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We have a lot of steps up to our new house where the gas bottle is housed and it would be difficult for us to get a full bottle up to the kitchen area even in our trolley. Does anyone know of a delivery firm who we can ask to deliver a full bottle of gas to our kitchen rather than us struggling with a heavy full bottle ? Lynda

If other expedients fail, you could consider switching to newer-type gas bottles - eg "calypso" where the empty bottle weighs notably less than the traditional bottle, and the charge of gas is only 10kg rather than 13kg. If absolutely necessary, you could switch to eg "elfi" which is lighter again. Both have the advantage of a much easier and quicker changeover. The disadvantage is that you pay more per kg and change more often. I certainly find "calypso" worthwhile: I can just about carry one the (short) distance from my local supermarket, which I wouldn't contemplate with a traditional bottle.

We had this problem. My OH modified the pipes and now we have the bottles in the cave. Alternatively, try smiling at the neighbours!

Mary

Many thanks for all these ideas 1we are off this morning looking for the Calypso bottles -Lynda

lynda wrote:Many thanks for all these ideas 1we are off this morning looking for the Calypso bottles -Lynda

Perhaps a bit late, but if you do get one, don't forget to claim your free "détendeur": they don't connect to the old type. A few minutes with a spanner to change, and much less aggro thereafter.

Thanks -we just got one with the free new connection and it is much lighter -my husband can take it up the steps with our trolley -great

lynda wrote:Thanks -we just got one with the free new connection and it is much lighter -my husband can take it up the steps with our trolley -great

One last attempt to teach granny to suck eggs. I have two calypso fittings. The older one just snaps down onto the bottle. The newer one snapped down but delivered no gas. It turns out there is a button you have to press to reset a safety valve. It foxed me for quite a while before I was desperate enough to read the instructions (which, unusually enough, I had not thrown away).

Dont worry Martyn, its a man thing.