In many cases, urban dwellers are unfamiliar with bottled gas used both for heating and cooking. The townspeople are heated by means of a central heating system either by autonomous gas and electric boilers, food is cooked on natural gas or in multicookers powered by an electric grid, or on electric stoves. Not everyone has such benefits. Here, liquefied gas in cylinders comes to the rescue. About what is the difference between natural and liquefied gas, and the choice regarding refueling - further in the article.
What gas can be in gas cylinders for a stove
In this case we can talk exclusively about a mixture of propane and butane, do not fill anything else in cylinders and the choice can only be whether the regular or winter mixture will be refueling. The fact is that butane and propane have different freezing temperatures, and in cold conditions their consumption is uneven - propane evaporates, but butane remains in the cylinder, and in its pure form it is useless.
Natural gas
Natural gas in this context refers to methane (CH4) produced by Gazprom. Methane is odorless, toxic in large concentrations, and explosive at certain concentrations in the air. To detect leakage, ethyl mercaptan odorant is added to the composition supplied through the gas pipeline.
LPG
A mixture of butane and propane is in cylinders under high pressure, as a result of which it resides there in a liquid state of aggregation. The composition is heavier than air, tends to accumulate in lowlands, at a certain concentration it is explosive. It has a characteristic strong odor, so there is no need to add an odorant to the mixture. It is used at a significantly higher operating pressure than methane, and when switching from methane to propane-butane and vice versa, the nozzles in the burner are replaced.
Which gas bottle to choose
For areas with a warm climate, as well as if the bottle and hose are in a warm, heated room, the usual mixture of propane and butane is suitable. If the container is located outside or in an unheated room in the cold season, you should either switch to a winter mixture, or, if it is not available, take measures to warm the room where the bottle and hose are located.
Important!
The state of the gas in the cylinders is affected by the state of the environment.
Ideally, it is worth doing both the steps described above, since the winter mixture also has limitations on the temperature at which it can be used. Otherwise, as described above, the flow is irrational, and in addition, the gas hose may crack from frost.
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