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Bottled BBQ Gas: Gas bottles for barbecues with gas bottle exchange near you

How the SWAP’n’GO Bottled BBQ Gas Program Works

BBQ Gas Bottles: 9kg Gas Bottle (8.5kg gas bottle), 4 kg Gas Bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) & LCC27 Gas Bottle Swap

As the name suggests, our SWAP’n’GO^® bottled BBQ gas program is all about gas bottle swap (gas bottle exchange) of your empty BBQ gas bottles for a full BBQ gas bottle with gas, and off you go! No waiting around for someone to manually refill your BBQ gas bottles.

You can do a local BBQ gas bottle exchange nearby with your empty 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) or 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) for a full BBQ gas bottle with gas at over 6,000 dealers across Australia.

You can even gas bottle swap (gas bottle exchange) an older POL gas bottle for a newer LCC27 gas bottle, at no extra charge.

We stock both the LCC27 gas bottle and the POL gas bottle types for local gas bottle exchange near you.

If you don’t have empty BBQ gas bottles to swap over, or would like extra BBQ gas bottles on standby at home, you can buy new full 9kg gas bottles with gas or 4kg gas bottle with gas from any of our dealers to get you underway with local gas bottle exchange nearby from the many SWAP’n’GO dealers.

The 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) are the larger gas bottle filled with 8.5kg of LPG. The 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) is the smallest gas bottle filled with 3.7kg of LPG.

Have questions about gas bottle swap? See our SWAP’n’GO BBQ GAS FAQs

9kg Gas Bottle with Gas: Gas Bottles for Barbecues

The 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) is, by far, the most popular size gas bottles for barbecues and gas bottle exchange nearby. It is the ubiquitous gas bottle with gas seen in service station cages and hanging from BBQs. New 9kg gas bottles come in a safety enhanced LCC27 gas bottle version whilst older ones have POL valves.

A 9kg gas bottle dimensions are approximately 315mm in diameter, 475mm in height and a nominal 17.64L capacity.

Empty 9kg gas bottles weighs approximately 7.8 to 10.4 kg. When full, 9kg gas bottles with gas weighs approximately 16.8 to 19.4 kg. The weight range is do the the manufacturing variances of the many manufacturers of the BBQ gas bottles.

9kg Gas Bottles vs 8.5kg and 4 kg Gas Bottle vs 3.7kg Gas Bottle with Gas

gas bottle diagram showing ullage - 20% Oversized for Expansion The supply of a nominal 9kg gas bottles with an 8.5kg gas bottle with gas was a safety initiative of the Australian gas bottle swap industry.

The same is true of the smallest gas bottles, the 4 kg gas bottle being a 3.7kg gas bottle with gas. But why?

Unfortunately, there are many gas bottles for barbecues that are labelled as 9kg gas bottles or 4 kg gas bottle that are actually manufactured undersize, with less than the labelled capacity.

This is a result of the manufacturing and design variances amongst the many manufacturers of BBQ gas bottles that are imported, into Australia, from many countries around the world.

Surprisingly, Australia has no mandatory standard sizing, so they are all approved for sale.

Filling undersized BBQ gas bottles with gas to a full 9kg or 4kg fill, thus leaving less than 20% ullage (see image), would create an overfill, which would be a major safety issue. Cold burns, fires and even possible explosion could result.

The solution was to take into account the BBQ gas bottle size variations and standardise on 8.5kg gas bottle and 3.7kg gas bottle with gas.

This allows for the small gas bottle variances between BBQ gas bottles and prevents any unsafe overfilling.

To make sure that consumers are fully informed, the gas bottles for barbecues are labelled accordingly.

Gas Bottle Exchange Nearby of POL Gas Bottle for LCC27 Gas Bottle with Gas

At SWAP’n’GO, you can get gas bottle exchange nearby with an older POL gas bottle for a newer LCC27 gas bottle with gas at no extra charge.

So, no LCC27 adaptor needed.

So, if you purchase a new BBQ with an LCC27 gas bottle connector but have an old POL gas bottle, you just need to do a gas bottle swap.

You will find both kinds of gas bottles for barbecues in the SWAP’n’GO gas bottle swap cages during the transition period, which will stretch over a number of years.

Remember, LCC27 gas bottle connectors are backwards compatible with POL regulators.

Note that the LCC27 valve is only for the small gas bottles for barbecues, 9kg gas bottle (8.5kg gas bottle) and 4kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle), not 45kg gas bottles and larger.

Why Choose SWAP’n’GO Gas Bottles for Barbecues?

You get your choice of either 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) or the smallest gas bottle, 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) size gas bottles for barbecues.
SWAP’n’GO gas bottle swap stocks both POL and LCC27 gas bottles for gas bottle exchange near you.
You can buy a BBQ gas bottle with gas even if you don’t have a BBQ gas bottle swap.
You can gas bottle swap an older POL gas bottle for a newer LCC27 gas bottle with gas, at no extra charge.
Do a BBQ gas bottle exchange of your BBQ gas bottle without worrying about:
a) When it was last checked to and if it is still in date.
b) Whether it has been filled correctly.
We pride ourselves on our bottled BBQ gas bottle exchange quality
All BBQ gas bottles are new or checked & refurbished by fully trained technicians
Every SWAP’n’GO gas bottle with gas is precision filled and leak tested.
The yellow SWAP’n’GO seal on the neck or tamper proof plug indicates that it has been quality checked and filled to safe industry standards and ready for gas bottle swap.
No waiting to refill your bottled BBQ gas at petrol stations, just do a gas bottle swap.
You get a fresh BBQ gas bottle with gas every time you do a local gas bottle exchange nearby.
You own the BBQ gas bottle you receive when you do a gas bottle swap.
You won’t have to travel far to find SWAP’n’GO gas bottles for barbecues, with BBQ gas bottle exchange nearby at thousands of outlets, city and country.

SWAP’n’GO Dealers of Gas Bottles for Barbecues

There is always a bottled BBQ gas bottle exchange nearby with:

SWAP‘n’GO Bottled BBQ Gas How-to Videos

SWAP‘n’GO gas bottle swap has been providing gas bottles for barbecues and outdoor heaters for decades.

From connection valves to safe handling and storage, our bottled BBQ gas videos are here to help you get the most out of your SWAP‘n’GO 9kg gas bottles (8.5kg gas bottle) or 4 kg gas bottle (3.7kg gas bottle) and to keep you safe.