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17/4/2023 at 12:17pm
Location: London
Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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LOL! How long it'll last is another 'how long's a piece of string' question, it depends on appliances fitted and usage and only you know that! - and you're not telling us to guide us!
As a comparison, a full 10Kg Safefill will last 1.6 times longer than a full 6Kg Calor Propane. How long a 6Kg Calor lasts you, only you know!
You can do a rough calculation of your potential usage based on the gas consumption of each appliance, but that is likely to give you worst case scenario as it won't take into account periods where a thermostat has tripped out, or set to a low temperature and consumption reduced, you'll have to judge how long you use your cooker for and how many burners going, and of course ambient temps will influence usage! That'll allow you to work out how long each Kg of gas will last, and you can just scale that up and down to suit the actual cylinder capacity you have.
The gas consumption of each device should be stated in the user manual, and on the data label on the appliance (if you can gain access to read it! - often out of sight on an installed unit!)
Giving you stated figures for my 2016 caravan may give you a clue, it's got typical current appliances fitted:
Fridge: 11.25g/hour Average Gas Consumption = 270g/24hrs
Cooker: 2 hobs 107g/hr, 1 hob 71.5g/hr, grill 114g/hr, oven 107g/hr. MAX with all burners lit 507g/hr
Water/Blown Air Heating: 160-460g/hr.
1000g in a Kg if you need that info.
As to difficulty of getting Calor cylinders, I've given up on them BEFORE I desperately need a refill based on the general appalling reputation they have acquired over past few years! I've now got a Flogas cylinder (I went for the lightweight 5kg Gaslight, as I needed to get my noseweight down!), and they claim to have more outlets than Calor! Certainly see more and more outlets stocking Flowgas now than a year or so back, many seem to be changing over from Calor to Flogas, guess they must be just as fed up with the dreadful Calor supply shortages as the poor end user! Advantage of the Flogas Gaslight cylinders is that you may be able to carry two 5Kg cylinders as they are much lighter than the steel cylinders, and they are translucent so you can see contents!
I don't use anything like enough gas to justify purchasing a Safefill or equivalent, I'd NEVER recoup the cost on cheap refills, but what would concern me more if investing in one now is the rapidly declining numbers of refill points, most of the roadside fuel stations have already removed or are planing to remove LPG pumps! Other outlets may be less conveniently situated!
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