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I know this is not strictly camping issue but....

We just bought a new gas BBQ for the backyard because our old one has rusted out.  The old one ran on the blue cylinder calor gas.  Now, I know we still have some gas left in that cylinder and I think the blue cylinders are butane gas, right?  Now the problem coming up is the new BBQ takes propane...if the blue cylinder is butane, will a propane BBQ still work using it?  And if not, is there any way to get a 'refund' somewhere for the old cylinder so I can put it towards a new propane one?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am supposed to be bbq-ing for family and friends this weekend to celebrate my hubby's 40th.

Thanks!

LeAnne

Well, the manual says, 'gas barbeque is supplied with a gas regulator for use with propane gas cylinders only'   then later says, 'gas barbeques use propane gas at a pressure of 37mbar...the regulator pressure has been set to this and sealed.'

I know the new regulator is for propane but I still have my old regulator for butane on the old bottle.  I am just wondering if it will hurt using the butane on the bbq or if it will 'bung it up'.  I don't know much about gas and from what I have seen, though I will comb through the manual more throughly, it doesn't say it can 'only use' propane anywhere..just that the regulator supplied is for propane.

Providing you use the correct regulator you will be okay, although using propane does burn hotter and at a higher pressure, also if you use butane you may get a more yellow tipped flame as the burner jets may well  be set for propane, this shouldn't cause too much of a problem and a lot of people use both.

Try it, you will probably fid that it is okay, and will save wasting the gas.

Andy

Thanks everybody..will give the bbq a test run tomorrow or Friday...finished putting it together this afternoon so it is ready to go save for attaching the gas.

Thanks again!