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Bottled BBQ Gas: Gas bottles for barbecues with nearby gas bottle exchange at a hardware store or gas station near me

SWAP’n’GO BBQ Gas Bottles for Barbecues: Bottled BBQ Gas for BBQ Gas Bottle Swaps

BBQ Gas Bottles: 9kg Gas Bottle (8.5kg gas bottle) & 4 kg Gas Bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) Small Gas Bottle Swaps

As the name suggests, our SWAP’n’GO® BBQ gas bottles for barbecues is a bottled BBQ gas program that is all about small gas bottle swaps (gas bottle exchange) of your empty BBQ gas bottles for a full bottled BBQ gas bottle, at a hardware store or gas station near you and off you go!

No waiting around for someone to do a manual BBQ gas refill of your BBQ gas bottles, at the local gas station, with gas bottle exchange near you.

You can do a bottled BBQ gas bottle exchange with your empty 8.5kg gas bottle or 4kg gas bottle for a full BBQ gas bottle at over 6,000 local SWAP’n’GO locations with bottled BBQ gas across Australia.

You can even do bottled BBQ gas bottle swaps (BBQ gas bottle exchange) nearby with an older POL BBQ gas bottle for newer LCC27 BBQ gas bottles at the same SWAP’n’GO prices​.

We stock bottled BBQ gas in both the LCC27 gas bottle and the POL BBQ gas bottle types with BBQ gas bottle exchange near you.

If you don’t have empty BBQ gas bottles for gas bottle swap, or would like extra BBQ gas bottles on standby at home, its no problem. You can buy a new gas bottle without a bottled BBQ gas bottle swap

You can get a small gas bottle with a full 9kg gas bottle (8.5kg gas bottle) with gas or 4kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) from any local SWAP’n’GO locations, including at a hardware store or gas station near you, to get you underway with a fresh full BBQ gas bottle, without any BBQ gas bottle swaps.

The 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) are the large gas bottles filled with 8.5kg of LPG. The 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) are the small gas bottles filled with 3.7kg of bottled BBQ gas.

Have questions about SWAP’n’GO gas bottle swaps? See our SWAP’n’GO Bottled BBQ Gas FAQs

 

Gas bottles for barbecues

9kg Gas Bottles (8.5kg gas bottle): BBQ Gas Bottles for Barbecues

The 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) are, by far, the most popular size small gas bottles for barbecues and bottled BBQ gas bottle exchange nearby.

It is the ubiquitous BBQ gas bottle seen in and around gas station BBQ gas bottle swap cages and hanging from backyard BBQs.

You can get the nearest BBQ gas bottle exchange with new 8.5kg gas bottle that come in a safety enhanced LCC27 gas bottle version whilst older bottled BBQ gas bottles have POL valves.

Dimensions of a 9kg gas bottle (8.5kg gas bottle) are approximately 315mm in diameter, 475mm in height and a nominal 17.64L capacity.

Empty 9kg gas bottles weighs approximately 7.8 to 10.4 kg.

When full, an 8.5kg gas bottle with gas weigh approximately 16.8 to 19.4 kg.

The bottled BBQ gas weight range is do the the manufacturing variances of the many gas bottle manufacturers of the BBQ gas bottles.

Small Gas Bottles: 3.7kg & 4kg Gas Bottles for Barbecues

The 4kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) are the perfect small gas bottles for bottled BBQ gas portability.

These are the smallest gas bottles for barbecues in the SWAP’n’GO gas bottle exchange program.

The 4kg gas bottle size is the small gas bottle favoured as a camping gas bottle for camping gas stove, camping gas cooktop and camping gas heater applications.

4kg gas bottle dimensions are approximately height of 345-450mm, a width of 240-265mm and a capacity of 7L.

All 4kg gas bottle size specifications are approximate.

4kg gas bottle weight when full is in a range from 8.5kg to 10.6 kg.

4kg gas bottle empty weight (tare weight) is in a range from of 4.5 to 6.6kg.

A 4kg gas bottle size contains 196MJ of energy.

 

Small gas bottle: 4kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle)

9kg Gas Bottles vs 8.5kg Gas Bottle and 4kg Gas Bottle vs 3.7kg Small Gas Bottle

The supply of a nominal 9kg BBQ gas bottles with an 8.5kg gas bottle with gas was a bottled BBQ gas safety initiative of the Australian LPG gas bottle industry.

The same is true of the small gas bottles, the 4kg gas bottle being a 3.7kg gas bottle with gas. But why?

Unfortunately, there are many gas bottles for barbecues that are labelled as 9kg gas bottles or 4kg gas bottle that are actually manufactured undersize, with less than the labelled bottled BBQ gas capacity.

