Patio heater - where to get the propane?

Yellow Pages or the online version thereof. Look for suppliers who stock it specifically. It is quite popular for mobile home heating and there are places specialising in supplying that market with large cylinders. There are Calor dealers and then those of 2-3 other big suppliers which are usually a bit cheaper.

Needless to say, the larger cylinders are cheaper per kg.

.andy

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Rob formulated the question :

You will find it the same of almost the same price everywhere, though some places will deliver it FOC. Try you local hardware dealer.

Much.

Mary

Be warned, if you don't have a cylinder already to swap, they'll skin you something rotten for your first cylinder. I frequently find them on the beach.

Tim

That hasn't been my experience.

Mary

Or try your local tip, or freeads.

cheers, Pete.

In message , Rob writes

Have you ever thought of looking in your local yellow pages under gas suppliers or whatever

However, AFAICS, they are a waste of money and I've already outlined my environmental concerns about them

Buy a bloody pullover

We use a variety of propane and butane bottles at work and get them from our local welding materials supplier.

Colin Bignell

I did that, but the damn thing only burnt for about 3 minutes, then it went cold again.

Any caravan accessories place, or canal boat centre/marina will also supply

But if you had been wearing it at the time you would have been warm for the rest of your life.

MBQ

I can only comment on Calor but when we bought a caravan some years ago and kitted it out with gas cylinders, we were charged a whopping deposit for the first cylinders. What's more, the value of your deposit depreciated over

Have they changed their policy?

Tim

No, Calor still have the same policy - your hire charge depreciates over a few years after you take the cylinders.

Jayne

... Knitted out of asbestos

Bless me granny she did things the old-fashioned way.

Oh and thanks to all who provided more circumspect advice

-Rob