Propane/LPG question.

[melosman]

Got a small propane space heater for the garage, I have been told by someone that you can also use LPG, does anyone know if this is definately true or not?

[Dslam]

Isn't LPG liquid propane gas?

[Olds]

As far as I'm aware LPG is just another name for Propane.  
Best bet would be to contact Calor

[kevsky]

lpg is liquefied petroleum gas or butane or propane
my understanding is that propane burns at a higher heat than butane but both do the same job
but buying lpg at a petrol station is co much cheaper than buying canisters of either you just need some form of container to store it and deliver it to the heating source

[melosman]

As it happens I bought a car to break and it had an LPG conversion on it. I still have the tank with filler and gauge so in theory a battery to the solonoid should let the gas out and according to the gauge and weight it's almost half full. Should wok then if I can get the regulator that came with the heater to connect to the tank.

[spanners]

As it happens I bought a car to break and it had an LPG conversion on it. I still have the tank with filler and gauge so in theory a battery to the solonoid should let the gas out and according to the gauge and weight it's almost half full. Should wok then if I can get the regulator that came with the heater to connect to the tank.

                                                        !!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!

[melosman]

Make your mind up, it will either work, or not.

[spanners]

Make your mind up, it will either work, or not.

you need to draw the gas of the top of an auto gas tank and not the liquid from the bottom of the tank 

the oulet fitting on an auto gas tank has a dip pipe that go,s down into the liquid
on a vehicle the liquid is drawn of and go,s down the feed/gas pipe to the vapourisor under the bonne/in engine bay its then vapourised and drawn or injected into the engine (well thats it in basics)
what you need in a propane gas heater is the gas  and NOT THE LIQUID.  (you can get a fitting to fit to an auto gas tank to draw of the gas from the top of the tank  but of course the tank needs to be empty and safe in order to fit the valve fitting

been there and done it when equiping council vehicles many years ago ..

[hunter]

There is a garage workshop near me that does vehicle gas conversions,
But they also refill gas bottles for caravan, camper owners,
And it's cheaper than gas suppliers.

[Olds]

Really don't think that it's worth the hassle or risking your safety for half a tank of Autogas.

[melosman]

I don't have an empty propane bottle so I'm trying to use what I have before shelling out for a bottle.

[dobber]

both propane or butane will do for the heater. butane bottles freeze easier than propane [[needs some heat to turn the liquid to a gas]]. the regulators are different tho... butane is used mostly for portable heaters and caravans etc, not sure why but i allways use propane as normally cheaper and readily available.