I thought this was a decent price for a refill vs swapping at Bunnings for 30 bucks. Combine with giftcard to make it even cheaper.
I used to just swap at bunnings for convenience but their price has become ridiculous now.
9kg Gas Refill $19.95 (Limit 1 Each Day, Free Membership Required) @ Barbeques Galore
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At BBQs Galore? I use the refill service at Anaconda, they've always had gas (useful to call ahead though). Not as cheap as this, but better value than a Bunnings swap.
My BBQ's galore and two bcfs have been out of gas for months
try calling a couple. mine (SOR) said they had stock. might have stocked up for this promotion
Swap is good if ya bottle is near expiring or expired
Nowhere does swaps for my little picnic one. And I ahate lugging the 9kg one around
How much is Bunnings swap?
Just under $30
Dude WA is the oil and gas capital
$60 for tank then they refill for $19 or can you take empty bunnings bottles?
Swap and go includes a convenience cost.
I swap and go when inevitably I’m out of gas just before guests are do to arrive for a BBQ, otherwise refill at local camping store.Advantage of swap n go as opposed to refilling, is you don't need to maintain and inspect your gas bottles yourself, as they do that for you
Probably best to swap once in a while just to mitigate the risk of something going wrong with the gas bottle.
@keejoonc: You can still swap and go expired bottles, just refill your own until its 10 years old and then swap it at bunnings for a newer one
@Brick50: Yeah i know you can swap expired bottles. I meant it's probably best to swap in between several refills just from safety perspective.
@keejoonc: What are you doing to these bottles to make them unsafe before the expiry date? they probably would easily last 20 years if it wasn't outside the whole time
we keep two swap and go bottles here now. One being used and the other as the spare, so when we do run out, you just swap over to the full bottle and keep going, then when convenient, go and swap the empty
Same, I got lucky to inherit a spare bottle from a friend who was leaving the country and we've been using two bottles ever since. Always keeping the spare one full in the garage.
@FuRyZ: I pick up old Swap'n'Go bottles at junk week and swap them out for new(er) ones. It basically means the new bottle costs whatever the difference is between a refill and a swap. You're crazy if you spend money on a new "starter" bottle. All my family and friends now have spare bottles.
Same here i keep a spare. Run out of has a few times half way through cooking on bbq in the past. Never again.
@wisdomtooth: Had a similar thing years ago pre swap n go. Moderately useful but next to useless when the gas was low. Might work well on small cylinders? You can feel temp differences, you can also weigh your bottle. My BBQ has a weight spring indicator on the side bottle mount setup but after a while is gets weathered and 'sticky" so only marginally helpful.
Digital luggage scale like this works. https://www.kmart.com.au/product/digital-travel-scales-43111…
@wisdomtooth: Yes, or guesstimate. Some approx figs around the web on what empty 9kg bottles weigh empty.
One time I got a swap and go bottle at Bunnings, the gas ran out unusually quickly. Not sure if it was filled up correctly.
I guess one advantage of getting a refiill is that you can see them fill it right to the top.
You can take swap and go bottles and refill rather than swapping them. Refill is obviously cheaper.
Did not know this…
I do this at BCF. $25 for a 9kg.
Will be going to BBQ galore if this special is still running next time.Just need to remember when it's close to expiry to fork out the extra for a Swap and Go.
Thanks keejoonc. Very good price. Didn't now until now that BG had a local store so double bonus.
I didnt know i had a store that close as i never shopped at BG before and that they do refills either as I never really looked into refilling. Swapping at bunnings was cheap enough before the price skyrocketed in the last couple of years.
Last time I got a "refill" it regretted it, took something like 20-30 minutes waiting for an operator and then waiting for filling then paying, etc.
"Just ain't worth it" ™
It was the first time I refilled today and it didnt take any longer than a swap at bunnings. I paid online so didnt need to pay at the store. Whenever im at bunnings, i have to wait forever for them to send someone to the gas bottle area so no different to waiting for a refill tbh. Obviously depends how quick your local bunnings is.
Hmm, gotta find myself a quicker local filler-uper-er…
Wait forever? They are at the front door where the greeter is.
Any time I've had a bottle filled it's been quick and easy. Last time I filled a new 4kg bottle at Snowys I paid at the counter while someone filled it up, took less than 5 minutes all up.
Mine took 45 mins and the bloke was moody I took in 2 bottles…..mate why offer the service?
Bunnings seems to employ the angriest people possible for tasks that require them to do work - getting timber cut is the same.
Bad timing mate
Would Bunnings price match this?
Unlikely since they do swap and go not refills.
@ oatmeal
Would Bunnings price match this?No they don't fill bottles
( only swap n go )
I had a good experience refilling at BBQs galore. They picked the bottle up and said it was half empty and only charged me for 4kg
I get the feeling the whingers here are taking bottles to a peak time Bunnings full of people and expecting quick service, never had an issue with my local BG/Mitre 10/Heatworks.
Bunnings is swap n go, often located near the timber. No excuse for lack of service. If you've been waiting a while it's simple enough to ask for assistance at a service desk ime.
Wow you saved $3
Dollar is a dollar I guess
I thought bcf was cheaper, hmmm.
My BBQ has been plumbed in for a while so I didn't notice. When did Bunnings gas swap get so expensive?
$24 at bunnings if you know the trick
Not all Bunnings charge the same for gas swap
Care to elaborate?
I posted it before but Ozbargain took it off and wouldn't let me share… I'll PM ya
@Poor Ass: Can you PM me too? I swap and go every few months, and it's getting rude how much they're charging.
