Exactly, places that sell the exchange bottles are just resellers, the checking etc is done at the gas depot, Elgas etc........the test stamp can be hard to spot on lots of bottles, being smaller than a 10 c coin with a couple of numbers bashed into metal...I don't mind the swaps none of my bottles are ever older than 2 yes which is a far cry from years back.
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Hi @Boots in Action,
if I remember correctly, initially,with the Swap-n-Go concept, there were a number of prices: presenting an undamaged cylinder still in date, presenting an undamaged cylinder but out of date, not presenting a cylinder.
But that has changed and there seem to be only two prices: presenting an undamaged cylinder or not.
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Mike
Depends, found Bunnings will swap out of date but independent swap an go resellers will check them. They possible have a different contract with the gas mob.
The Elgas website has some good info on gas bottles and certainly shoot down the myths.
The Elgas website has some good info on gas bottles and certainly shoot down the myths.
Where do you get your fills? Halton Rd Milk Bar in Dandenong Nth is around $15
Bunnings still have the duty of care. The bottles are located in their possession, and they take the cash, unlock the cage and select he bottle for you. For such a large company with massive OH&S considerations I find it surprising they accept the gas dude just pulling up out the front and chucking some gas bottles in their cage unchecked. No doubt they'll find out eventually, because with the quality of the repainted bottle getting progressively worse somethings bound to happen
Hi @Drover,
that is useful information. I would have assumed they were all the same. I will check the Wollies and Coles petrol outlets next time I go in.
Then again, it will now be another 7-8 years before either of my present cylinders are out of date!
cheers
Mike
Hi @Crusty181,
yep, that is where we go. Used to go to the United Servo near there but they put their prices up significantly last year.
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Mike
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Never found an out of date one yet and I doubt the Gas Supplier would make such a costly mistake. Have heard many with a mates, brothers, cousin who knew a friend, who's mothers uncle knew someone who got a bottle that was out of date.
Hi @Crusty181 , I agree with you on that. As long as it is NOT one of my bottles!!! I am like @mikerezny , I like to keep the bottle I know as I know how it is looked after. Just keep getting the same one that you know filled. When I get one from any other source, if it has a long validity, I keep getting that one filled until it needs to be checked and then I swap it for another with a recent date check. Saves buying a new one.
Thing is when on the road around the place, a refill can cost you heaps more than a swap and go, earlier this year I swapped 2 bottles, one still had about a quarter left but 2 bottles swapped for $40 was way better than one bottle refilled in a country town for $41. I was west of the divide free camping so using plenty of gas........the gas app is a good guide for finding places with friendly pricing.
Enough of this gas stuff anyway........
Heading to Fraser, Double Island Point well don't expect to run all the way up the beach from Noosa, the weather has chopped the beach away at Mudlo Rocks, the beach further up might be hairy as well, expect some floaties this weekend as the idiots attempt to swim their vehicles.
That's the beach drive from Double Island to Rainbow Beach.....sand us nice and hard though.
Heading to Fraser, Double Island Point well don't expect to run all the way up the beach from Noosa, the weather has chopped the beach away at Mudlo Rocks, the beach further up might be hairy as well, expect some floaties this weekend as the idiots attempt to swim their vehicles.
That's the beach drive from Double Island to Rainbow Beach.....sand us nice and hard though.
Good warning there @Drover about refilling gas bottles verses a swap n go type. That is how you lose the good bottle you have been husbanding for a while and take your chances on somebody else's reconditioned bottle. Good thing to consider for our future travel.
Safe travel and good fishing/rest in your travel along the beach. Does your tug float?? And what about "big Mal" too?? Cheers
Yes @DRW, but you were not out on the range!! Glad I only had the threat of only 250mm to worry about. Hopefully, you were not affected too much as I understand that you had record breaking rainfall for that period (highest since 1942??) and there is more to come too! That is a lot of rain in such a short period, no matter how you look at it!!!
cheers mate, peeing down now, oh well great result in the race, good to see the old company car win one 
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