In the course of digitalisation, smart devices take on the tasks that people used to do. In many areas today, a well-organized logistics system is essential. This also applies to planning requirements for LPG systems and the LPG tank. Read more
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
The excess flow device is a safety device in LPG systems which protects against uncontrolled gas escape should there be a massive leak in a hose assembly. So far, so good. But how exactly does the safety device actually work and how does it detect when it needs to block the gas supply? 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
In Germany, it is usual for July and August to be the warmest months with an average temperature of approx. 18 degrees Celsius. If we take this value as a basis, the gas flows out of an LPG cylinder with a pressure of almost seven bar. The cylinder pressure is therefore 140 times higher than the pressure which should finally be applied to the consumer equipment (50 millibar). Read more
Three users have something in common: Each one requires a pressure regulator, also referred to as a pressure reducer, for an LPG cylinder with a filling weight of 11 kilograms. However: User A wants to operate a gas stove indoors, user B wants to operate an outdoor heater outdoors and user C wants to operate a gas heating on a boat. How do the three now find the right pressure regulator? Read more
To be as mobile and flexible as possible, you have purchased a barbecue or radiant heater which you can operate with a gas cartridge. After some time, however, you have noticed that the device is always at the same spot at 95 percent, and you’re annoyed that you are constantly having to replace the small cartridge. GOK offers a solution if you want to operate gas equipment with an LPG cylinder instead of the gas cartridge. 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
It is one of the worst scenarios you can imagine: The company hall or the private building is in flames and the operator cannot shut off the gas supply. The fire inevitably is about to reach the LPG system; the extent and damage would be devastating, if there was an explosion. A thermal cut-out device prevents the uncontrolled gas escape from the downstream fittings and protects people and the system from major damage.
