Anyone know Calor gas?

[swee'pea99]

Does anyone know how to disconnect big (6kg) Calor gas containers? Won't bore you with the backstory (sister in law, say no more) but we've been left holding the baby, and no idea where to start.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

[sleuthey]

Fully close the valve with your hand then use a spanner to undo the brass nut to remove the hose

Edit: make sure there are no ignition sources nearby

 

[classic33]

You turning it the right way. Probable left-handed thread.

 

[bruce1530]

^ what he says. Its probably a reverse thread.

 

[Dirk]

You turning it the right way. Probable left-handed thread.

Definitely a left hand thread.
Turn clockwise to undo.

 

[screenman]

They are a left handed thread.

 

[Slick]

Has it been disconnected yet?

 

[Cycleops]

Swee'pea swee'pea talk to us!

 

[DRM]

Turn the valve off, unscrew the left hand thread connector with, iirc 27mm spanner, usual rule of righty tighty, lefty loosey is reversed in this case, no naked flames or sparks whilst doing it.

 

[swee'pea99]

Swee'pea swee'pea talk to us!

Sorry, the wi-fi down here is flakey in the extreme. Many thanks all. The 'wrong thread' tip in particular - a lifesaver.

 

[Cycleops]

Down here theres a rather better arrangement requiring no tools. You just flip the red lever to green and lift it pushing in the end.

 

[midlife]

It's the thread connecting the pipe which is left handed

 

[DRM]

Same as a Butane bottle here, it looks like the one swee’pea99 had to sort was in a caravan as they have a hose attached which goes to a fixed pressure regulator on the bulkhead in the gas locker

 

[Pale Rider]

Orange cylinders are propane and blue ones are butane.

The blue ones have a traditional right hand thread which prevents the wrong gas being connected to the appliance.

I'm not sure of the difference, but one burns hotter than the other.

Orange cylinders at my static caravan.

The gas in them is also prone to freeze, irritating when you wake up on a frosty morning and can't get any hot water to have a wash.

 

[classic33]

Propane is better in colder conditions than Butane. I've a mix of both for camping stoves.