Shell propane bottles

[Devil's advocate]

Are Shell propane gas bottles still used? if not how do I dispose of my 6 bottles.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Are Shell propane gas bottles still used? if not how do I dispose of my 6 bottles.

put a pick though them so they are no longer pressurised and weight them in, thats how i got rid of loads of weird old gas bottles that were no longer on the go

 

[Steevo]

Your local council tip will usually happily take gas bottles.

 

[Hesstondriver]

Facebook marketplace

 

[nick...]

Take them back to a supplier.
nick…

 

[MrNoo]

We had a load left in our yard after a Tennant moved out, scrapyard didn't want them unless they had a hole in them, so got the rifle out, .223 hole and then sold them for scrap.
There does seem a bit of a trend for people to make log burners/waste oil burners etc out of them so you may get more on ebay or such but would I suspect be the normal ball ache dealing with people.

 

[anzani]

If I remember correctly, they are returnable to FLO_GAS dealers, remember you do not OWN a gas bottle ,they remain property of the gas company, or their successors.
EDIT
Flogas will collect them from you for free: See list of brands they accept.

Flogas Cylinder Brands | Flogas

If you would like to know what cylinder brands are used by Flogas click here. Find out more information from our gas cylinder safety information page.

www.flogas.co.uk

 

[Devil's advocate]

If I remember correctly, they are returnable to FLO_GAS dealers, remember you do not OWN a gas bottle ,they remain property of the gas company, or their successors.
EDIT
Flogas will collect them from you for free: See list of brands they accept.

Flogas Cylinder Brands | Flogas

If you would like to know what cylinder brands are used by Flogas click here. Find out more information from our gas cylinder safety information page.

www.flogas.co.uk

Yes a bit of research they should take calor fitting, off to garage with them.

 

[Bongodog]

Your local council tip will usually happily take gas bottles.

Ours will only take calor bottles tried to get rid of a flo gas bottle, they sent me away

 

[anzani]

Ours will only take calor bottles tried to get rid of a flo gas bottle, they sent me away

££!
Legally they should only accept Camping Gaz, as they may be owned by the user (bought outright but exchangable- no refund )

 

[Blue.]

Someone on here advertised a collection of bottles on eBay,seem to remember calor of such turned up for them.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Garage accepted 6 out of seven.

 

[anzani]

Garage accepted 6 out of seven.

Reason for rejection of 1 ? Space ?

 

[Devil's advocate]

Reason for rejection of 1 ? Space ?

Yes six maximun. Its twin sister was accepted.

 

[anzani]

Yes six maximun. Its twin sister was accepted.

Expected as much. Licenced storage regs count empties as if full. Causes grief until dealer can issue new bottles to new customer, and then can take recycled extras as empty returns.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

If I remember correctly, they are returnable to FLO_GAS dealers, remember you do not OWN a gas bottle ,they remain property of the gas company, or their successors.
EDIT
Flogas will collect them from you for free: See list of brands they accept.

Flogas Cylinder Brands | Flogas

If you would like to know what cylinder brands are used by Flogas click here. Find out more information from our gas cylinder safety information page.

www.flogas.co.uk

I know I don't own the bottles (I have a dozen of various makes knocking about), but someone (previous owner of place and tenant) paid a deposit and yet they wont give me the deposit back when I tried to return them. If they won't give me a deposit, why should I deliver them back using my diesel? I would rather see them rust in the corner of the yard than give them back for nothing, I don't know if I am just being grumpy but that is how I feel.

 

[Devil's advocate]

I know I don't own the bottles (I have a dozen of various makes knocking about), but someone (previous owner of place and tenant) paid a deposit and yet they wont give me the deposit back when I tried to return them. If they won't give me a deposit, why should I deliver them back using my diesel? I would rather see them rust in the corner of the yard than give them back for nothing, I don't know if I am just being grumpy but that is how I feel.

Poor attitude.

They are sold & trust you to return. My Dad bought these in a hard winter to keep potatoes warm, then they got trapped at the back of a store shed & forgotten.

Same as blue pallets. If I get any, I admit I use them but always to a business, where chep collects twice a week.

 

[Kidds]

I know I don't own the bottles (I have a dozen of various makes knocking about), but someone (previous owner of place and tenant) paid a deposit and yet they wont give me the deposit back when I tried to return them. If they won't give me a deposit, why should I deliver them back using my diesel? I would rather see them rust in the corner of the yard than give them back for nothing, I don't know if I am just being grumpy but that is how I feel.

Advertise them on facebook or somewhere. People buy them ether so they don't have to pay a deposit or to make logburners/firepits whatever. Not exactly megabucks but better than nowt.
Immediately post covid lockdowns you couldn't get empties for love nor money. I sold my spare ones for more than I paid for the full one. I think those days are gone but there's still a demand.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

We sell FloGas at our rural supply store.

We were told before we took on the gas business “There’s nothing easy with bottled gas”, and that is a certain fact.

it seems that last September all the gas companies changed their policy and ruled that the charge paid upon buying your first bottle of gas was just that - a charge and NOT a returnable deposit.

If we get a customer bringing a cylinder to us with a deposit (as it used to be) receipt, we will honour that and reclaim it from the previous store owners.

But any new customers are not happy with the new arrangement and occasionally refuse to buy the gas and cylinder, driving off empty handed. It’s surprising how many come back though and resign themselves to the situation!

We get a bit of a mouthful of some people who think we can swap Calor for Flogas too.

Like we were told, there’s nothing easy!!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Seems crazy to me
Those bottles must have a value a lot higher than the deposit ,i think all mine stand me £27 each , there is no legal obligation to return them ,thats why you see them every where you go littering the countryside , if the deposite was returned like it used to be they would all end back with their suppllier , the only reason i was told for mot returning the deposit was it would ecourage some to go around nicking them