It’s a curious thing: You go to the LPG retailer or the DIY shop and want to replace your empty gas cylinder with a full one. But you get one back which is only 80 percent full. If you’re a bit of a conspiracy theorist, we’ll tell you now: There are very practical and important reasons why a butane and propane gas cylinder is never filled to 100 percent – for your own safety. Read more
This is the typical application case: You would like to operate a gas stove with a 5 or 11-kilogram gas cylinder in the kitchen of your flat or house. Again and again, the question arises as to which pressure regulator you need to use so that you can also use gas equipment in enclosed rooms. Read more
The mere size of the tank is an important factor in the withdrawal output or the withdrawal volume of LPG tanks. The larger the tank, the more kilograms per hour you can withdraw. But the seasons and the installation location of the tank are at least just as crucial. Read more
The construction of LPG systems can be relatively simple, for example for small cylinder systems; however, it can also be very complex and multi-layered as for heating systems for large-scale building complexes. As LPG is also used in many different fields of application, there is a large number of connection and adapter options available. Read more
Summer: A restaurant is holding a large barbecue party. In the middle of the preparations, the gas stove and gas oven refuse to work. Winter: Low temperatures outside, cosy heat indoors. But then: The temperature inside falls because the gas heater has a fault. In both cases, the LPG tank may be empty. So, what can you do? Read more
Thankfully you rarely or never see it, because it’s among the most severe mistakes that you can make when handling a propane-butane mixture: tipping the LPG cylinder over, placing it lying down or turning it upside down, and trying to operate an appliance in this position. Read more
The heating value indicates the maximum usable heat volume that is produced during combustion of fuels such as fuel oil or LPG. The heat of the condensing water vapour cannot be used. Read more
If the OPSO (SAV) of the pressure regulator has responded, you must discharge at least as much LPG from the line so that the pressure in the line is under the response pressure of the OPSO. Read more
In a nutshell, a pressure gauge measures the physical pressure of a medium. In the case of LPG systems, you can therefore only draw conclusions about the fill level of the cylinder from the pressure gauge display in one single situation. Read more
An OPSO or SAV is a safety device for LPG pressure regulators. It prevents impermissible high overpresssure. Read more
