mapp gas cans

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Anybody know what to do with the empties?!

[Caroline]

take them to the tip

[*rowanberry*]

Dont just throw them away, its dangerous and at the tip dispose of them in the right place.

You need proper gas disposal - and some tips do it, some dont so dont be surprised if you cant find anywhere to get rid of them. I had an awful time trying to get rid of mine as my local tip wouldnt take them. We tried b&q where we bought them and they wouldnt take them back (even though legally i think they are obliged to!). My husband works in the waste industry and couldnt find anyone who we could take them to and in the end they are sitting in a box a year later in the council waste depot until someone knows what to do with them!

Myself, i'd dump them outside b&q when its closed! LOL! they do actually have an obligation to do something about the empties.

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Yes- cos I reckon the tip will try and charge me, or refuse them.. I'll look into the obligation thing, I did buy them at B+Q.

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The tip took them! I had to vent them completely first, and they said to just stick them in household waste. I think that's a bit of a shame, all that metal gone to waste, but it wasn't the problem I thought it would be.

[Dickie]

When Sarah was using them I'm sure the local plumbers merchant (who she also bought them from) would take them back.. as they are refillable AFAIK.

[BeadyBugs]

My local tip took them no problem, they've got a gas canister recycling section, so it was fine.  It does seem to vary from tip to tip though.

HP x

[Redhotsal]

Stop using the damn things. They're fiendishly expensive - switch to bulk propane. at least you can renew the propane bottles...

[Shirley]

hear hear! One of the best things I ever did.

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 I am looking into it- I heard that you can use propane on a hothead without adding oxygen.. Will it burn as hot as Mapp though? Cos I don't find that is quite hot enough after you lose the initial high pressure of a new can.

[Shirley]

It seems to burn hotter. It's certainly quicker, but that might be to do with the pressure, which stays constant until the cylinder is about to run out.

It costs quite a bit to get the bulk kit, but it soons earns its keep as bulk gas is way cheaper than MAPP.

Have a look on Tuffnell's website for the kit.

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Will do 

[Shirley]

Just to give you an idea, I am into my 50th hour or so of a calor bottle that was £11.99 to fill. That would have taken about a dozen MAPP cans, so it's a good investment, and a lot more effective (no more puddles on the floor from drippy frosty cans!)

[Redhotsal]

I heard that you can use propane on a hothead without adding oxygen.. Will it burn as hot as Mapp though?

It doesn't burn as hot so you have to work a teeny bit slower - but you get used to it really quickly and after a session or two you don't notice the difference. The big advantage is cost and also that you won't get the pressure drop that you get from a small canister (pressure drop = smaller and smaller flame). Although you'd have trouble running a HH on a small canister of Propane (which is why the Mapp is better) you will find it is much easier to run a large bottle of propane with the HH than a small canister of Mapp. Don't know why this is - must be something to do with thte pressure and volume that a big bottle offers.

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Thank you- that really explains it well