Should caravanners and campers change from Calor propane to butane in summer? We have the answer.

One of the frequently asked questions at Calor Gas Dealers Towler & Staines, the LPG Specialists is "do I need to change from propane to butane Calor Gas cylinders when I go caravanning or camping in summer?" The hardy winter caravanners need to use propane because butane can cease working in freezing weather.

The answer is no, because propane offers you the same qualities of performance as butane and has greater flexibility in terms of available regulators. You can fit a regulator which passes a greater amount of gas if you have a lot of gas appliances in your caravan such as a water heater, heater and cooker.

For the technically minded, butane has a maximum flame temperature of 1996 degrees C and propane 1980 degrees C. The Calorific Value vaporised is 3200 BTu per cubic foot for butane and 2500 BTu per cubic foot for propane. Butane must be used indoors and propane for external use.

However, the gas performance difference is not really noticeable in use and so we advise you to stay with propane all year round.

Calor Patio Gas is also propane but with a clip on connector rather than the left hand threaded POL connector on propane cylinders.
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Calor 6kg propane cylinder

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