@Poor Ass: @Poor Ass
Also interested. I go through a bottle every few months with a pizza oven needing to be heated. (that thing chews the gas)
Ummm, trick? I'm using these as backups as we aren't on town gas and use 45kg's for showers and cooking :)
if ya on 45kg maybe cheaper
yeah kinda a trick
There's another trick, which is not the one Poor Ass, is talking about - but you need to live in rural area that doesn't have S+G gas bottles, but does have a servo that has LPG for vehicles that is also used to refill people's LPG bottles.
As in, it needs to still be like most servo's were before S+G.
The trick is that the delivery of gas to those servos isn't the same as the "city mix", which is a mix of propane and butane. The ratios change all the time according to the gas delivery driver who told me this. The main determinant as to composition on any given day is "what does the depot want to get rid of when I'm there to fill up the tanker". So long as they meet minimum standards [I don't know what they are] then any mix is OK. Cars adjust to any of the mixes, so long as it's within the fairly-broad "spec".
In rural areas though, people also still fill BBQ bottles at the servo, and BBQs require propane to get the right heat. They could sent two tankers out, but it would be pointless as the servo only has the single storage tank for LPG. So they send a single tank with car LPG that's the correct spec for BBQs, etc. It costs them money, but less than sending out truckloads of S+G bottles and all that, I guess.
Anyway, the actual hack is get onto ebay and buy a decanting adaptor. Get someone with a LPG car [or be creative with your own and add an LPG tank and filler neck] to fill up on the rural LPG [propane] and then decant from that to your bottle/s.
I think an 8.5kg bottle takes about 16 litres of LPG. I just checked on fuelspy and it looks like the present $ for LPG is about $1/litre. So you'd be looking at about $16 to fill a completely empty 8.5kg bottle.
Note I'm not suggesting this is a good idea, or worth the effort. For me, it isn't. But it's interesting, either way :-)
@kale chips suck: I have an adapter to connect the LPG bowser directly to my POL connection on my 9kg bottles, I haven't used it for a long time but the key was not to fill it beyond 80% capacity to keep it on the safe side of things. I've never had any issues with the way it has heated the BBQ no matter where I've filled it.
As above this is just what I've done before and not a recommendation.
I've also heard that Supagas LPG bowsers are 100% propane.@ConsumerAffairs: Interesting - did you ever have issues with overzealous attendants getting stroppy?
@kale chips suck: I only ever hooked it up when I was filling up the cars LPG tank which was located very near where the bottle was so I never encountered a problem with them
Are you able to pm me also please? Go thru 1 every 2 months
Done
Anyone able to PM Poor Ass' trick? please and ty
you can PM me yourself?
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Same price at BCF (was for me 2 -3 weeks ago).
I keep seeing old gas bottles on gumtree/marketplace for CHEAP. They're clearly out of date, but the highlight they can be swapped for new & full at bunnings etc.
Is there a catch…? Am I missing something?
New? At my local Bunnings they're far from new. Only full when you pay the premium. Years ago I bought a new 9kg, filled and used a few times than thought I'd try swap and go. Ended up with a rusty, dirty old bottle approaching its use by. Now (well before their price rise) I select their best bottle from the cage before I exchange. Cage is usually unlocked.
did one recently and it was date 2019 is ok
Bunnings or gumtree PA? Usually 10 years limit undamaged, stamped on the handle as you know. My most recent Bunnings bottle is 2017
Yeah you can swap anything. It’s barely any trouble for the company running it to test and extend the expiry, spray paint it. That’s why half the bottles look like trash. In effect it’s free bottle for them.
Just find them on kerbside rubbish collections. I have scored 3 so far.
I use this indoor to cook Chinese food as it is electric stove in the rent house, very nice for the purpose. It is written outdoor only but I think if ventilation is good, it is OK. Reminds me old time when I was young in China…
Strange because your can get some great electric inductions that work really great on woks, shallow/deep fry etc.
Really? The bottom of the wok is round, not flat, how can you heat it well? Flame is needed.
they have flat woks too
@Poor Ass: Oh, OK, for Chinese, authentic wok has to be round bottom. This is indeed needed to cook some type of food for example fry poached egg, to have the round shape :)
@kobe8tang: yeah i know and the authentic ones you have to season it before using… metal colour turns black
is Toowoomba still the fattest city in Australia with 70% obese population?
I use a flat bottom wok
Probably illegal, definitely dangerous and needs very careful mgt, esp very good ventilation as you say kobe. Too many caravan deaths from leaking gas cylinders/systems, and they're supposed to be plumbed in and certified by a licensed gasfitter. But people fiddle and ignore standards, sh1t happens, followed by tragedy. GL
When everything is going to plan it’s perfectly safe. That’s why indoor forklifts are gas powered. When there’s a problem it’s real bad. That’s why the US is looking at banning gas stoves.
That's a different gas tho. Leaking LPG sits around.
True story. We were staying at a winery (in the caravan) and heard an almighty bang about 6am. Turned out the gas powered forklift had exploded inside the shed. Ruptured one of the red wine casks. Luckily nobody was hurt, but it was a horrific mess. Never did find out what caused it.
And yes, gas in a caravan can be dangerous. I try to use the bbq outside as much as possible. And regularly check things like the flame-out thingey on the stove is working. And everytime you change a bottle, test the joint with soapy water. It only takes a few seconds and may save your life.
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Good luck finding any gas available for refill in WA.