mel b 2,385 Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 Hiya guys . Does anyone have any real life experience of running a butane heater , on propane gas. I've been trawling the Web for weeks , and can't get a definite answer. Just lots and lots of opinions . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 21,817 Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 I changed my BBQ to propane its supposed to burn hotter Mel. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,385 Posted October 13 Author Report Share Posted October 13 5 minutes ago, Arry said: I changed my BBQ to propane its supposed to burn hotter Mel. Cheers Arry Cheers Arry. From what I can see , it should be fine ( and burn a little bit hotter) , but it would be inside a caravan, so I need to be sure before I do it. Some people say that the jets in the heater need to be changed , and other folks say that they should be fine. Other folks say that the pressure would be too high from propane , but others say that that's what the regulator takes care of. I've found a propane/butane heater , but it comes with a butane regulator, and I can't get an answer from the manufacturer, to tell me that it's safe to change the regulator . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,825 Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 will be fine and propane does not freeze as easily as butane if the bottle is outside and burns hotter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,385 Posted October 13 Author Report Share Posted October 13 42 minutes ago, greg64 said: will be fine and propane does not freeze as easily as butane if the bottle is outside and burns hotter . This was my thoughts on it to be honest . The boiling point of propane is lower , so I could run a heater off my large propane bottle that sits outside , and I wouldn't have the bother of different bottles, and it getting too cold to use the heater . I just don't want to get it wrong , and gas us , or , blow us up . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,519 Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 4 hours ago, mel b said: I've found a propane/butane heater , but it comes with a butane regulator, and I can't get an answer from the manufacturer, to tell me that it's safe to change the regulator . If it'll run on both obviously either regulator can be used , best bit of advice i can offer is get the advice of a gas safe registered engineer and get them to do the change so you know it's 100% right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,385 Posted October 13 Author Report Share Posted October 13 6 minutes ago, Chid said: If it'll run on both obviously either regulator can be used , best bit of advice i can offer is get the advice of a gas safe registered engineer and get them to do the change so you know it's 100% right I've asked two caravan gas guys , one said yes it's fine , and one said no its not , but neither one could really give me an answer why. I think I've just stumbled across the right answer , by asking Google a slightly different question . It seems that decent heaters(ones with oxygen depletion cut out)are all made to a standard for using lpg , and either propane or butane will be fine . Just keep propane bottles outside , don't sleep with the heater on , and use two reliable carbon monoxide alarms. I might still be fitting a diesel night heater instead , it's just the solar panels and battery bank that get a bit expensive for occasional use , but , I'll be getting my hands on a diesel heater later in the week, so I can do my own tests , to find out what's what . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 489 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 10 hours ago, Chid said: If it'll run on both obviously either regulator can be used , best bit of advice i can offer is get the advice of a gas safe registered engineer and get them to do the change so you know it's 100% right Or a gypsy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 2,843 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 what about a call to the caravan club ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,385 Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 3 hours ago, wildman said: Or a gypsy Where will I find a gypsy at this time of day . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,385 Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 1 hour ago, ditchman said: what about a call to the caravan club ? I did think about the caravan club , but then I realised that it was really just a swinging /wife swapping club , and you wouldn't swap my wife for a f***ing old pram . 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 2,843 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 1 hour ago, mel b said: I did think about the caravan club , but then I realised that it was really just a swinging /wife swapping club , and you wouldn't swap my wife for a f***ing old pram . my mate at work had a good weeze on the go....his mrs was a saddler and asked her to make some bottom slappers out of saddle leather.....she did reluctantly.....she made a dozen and within 2 days they were sold out......they made quite a bit of money out of it over the years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 2,843 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 2 hours ago, mel b said: Where will I find a gypsy at this time of day . on this forum silly .......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,825 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 (edited) 15 hours ago, mel b said: I've asked two caravan gas guys , one said yes it's fine , and one said no its not , but neither one could really give me an answer why. I think I've just stumbled across the right answer , by asking Google a slightly different question . It seems that decent heaters(ones with oxygen depletion cut out)are all made to a standard for using lpg , and either propane or butane will be fine . Just keep propane bottles outside , don't sleep with the heater on , and use two reliable carbon monoxide alarms. I might still be fitting a diesel night heater instead , it's just the solar panels and battery bank that get a bit expensive for occasional use , but , I'll be getting my hands on a diesel heater later in the week, so I can do my own tests , to find out what's what . i would also turn the gas off at the bottle at night in case you have a leak propane and butane are heavier than air and always falls to the lowest point that is why you have vents under all appliances in caravans called drop holes to let the gas escape in case of a leak and never block those vents off or any vents in a caravan Edited October 14 by greg64 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,439 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 21 hours ago, mel b said: Hiya guys . Does anyone have any real life experience of running a butane heater , on propane gas. I've been trawling the Web for weeks , and can't get a definite answer. Just lots and lots of opinions . A lot of camping gas is a mixture of butane and propane so can’t see it being a problem general rule of thumb is give it a go and if you have a nice blue flame all is good if it’ burns orange it’s not right 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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