Barbecue Gas bottles. Can I import them?

[Necron99]

I have some 9 and 18 kg bbq gas bottles I want to bring over from Oz. Am I going to be able to get them filled here or are the fittings not compatible?

[sabai sabai]

Why would you want to go through the expense of bringing gas bottles over from Oz ?

[Fondles]

As far as I know the fittings are the same as I have a Barbeques Galore BBQ and required no additional hardware to connect the bottles.
No idea why you would want to ship your bottle's though as they are dirt cheap here.

[Mid]

Thai's will fill anything ,

however as stated above why would you bother , just buy local .

[sabai sabai]

I was talking to a friend the other day and for him to have a gas bottle installed in his kitchen, the price was 8000 baht.

Is that a rip off ?

[Thetyim]

Doesn't matter if they are compatible or not.
They won't refill them.

I've got a "only used once" picnic bottle that I bought here in Thailand.
They won't refill it

[Thetyim]

Is that a rip off ?

What size is it?

The last bottle I bought was 15kg and cost about 900 baht

[Mid]

They won't refill them.

Interesting , we have had any and everything refilled for boats on Phuket .

Are you dealing directly with the refilling station ?

[dirtydog]

Is that a rip off ?

Yep, thats a rip off, even the big monster bottles are no where near that price first time.

[sabai sabai]

What size is it?

15kg's

The last bottle I bought was 15kg and cost about 900 baht

wow, I will tell him that

Yep, thats a rip off, even the big monster bottles are no where near that price first time.

He did send the guy packing. Maybe the Thai was quoting him for the burner too

[Necron99]

Why would you want to go through the expense of bringing gas bottles over from Oz ?

I'm shipping a container of household goods so it's throw them in or throw them away..

[Ratchaburi]

When I was in west Aust I had a fork lift that ran you had to get a refill from
Those theaving cuk westfarmers, so I put the gas bottle on the back of the truck & fill it at the garge it cost bugger all.


Anyway back to the thread I don't think that they refill you exchange them.
Each company has its own colours.

[Ratchaburi]

Why would you want to go through the expense of bringing gas bottles over from Oz ?

I'm shipping a container of household goods so it's throw them in or throw them away..

It OK you can alway sell them as scrap you should get 150-200 baht each

[DrAndy]

The last bottle I bought was 15kg and cost about 900 baht

was that with a returned container swap?

I don't know how much they charge for the bottle deposit

or how big a run he needed for the pipes

they charge B300 a metre for copper

[Thetyim]

was that with a returned container swap?

Nope that was for a new customer.
Bottle deposit was 900 baht plus whatever the gas costs (about 200 baht)

[Thetyim]

Are you dealing directly with the refilling station ?

No. I was dealing with the shop that sold me the bottle

[Fondles]

was that with a returned container swap?

Nope that was for a new customer.
Bottle deposit was 900 baht plus whatever the gas costs (about 200 baht)

Pretty sure that's about what mine cost.


Necron, does the NG in your thread title stand for No Good ?

[Necron99]

was that with a returned container swap?

Nope that was for a new customer.
Bottle deposit was 900 baht plus whatever the gas costs (about 200 baht)

Pretty sure that's about what mine cost.


Necron, does the NG in your thread title stand for No Good ?

lol, possibly. I guess I'll find out. I could give them to the neighbors I suppose but I don't particularly like them.

[Thetyim]

^
Take them back to the shop
You should get a percentage of your deposit back (well that's how it works in UK)

[sabai sabai]

I could give them to the neighbors I suppose but I don't particularly like them

[SEA Traveler]

Might want to check with the freight forwarder 99 to see if the shipping of a NG cylinder will require any HazMat certification.

I shipped a 40 ft container from the States. I had a new Bar BQ grill still in the box shipped but did not ship a NG cylinder. When I got to Thailand, I just paid a deposit for the NG cylinder with gas but the fittings on the Bar BQ had to be redone to fit the Gas cylinder.

[Fondles]

Might want to check with the freight forwarder 99 to see if the shipping of a NG cylinder will require any HazMat certification.

I shipped a 40 ft container from the States. I had a new Bar BQ grill still in the box shipped but did not ship a NG cylinder. When I got to Thailand, I just paid a deposit for the NG cylinder with gas but the fittings on the Bar BQ had to be redone to fit the Gas cylinder.

Yeah my first BBQ here was a seppo one, it too had to have the fittings changed, no issues with the Aussie one I have now.

[Mid]

what's the go with the number of spam bots this thread is attracting ?

[Necron99]

I was wondering that also.
Maybe they all got suspended from TV too.

[BugginOut]

You should consider having a yard sale before you come. Keep the essentials and memorabilia. Throw out the rest.