Gas cylinder for cottages - where to buy and how to store

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Outside the city, gas is the cheapest source of energy, with a number of advantages over electricity. With the help of gas it is easier and faster to warm up, cook food. And the most important advantage is that, unlike electricity, gas is not disconnected, of course, provided that the source of gas supply is your own gas cylinder installed in the country or in a private house.

Which gas cylinder to choose

compozit-ballon If you have a small garden house, then an acceptable solution is to purchase a gas cylinder with a burner attached to it. If the place at your dacha allows, then you can install a full-fledged gas stove, and already to them to select the appropriate gas cylinder. Naturally, a small portable ballonik in view of its small volume is hardly suitable in this case, so it is worthwhile to choose a cylinder of the appropriate volume.




You should buy such a cylinder in special companies that have the appropriate license for this type of activity, since they are the ones who are obliged to provide you with such cylinders, the safety of use of which is beyond doubt.

Typical volumes of such cylinders, usually made of steel, are 5, 12, 27 and 50 liters. At the same time, one can think about purchasing a composite cylinder, which is much lighter, more explosion-proof and has a great operational resource.

 An additional convenience of composite cylinders is their transparency, which allows you to constantly monitor the level of gas and timely to refuel the cylinder. The only, but very significant drawback of such cylinders is their price: they are three times more expensive than steel.

Required gas system for

If you decide to install gas appliances and gas cylinders at your dacha, the gas system to be installed must have

  • main gas appliances( cooker, heater, etc.)
  • specialgas hose with a diameter of 9 or 6 mm
  • reducer RDSG 1-1.2 if the cylinder with a valve or RDSG 2-1.2, if the cylinder with
  • valve itself gas cylinder
  • cabinet made of steel for storage of cylinders
  • special hose clamps.

types of gas cylinders

If the gas in the cylinder is over

In the case of a year in the cylinder, gas has ended, then the cylinder should be replaced with a spare one, if you have shown prudence and acquired it in time. Empty can also be filled in special companies specializing in refueling household gas cylinders. It is not recommended to resort to gas filling stations for this purpose, since they offer technical butane. At the same time, you can easily find companies that replace empty household gas cylinders with already filled ones even with delivery.

Where and how to store a gas cylinder at

Given that a gas, and therefore a gas container containing it, is a source of increased danger, all known safety measures must be observed when storing cylinders. The main of these measures is the installation and storage of a gas cylinder outside the house in a closed steel cabinet.

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