This is a result of the manufacturing and design variances amongst the many manufacturers of BBQ gas bottles that are imported, into Australia, from many countries around the world.

Surprisingly, Australia has no mandatory standard sizing for BBQ gas bottles, so they are all approved for sale.

Filling undersized BBQ gas bottle with BBQ gas refill to a full 9kg or 4kg fill, thus leaving less than 20% room for expansion (see image) and would create an overfill, which would be a major BBQ gas bottle safety issue.

Cold burns, fires and even possible explosion could result.

The solution was to take into account the BBQ gas bottle size variations and standardise the BBQ gas refill amount on 8.5kg gas bottle and 3.7kg small gas bottle with gas for BBQ gas bottle swap.

This allows for the small gas bottle variances between BBQ gas bottles and prevents any unsafe overfilling.

To make sure that consumers are fully informed, the gas bottles for barbecues are labelled accordingly.

Gas Bottle Exchange Nearby of POL BBQ Gas Bottles for LCC27 Gas Bottle with Gas

With SWAP’n’GO bottled BBQ gas bottle swap, you can get small gas bottle exchange at a hardware store or gas station near you with an older POL BBQ gas bottle for a newer LCC27 BBQ gas bottle with gas, at the same SWAP’n’GO prices

So, no LCC27 adaptor needed and the associated safety hazards are avoided.

So, if you purchase a new BBQ with an LCC27 gas bottle connector but have an old POL BBQ gas bottle, you just need to go to SWAP’n’GO for a bottled BBQ gas bottle swap.

You will find both kinds of BBQ gas bottles for barbecues in the SWAP’n’GO BBQ gas bottle swap cages during the transition period, which will stretch over a number of years.

Remember, LCC27 gas bottle connectors are backwards compatible with POL regulators.

Note that the LCC27 valve is only for the small gas bottles for barbecues, the 9kg gas bottle (8.5kg gas bottle) and 4kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle), not 45kg gas bottles and larger.

 

Bottled BBQ gas from a SWAP'n'GO nearby

Why Choose SWAP’n’GO Gas Bottles for Barbecues? Bottled BBQ Gas Bottle Swaps at the Ready

  • Do bottled gas bottle exchange and you get your choice of either 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) or the 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) small gas bottles for barbecues.
  • SWAP’n’GO BBQ gas bottles stocks both POL and LCC27 gas bottles for bottled gas bottle exchange near you.
  • You can buy a BBQ gas bottle with gas even if you don’t have a bottled gas bottle swap.
  • You can do bottled gas bottle exchange of an older POL gas bottle for a newer LCC27 gas bottle with gas, at the same SWAP’n’GO prices.
  • Do bottled BBQ gas bottle swaps of your empty BBQ gas bottle without worrying about:
    a) When your BBQ gas bottle was last checked to and if it is still in date.
    b) Whether your BBQ gas bottle has been filled correctly.
  • We pride ourselves on our bottled BBQ gas bottle swap quality
  • All BBQ gas bottles are new or checked & refurbished by fully trained technicians
  • Every SWAP’n’GO BBQ gas bottle with gas is precision filled and leak tested.
  • The yellow SWAP’n’GO seal on the neck or tamper proof plug indicates that the BBQ gas bottle has been quality checked and filled to safe industry standards and ready for your bottle BBQ gas bottle exchange.
  • No waiting around a gas station for a BBQ gas refill, just do a bottled BBQ gas bottle swap.
  • You get a fresh BBQ gas bottle with gas every time you do a bottled BBQ gas bottle exchange nearby.
  • You own the BBQ gas bottle you receive when you do bottled BBQ gas bottle swaps.
  • You won’t have to travel far to find SWAP’n’GO gas bottles for barbecues, with BBQ gas bottle exchange at a hardware store or gas station near you including thousands of outlets, city and country.

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SWAP’n’GO Dealers of Gas Bottles for Barbecues

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SWAP‘n’GO Bottled BBQ Gas How-to Videos

SWAP‘n’GO BBQ gas bottle swap has been providing gas bottles for barbecues and outdoor heaters for decades.

From connection valves to safe handling and storage, our bottled BBQ gas videos are here to help you get the most out of your SWAP‘n’GO 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) or 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) small gas bottle and to keep you safe.

How to Choose the Right BBQ Gas Bottles for Your Appliance

How to Choose Full BBQ Gas Bottles When You Do a BBQ Gas Bottle Swap

BBQ Gas Bottle Connection, Disconnection and Storage

Soapy Water Leak Test for BBQ Regulators & BBQ Gas Bottles

SWAP'n'GO Gas Near Me™

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SWAP’n’GO Gas Near Me™ offers 9kg gas bottles and 4 kg BBQ gas bottle swaps at a hardware store or gas station near you across metro and regional Australia.

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