Gas bottle/cylinder for cooking in the kitchen - does anyone else use this?

AJ_London

Hi everyone

My parents live out in the country and my dad has asked me to sort out the installation/fitting of gas cylinders for cooking in the kitchen - does anyone else use these for cooking?

Does anyone have any pictures of their set up? As I was going to buy an Asgard storage unit and out 2x 19kg bottles in there. I know I need to get a gas safe installer, although it's proving tricky finding out that does LPG near us.

There doesn't seem to be too much on the net about this so I'd like to know what other people who have this setup have to say!

Thanks in advance

Oh, and how long does a bottle last?

Gloomendoom

Yes, there was a similar thread a few days ago.

We have a dual fuel range cooker and a 13 kg bottle will last us well over a year. We have had the stove over five years and have only just started the fourth bottle.

See the other thread here...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5078544

A._Badger

I use LPG for cooking and have a twin 47kg bottle arrangement with an automatic changeover valve. I would really recommend the latter - the thought of gas running out halfway through baking a cake is awful!

With just two of us, cooking a fair amount, a 47kg bottle lasts six months, almost exactly - and that's on an ordinary four burner gas stove.

Apart from cost (LPG is rip-off, especially in the South) it's pretty trouble free but qualified installers can be hard to find and the choice of lpg cookers is extremely limited.

Smiley_Dan

Wouldn't it just be for the hob, not the oven?

bryanb

Smiley_Dan wrote: »

Wouldn't it just be for the hob, not the oven?

Why........?

Smiley_Dan

Because there are advantages to using gas for a hob, but not so much for an oven.

AJ_London

Hi everyone - thanks.

Yeah, my plan is to use gas for hob only and electric for oven.

It is REALLY hard to find someone to do the job!

Been scouring the internet to find pictures of what I want, but it keeps coming up with gas bottle pictures from India which aren't much use!

Smiley_Dan

Have you and your parents considered an induction hob instead? A lot of people swear by them.

footyguy

AJ_London wrote: »

Hi everyone

My parents live out in the country and my dad has asked me to sort out the installation/fitting of gas cylinders for cooking in the kitchen - does anyone else use these for cooking?

Does anyone have any pictures of their set up? As I was going to buy an Asgard storage unit and out 2x 19kg bottles in there. I know I need to get a gas safe installer, although it's proving tricky finding out that does LPG near us.

There doesn't seem to be too much on the net about this so I'd like to know what other people who have this setup have to say!

Thanks in advance

Oh, and how long does a bottle last?

AJ_London wrote: »

Hi everyone - thanks.

Yeah, my plan is to use gas for hob only and electric for oven.

It is REALLY hard to find someone to do the job!

Been scouring the internet to find pictures of what I want, but it keeps coming up with gas bottle pictures from India which aren't much use!

Are there any mobile homes near where your father lives? If so, there should be no issue finding a gas safe installer who will do this work for you as almost every mobile home/stratic caravan has this type of installation.

Also seen this on houses too where there is no main gas supply available, but usually they run the central heating off it too.

Basically you have 2 (or more) bottles outside and so that as 1 runs out you can switch to the other whilst a replacement is delivered. Inside the house you know no difference to mains gas supply.
The gas delivery supplier takes total care of switching and installing replacement bottles for you.
All you do is switch the source bottle (via a simple lever/regulator) as one bottle becomes empty.

lovesgshp

I agree with footyguy. Get 2 x 47kg bottles and set them up outside, without a switchover valve. When you see the gas pressure is going down, then just open the other bottle up, after shutting the first one down.
We have a 6 burner gas hob and the system works perfectly.
I just go down to the gas supplier and get a new bottle as needed.

Gloomendoom

AJ_London wrote: »

Hi everyone - thanks.

Yeah, my plan is to use gas for hob only and electric for oven.

It is REALLY hard to find someone to do the job!

Been scouring the internet to find pictures of what I want, but it keeps coming up with gas bottle pictures from India which aren't much use!

Did you look at the thread I posted a link too? I posted a pic of the arrangement we have.

Based on our experience with a six burner hob, 47 kg bottles would be overkill unless you are running a cafe of something. I agree that an auto switchover valve is an unnecessary expense for just a hob.