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Is it worth bringing over from uk BBQ bottle gas, if so can I replace in Spain

Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 9:14pm
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It it worth bringing over my gas bbq and gas bottles !

When empty can I replace in Spain ?

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Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 10:10pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 10:10pm

Bring  gas  bottle   to Spain  might  be  considered  explosive  materials  at  Borders   control,  but  then  again  how do Campers van travel,   but  I  myself  would  not  risk  it, as  Connection   maybe completely  different 

Relyat

Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 10:47pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 10:47pm

What do you want it for? 

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Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 10:51pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 3, 2022 10:51pm

To my knowledge you can’t exchange it once empty, plus the connections are different.

we have a camper van and know quite well the challenges faced obtaining bottled gas across borders.


just take out a new gas contract when you arrive and use that going fwd,

.You can sell your UK empty online, many people buy them


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Darro

Posted: Mon Jul 4, 2022 12:52am

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Posted: Mon Jul 4, 2022 12:52am

You don't need a contract, there are plenty of places where you can pick up an empty bottle for around €10 and that you can instantly exchange for a full one at most any petrol station, current regulated price is I think around €16.

Although they shouldn't some will sell you a bottle outright if you say it's for a BBQ.

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Cordas

Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 2:26pm

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Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 2:26pm

Darro wrote on Mon Jul 4, 2022 12:52am:

You don't need a contract, there are plenty of places where you can pick up an empty bottle for around €10 and that you can instantly exchange for a full one at most any petrol station, current regulated price is I think around €16.

Although they shouldn't some will sell you a bottle outright if you say it's for a BBQ.
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BBQ want to bring mine over , didn’t know if it was worth it ?

Thank you so much 

tebo53

Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 2:54pm

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Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 2:54pm

Cordas wrote on Tue Jul 5, 2022 2:26pm:

BBQ want to bring mine over , didn’t know if it was worth it ?

Thank you so much 

Only you can decide on that question. 

If you can get a decent price for it I'd sell and buy a nice new one here 😉 

Steve 

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Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 5:04pm

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Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 5:04pm

Cordas wrote on Tue Jul 5, 2022 2:26pm:

BBQ want to bring mine over , didn’t know if it was worth it ?

Thank you so much 

More trouble than it's worth. 

Sell the bottle there and buy one here. 

A new adapter and tube is only a few euros,much easier. 

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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:50pm

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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:50pm

Relyat wrote on Tue Jul 5, 2022 5:04pm:

More trouble than it's worth. 

Sell the bottle there and buy one here. 

A new adapter and tube is only a few euros,much easier. 

No don’t even try ! You can get them over here for a few euros and safer!

Classic man

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:10am

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:10am

Just to confirm what the others have said, don't even bother, it's just not worth the hassle. The UK bottles are different, have different offtake fittings, work at different pressures and there is no chance of getting it filled.

If you do bring the BBQ, but don't bother, just buy yourself a nice shiny new one when you get here, you can easily by a new regulator and pipe here, they are quite inexpensive.

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