Yesterday morning, we found out our gaz aka LPG aka GPL is no more, after 28 days of use in cooking, heating water for bath, cooling the very small refrigerator and about 3 mornings use of heater, gaz is out.
We tried a lot of gasoline stations to replace our propane tank but they refuse to. This experience was made even more difficult by us not speaking French and them, French people not speaking English.
The first time we ran out of gaz was in Austria. We have a propane tank from Italy and we can't swap it to buy a propane tank in Austria. We found a gaz supplier willing to refill our tank but he can't because of a "fitting" discrepancy. We were referred to a camper supplier store who sold us a propane tank filled with gaz and the correct "fitting". This became our propane tank number 2. Price was Euros 76.00.
Just like in Austria where our Italian propane tank is not an acceptable replacement, here in France, our Italian propane tank and our Austrian propane tank are also not an acceptable replacement. We accepted the fact that we would have to buy a propane tank in France. This we did, after much difficulty for the last two days. This became our propane tank number 3. Price is Euros 48. The good thing is the "fitting" we bought from Austria is a good fitting for this French propane tank.
A French guy helped my husband made this purchase. He brought us to a station where we could buy a propane tank and he did the talking for us.
We now have gaz and the first thing we cooked was Japanese instant ramen.
It's funny how we have a very small home and we have 3 propane tanks.
C'est la vie.
Wikipedia: Liquefied petroleum gas (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, autogas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons in an effort to reduce damage to the ozone layer.
We tried a lot of gasoline stations to replace our propane tank but they refuse to. This experience was made even more difficult by us not speaking French and them, French people not speaking English.
The first time we ran out of gaz was in Austria. We have a propane tank from Italy and we can't swap it to buy a propane tank in Austria. We found a gaz supplier willing to refill our tank but he can't because of a "fitting" discrepancy. We were referred to a camper supplier store who sold us a propane tank filled with gaz and the correct "fitting". This became our propane tank number 2. Price was Euros 76.00.
Just like in Austria where our Italian propane tank is not an acceptable replacement, here in France, our Italian propane tank and our Austrian propane tank are also not an acceptable replacement. We accepted the fact that we would have to buy a propane tank in France. This we did, after much difficulty for the last two days. This became our propane tank number 3. Price is Euros 48. The good thing is the "fitting" we bought from Austria is a good fitting for this French propane tank.
A French guy helped my husband made this purchase. He brought us to a station where we could buy a propane tank and he did the talking for us.
We now have gaz and the first thing we cooked was Japanese instant ramen.
It's funny how we have a very small home and we have 3 propane tanks.
C'est la vie.
Wikipedia: Liquefied petroleum gas (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, autogas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons in an effort to reduce damage to the ozone layer.
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