Quote by Gerrit
All this talk about Irish, Spanish and French gas is a bit confusing. Can someone perhaps point me to a discussion on the differences or explain it to me?
Our motorhome came with Calor 6kg Propane bottles from UK. Will I be able to fill these in Ireland, UK, Spain, France? These are countries we plan to visit.
Or should I get another type of bottle as well to ensure compatibility in these countries?
The bottles you have in that picture are NOT the refillable type, or to put it correctly they are the type that you exchange for a full replacement. If you are going to be touring extensively in Europe then a couple of refillable tanks and an external filler point may be the way to go as many petrol stations have LPG (GPL in France) on self service pumps.
The self refillable tanks differ from the exchange type as they have a safety 80% full valve and a separate refill port.....not to say that you cannot refill the ordinary ones but that’s a complete other ball game and you need to know how to do it properly, have the correct refill adapters and its a bone of contention among many motorhomes as it can be dangerous and difficult to do.
A cheaper option is to take one bottle with you, purchase a French one with a regulator and use it and keep your UK/ROI bottle as backup.... that way you can exchange a bottle anywhere in France.
We’ve never had any difficulty getting gas in France or Spain.
