap and go 9 kg. bottles aren't filled to capcity...... But.... my source could be wrong.....??????...... ??? ??? ???
Cheers Tracker.
I think you'll find they are filled by weight, not the bleed valve
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wish I had everyone elses success.. I'm running at 100% failure.
Try again you big woose, and it'll drop to 50%
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Unless it's out of date, why do some swap & go ?? Can refill a 4kg bottle for approx $12, but a swap & go is approx $18..
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wish I had everyone elses success.. I'm running at 100% failure.
By now, at your age, you should be use to it I would've thought.
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Bird, check you connection and make sure the rubber O ring or seal is intact
Never had a problem with Swap and Go. I find it easier to go to Bunnings than to find someone who will still refill, and be able to do it at a time that suits me.
I've got heaps of extra bottles. Hard rubbish supplied the out of date bottle and Bunnings did the swap
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Unless it's out of date, why do some swap & go ?? Can refill a 4kg bottle for approx $12, but a swap & go is approx $18..
It doesn't add up.. but Bunnings will sell you a new cylinder.. but they don't fill them - they do swap and go... LMAO N BBQ's galore were shut when I got there yesterday
By now, at your age, you should be use to it I would've thought.
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The thought process around the filling of gas bottles changed/tightened up some time ago and for good reason. The main reason being that there is no standard/regulation that says in Australia a gas bottle must be this diameter and height. I always had my 4kg bottles for my soft floor camper trailer refilled as I now do with my 9kg caravan bottles.
I do this because of the difference in sizes, once you have a bottle that fits your bottle holders correctly you want to hold onto it. If you swap it the next bottle may be a different size and it may not fit the holder.
This link explains it well http://www.elgas.com.au/blog/398-are-bbq-gas-bottles-9kg-or-85kg (http://www.elgas.com.au/blog/398-are-bbq-gas-bottles-9kg-or-85kg)
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I do this because of the difference in sizes, once you have a bottle that fits your bottle holders correctly you want to hold onto it. If you swap it the next bottle may be a different size and it may not fit the holder.
That's exactly why I refill mine, as well as for the cheaper price to do so !
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Usually better to get the fill at a Hardware store, or Gas Agent.
Servo's usually charge the same price for a fill as a change-over.
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Usually better to get the fill at a Hardware store, or Gas Agent.
Servo's usually charge the same price for a fill as a change-over.
Around our way, the servo ( not one of the big three ) charges $12.95 for a 4kg and BBQ's Galore charge as little as $10.
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Around our way, the servo ( not one of the big three ) charges $12.95 for a 4kg and BBQ's Galore charge as little as $10.
Your extremely lucky then.
It definitely pays to shop around.
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I went to Stratco to change over a gas bottle. $34.95, um no thanks. Bunnings do it for $23.95, can you match? OK no probs. They don't care about the date on the bottle either. Last week I was at Colli & Sons Hardware in Malaga, $22 swap and go for 8.5kg.
I used to be "bottle sensitive" and kept getting mine refilled. Then it became harder, less convenient and no difference in price. Now I just go for a bottle minimum 2 years in date. They all seem to fit my camper trailer bottleholder.