Refilling a gas bottle.

[swbaggies]

Morning

Does anyone know where I can FILL up my existing empty bottle, similar to the one in the picture in the Saphun Sung area?

 

I know of places that swap the bottles, but they do not fill it up which is what I want to do.

 

TIA.

[worgeordie]

Is that your favourite bottle ....???? , why not just get it

exchanged for a new one ,easy. maybe a station selling

gas for tuk tuk's and cars might fill it up for you.

regards Worgeordie

[tgw]

OP, why don't you explain the reason you don't want to swap the gas cylinder ?

[lopburi3]

As said hard to make out why, unless your bottle is not legal and can not be exchanged.  You are aware with exchange you get a full bottle at a fixed price and most please will deliver and hook up? 

[swbaggies]

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

As said hard to make out why, unless your bottle is not legal and can not be exchanged.  You are aware with exchange you get a full bottle at a fixed price and most please will deliver and hook up? 

The landlord is insistent that it is filled up as it is his new bottle rather than swap it. 

[jvs]

6 minutes ago, swbaggies said:

The landlord is insistent that it is filled up as it is his new bottle rather than swap it. 

Your landlord is an idiot!Every time you swap a bottle you get another one,some are new and some are used.Does not make any difference,you will have a hard time finding a place that will refill

a bottle without exchanging it.If you do find a place they will have to send it away and you will not

have a gas bottle for a few days.Maybe the best idea is to get a tank of your own and let your landlord take his back so he can cuddle and sleep with it!

[jobsworth]

It is upsetting to have bought a brand new shiny gas bottle and then to have to replace it with a bashed up old bottle just to buy more butane gas.

 

[Moonlover]

13 minutes ago, jobsworth said:

It is upsetting to have bought a brand new shiny gas bottle and then to have to replace it with a bashed up old bottle just to buy more butane gas.

 

Just think of pleasure you'd get when exchanging the battered old for a nice shiny new one. Life's full of ups and downs. ????

 

3 hours ago, jvs said:

Does not make any difference, you will have a hard time finding a place that will refill

a bottle without exchanging it. If you do find a place they will have to send it away

There are plenty of refill stations around where you can get your 'personal' cylinder refilled while you wait. Even small towns like Sakon Nakhon have one. The central question is, 'does the O/P have access to transport to get his cylinder down to one?'

 

If he doesn't then the landlord's request is somewhat unreasonable. 

[Golden Triangle]

Well get the landlord to get it refilled, easy sorted, should not be your problem.

[runamok27]

Of course you can get that bottle filled. We do it all of the time in Udon Thani. The one we use is in the back of a gas station. They sell the gas for cars in front and they fill the gas bottles around the back. Just Google map it, should be able to find one.

[SAFETY FIRST]

Don't use the landlords bottle. 

 

Get your own bottle and use it. This will save you a lot of effort taking the landlord bottle to get refilled.

 

Many years ago I bought a new bottle.

It needed refilling, the Mrs got the gas guys, they brought a full bottle, it was out of date. 

So, my safe new empty bottle was replaced with a dangerous out of date full bottle. 

[CLW]

4 hours ago, swbaggies said:

The landlord is insistent that it is filled up as it is his new bottle rather than swap it. 

Well, then let the landlord do it. Not your problem...

And how will he or you know the bottle is rather new? Can be just re-painted....

[Expat68]

Why?

[mlkik]

I refill our gas bottle in Udon Thani at a LPG /Petrol station. Just put it in your car boot and pull up next to the gas pump and they will refill it in your boot.

It normally costs ฿400 for a full refill.

[AgMech Cowboy]

4 hours ago, swbaggies said:

The landlord is insistent that it is filled up as it is his new bottle rather than swap it. 

I suggest you ask the landlord where to go.

[cracker1]

1 hour ago, jobsworth said:

It is upsetting to have bought a brand new shiny gas bottle and then to have to replace it with a bashed up old bottle just to buy more butane gas.

 

I agree with you. I bought a new one with a 1 2-year life, on Koh Samui then found there was no refill facility on the island.

[Cake Monster]

All of these gas Bottles can be filled with Gas only rather than exchange Bottle.

I can sort of understand the Landlords attitude, because he has actually bought the Bottle, and therefore owns it, as is the Thai way with these Gas Bottles..

We have a Bottle of the size you have ( 5KG ), and get it filled regularly in Pattaya , opposite the Bangkok Hospital on Suk for 110 Baht.

There will be a Service for this somewhere in your area, just ask the Landlord, as all the Restaurants and Hotels Etc will be using this fill up only service.

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 hours ago, swbaggies said:

The landlord is insistent that it is filled up

Is your landlord a foreigner? 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, swbaggies said:

The landlord is insistent that it is filled up as it is his new bottle rather than swap it. 

Maybe ask the landlord where to do it?

[Surasak]

1 hour ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

I suggest you ask the landlord where to go.

I would suggest you tell him where to go!

[LukKrueng]

3 hours ago, jobsworth said:

It is upsetting to have bought a brand new shiny gas bottle and then to have to replace it with a bashed up old bottle just to buy more butane gas.

 

Actually you don't buy it, only pay a deposit that you can get back (minus service fee if you got it from a shop). Once your cylinder nears it's end of life date you can replace it at the filing stations - mind you, it might not be a shiny new one, but a recently serviced/inspected cylinder, at no extra cost

[LittleBear57]

Used to fill ours up at a LPG station perhaps a little cheaper but then I remembered the reason you should exchange it. They have to be pressure tested every few years so you should look for the stamp, not always easy to find or read, mine was out of date. The gas shops will send it away because even here in Thailand this is taken seriously. If you fill it up and it's way out of date you may have trouble brewing, it's done for good reason. So yes as other people have said your landlord is an idiot.

[EVENKEEL]

I bought my bottle new and I feel the same about swapping out with used bottles. I prefer to refill my good bottle. I found a place by driving around.

[big dendrobenaes]

9 hours ago, tgw said:

OP, why don't you explain the reason you don't want to swap the gas cylinder ?

he likes the colour and has got attached to it......

[Tropposurfer]

Why don't you just go and get a returnable and when you vacate the premises for finer fields refill this idiot landlords then.

[Moonlover]

2 hours ago, LittleBear57 said:

Used to fill ours up at a LPG station perhaps a little cheaper but then I remembered the reason you should exchange it. They have to be pressure tested every few years so you should look for the stamp, not always easy to find or read, mine was out of date. The gas shops will send it away because even here in Thailand this is taken seriously. If you fill it up and it's way out of date you may have trouble brewing, it's done for good reason. So yes as other people have said your landlord is an idiot.

That is a stunning piece of information. And crazily enough, it's something I should be well aware of having been a SCUBA diver for donkey's years! And I've never given it a thought.

 

I do wonder how many people are actually aware of it. Do you suppose that the filling stations check the dates before they actually refill them?

[JAS21]

We have two gas bottles. As soon as one is empty, order another, that way never run out of gas.

[EVENKEEL]

Wondering how many check for gas leaks when a bottle gets changed. Considering how close to the flame many tanks are here, that is a real concern. I know I do, and I keep the same tank and refill myself for reason of safety.

[Moonlover]

1 minute ago, EVENKEEL said:

Wondering how many check for gas leaks when a bottle gets changed. Considering how close to the flame many tanks are here, that is a real concern. I know I do, and I keep the same tank and refill myself for reason of safety.

I'm very insistent on having the cylinders outside the house and in the shade. If there is a flare up on the hob, you can get to them and cut off the supply.

[willr]

Fill at any gas filling station for cars and trucks. About 350 baht.