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I have a twin pack of 45kg Cyclinders which dont have any weather protection, other than the regulator/tank switch thing which has a very basic rain shield. This is the way all twin pack cylinder that i have seen are installed. I dont see why a 9kg bottle would require weather protection but I may be wrong. The installation was re-certified maybe 18 months ago also. Only the adjacent underhouse vents needed to be sealed as part of that certification.
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panther2: We also have 2 45kg tanks no weather protection. Only think we've done is enclose them as we get insitu refill and they said they wouldn't do swappa bottle to to uneven ground
Maybe 9kg tanks will rust? The 45kg ones look like the are galvanised
all bottles need to be installed on a solid platform and in-situ installs apparently need to have line of sight to the filling truck.
nickreno: Hi -
Ive installed a gas stovetop with a 9kg LPG bottle. All gaswork done by licensed gasfitter. I am told the outside gas bottle needs weather protection for the sign-off - has anyone DIY'ed this (or repurposed something else)? The specifically designed ones look lovely but cost $$$ - the gas bottle isnt very visible so I'd prefer a cheaper solution.
We've got a 9kg outside at our bach its under one of these upside down with a hole cut in the side to allow the regulator through along with the ability to turn the tap on and off....
$16 bucks from bunnings
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I have a twin pack of 45kg Cyclinders which dont have any weather protection, other than the regulator/tank switch thing which has a very basic rain shield. This is the way all twin pack cylinder that i have seen are installed. I dont see why a 9kg bottle would require weather protection but I may be wrong. The installation was re-certified maybe 18 months ago also. Only the adjacent underhouse vents needed to be sealed as part of that certification.
We have one 45kg outside cylinder, not our problem. We have a BBQ, new 9kg, but outside it got some minor surface rust. If you go to exchange it as is common, rust is an issue, so its our problem. So I got a new 9kg, its in the garage.The issue is the 9kg is MINE, the 45kg ISN'T
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dimsim:
I have a twin pack of 45kg Cyclinders which dont have any weather protection, other than the regulator/tank switch thing which has a very basic rain shield. This is the way all twin pack cylinder that i have seen are installed. I dont see why a 9kg bottle would require weather protection but I may be wrong. The installation was re-certified maybe 18 months ago also. Only the adjacent underhouse vents needed to be sealed as part of that certification.
My setup is pretty much identical to this and it was installed by a gas fitter in 2018 so unless the rules have changed in the last 5 years, this is obviously an acceptable setup.
The caveat is whether a different standard applies to 9kg bottles - because as someone else mentioned, the 45kg bottles all appear galvanised whereas the 9kg ones are painted.
The upside down plastic garbage pail cover looks like a solid and cheap DIY option though!
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