How Does Gas Bottle System Work in Queensland?

Partake0486 on 11/05/2020 - 10:45
Last edited 11/05/2020 - 11:27 by 1 other user

I'm moving into a new place in a week and it has gas for at least the stove and having never lived in a place with gas before, I have no idea what I'm doing. It has gas cylinders rather than being on the mains supply, and from looking at the Energy Made Easy site, there's only a small number of gas suppliers in QLD.

I'm assuming rather than limiting myself to one of those for electricity and gas, I should be finding the cheapest electricity and gas suppliers separately? Once it's activated, is it monitored automatically for replacement cylinders? Is that something I have to do and organise myself? Do I pay for cylinder replacements? How long could I expect a cylinder to last for two people?

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  • scrambledeggs on 11/05/2020 - 10:54

    Same way it works everywhere else!

    • EightImmortals on 11/05/2020 - 10:57
      +5

      You get someone to pull your finger?

  • scrambledeggs on 11/05/2020 - 10:56
    +5

    But seriously, no, if you're not plugged into mains gas there is no "gas supplier" per se, you buy bottles from a supplier e.g. Elgas and they deliver them and connect them in to your home's pipes.

    They are not monitored remotely. Most people get 2 bottles delivered and there is a quick switch to change from 1 to the other. When one runs out, you swap over and get the empty bottle changed. It is also very easy to check the level with some warm water.

    If it is only your stove top and not the hot water that uses gas, a big bottle should last more than 12 months.

  • Caped Baldy on 11/05/2020 - 10:59
    -1

    Is it like a BBQ gas cylinder?

    The gas bottles should have an expiry date on them and you'll probably have to sort out the replacement yourself.

    I'd bit the bullet and install an induction cooktop…

    • scrambledeggs on 11/05/2020 - 11:02
      -2

      Bottled LPG does not go off…

      • Adredocto on 11/05/2020 - 11:10
        +2

        unless you light it ;)

      • Poppin on 11/05/2020 - 11:11
        +1

        The bottle it self has a certified life and times it can be filled.

      • EFC94 on 11/05/2020 - 11:43

        The LPG does not go off, but after 10 years the bottle needs to be recertified. In most cases it is cheaper to buy a new bottle and throw away the old one.

  • Peter Enis on 11/05/2020 - 11:27
    +1

    Firstly are you buying or renting? If you are renting, if it was me I'd be asking the agent, "hey what's the deal with the gas?"… because it may be that the landlord is already paying the annual service charge for a particular supplier, and if you sign up with them you'll only be paying for the usage.

    • Partake0486 on 11/05/2020 - 11:59

      I'm renting. See i don't even know the pricing model. So you have to pay a service charge plus usage?

  • saimone on 11/05/2020 - 12:43

    I got a 90kg cyclinder, cooking only almost 3 yrs without refilling. El Gas used to come & refill it every 6 months but no longer. Just change over now, haven't done it yet.

  • Muffinman01 on 11/05/2020 - 14:57

    My old rental in QLD a few years ago had the dual gas bottle setup for hot water. Was simply a matter of ordering a new bottle when one ran out, but you have to monitor it yourself. We didn't realise this when we first moved in though and got caught showering cold for a couple of days! When a bottle runs out, there's a valve you use to switch to take the supply from the other bottle, you shouldn't have to get them both replaced at once.

    I used Elgas to order (they were the cheapest at the time), you'd place and pay for an order online, then they'd show up and replace the bottle within a couple of days. I think there was a service charge of roughly $80 per year and a bottle itself was around $130. With hot water being gas on the place we were in, I think we went through a bottle every ~3 months on average. This was over 3 years ago now, so pricing has probably changed somewhat.

    • ssquid on 12/05/2020 - 04:46

      If you want to be a tight ass you can get only one big bottle and keep a 9kg BBQ gas bottle around as a backup for when it runs out, saves paying the service charge on two bottles.

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