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[templecone]

Really interested in the butane/propane reply but still not clear whether it is safe to use the Cyprus gas/Cyprus controller on an appliance designed for Butane.

Reason for interest is that I am considering bringing a rather nice gas bbq to Cyprus as I haven't seen anything similar here.

[Reg]

Hi Templecone

The regulators here are the same pressure rating as used for butane in UK, burner performance is generally the same although you might get some white tipping on a gas cooker type burner.

A gas BBQ will tolerate the mixed gas without problems. You can now get some big gas BBQ's here wheels brackets knobs and whistles, but if you are shipping other houshold goods keep the one you have.

A replacement regulator will cost around £7cy for a decent one.

Because they dont clean out the cylinders regularly the odorant condenses out in the bottles over the course of time, expect to get poor flame performance and a smelly flame when the bottle still has some gas left.
LPG is odourless when manufactured and because the mercaptan odorant which is added is very smelly a small residue can lead you to suspect a gas leak. To be safe do not ignore a gas smell until you have proved that it is not a hose or joint leak.

Our drawer under our kitchen gas hob always smells of gas, this is not due to a leak, it is just the unburned "odorant" which sinks through the hob and collects in the pan drawer.

Bring some gas hose clips or jubilee clips with you, the local tradesmen have a tendency to push the pipe on to the regulator and ignore the clip. You can get the jubilees here but in the early days you will have to discover sources for bits and pieces.

Dont let my above comments put you off LPG, its got to be very tolerant of misuse otherwise the residents of Cyprus would be blowing themselves up daily.

Just make sure that any installation you use is safe, ie tighten hose clips, check hoses for wear or sun damage, dont store cylinders under stairs or in a fire exit, outside in a shaded place is best.

[templecone]

Thanks Reg. Brilliant. I have been trying to get this info on and off for a long time.

We have actually been out here over a year but moved into a property sufficiently furnished that we could leave most of our things in UK while we had the property on the market. I only mention that as we have noticed the smell from the gas bottles and the fact that different bottles seem to vary in how smelly they are. I noted your comments in the previous posting about them not being handled particularly well and imagine that contributes to this variation.

I have to agree with you about the way jobs are sometimes "completed". Apart from the tendency to use the "near enough is good enough" approach we have found that clearing up after the job is done is not usually included in the price. eg After having a refrigerator delivered and noting that the packaging was being carefully removed before the appliance was brought indoors we were amused to find the wrapping still in the road after the delivery lorry had disappeared.

Your comment about the effect on gas cooker type burners is useful as one of the goodies on our bbq is a side burner for a cooking pot. Knowing there may be a residue form will allay concerns in that direction.

We hope to have the bbq out here sometime soon so, if you hear a loud "bang" somewhere between Limassol and Larnaca in the next few months it may mean I couldn't get the Jubilee clips.

Again, thanks for the posting.

[templecone]

PS My wife lived in Majorca and Madrid for some years and could relate to the possibility of people blowing themselves up. It seems to be a Mediterranean tendency.