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i WOULDNT THINK SO THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE. is the connection tight on the gas bottle.

I asume the gas deffinetly has gone from the bottle, and you are not only asuming that it is empty, rather than a fault somewhere?

which gas do you use/

Hi KevT25, It is unlikely you would use a full bottle of gas in one day, but would very much depend on what other gas appliances you were using at same time and for how long, EG: water heater (on automatic),fridge if on gas, gas fire(low), hob/oven. Then you could possibly use one 6kg bottle of gas, you could also have a leak, you must get it checked. A full 6kg bottle of propane light (if that is what you have), will weight 10kg, it is also possible that the regulator may have a problem. Hope that helps

Butane gas functions okay till about + 3 degrees Celcius then it fails to flow that's why many caravanners use Propane as it functions effectively to around - 30 degrees Celcius. I use 2 x 6kg. Calor cylinders but I use the 'Calorlite' cylinders rather than the steel cylinders. They work out more expensive but I have them for 2 reasons and (1) They are half the weight in comparison so it hepls to reduce the caravan noseweight and (2) the 'Calorlite' has a built in gauge at the top with a red and green band so I can tell how much gas is remaining in the cylinder. When you purchase a refill you can also tell that the cylinder is full whereas you can't with the standard type cylinders. We had an old 1992 Coachman Caravan that operated on gas and electric for the hot water but only gas for the fire. We went out to a DA New year meet without EHU in 2009 and 2010 for 4 nights. The temperatures were struggling to get above freezing point and had to have the gas fire on very low constantly for 24 hours and the hot water was heated by gas about 3 times a day to stop the water in the hot water tank from freezing so the consumption of gas during these 4 days was quite high. However, a full Propane cylinder lasted us around the 4 days we were away so something indicates that your cylinder wasn't full to begin with. Which type of gas to use can be confusing for newbies so I hope this information helps. I have provided a link to one of the Camping & Caravanning Club data sheets which explains in detail about liquid gas which you should find helpful.

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/helpandadvice/gettingstarted/campingequipment/gas/