Latest Calor Press Release on Calor Lite

When we changed it was pointed out to us that the lite had a surcharge to cover cost of production ,,and that was 1 week after the introduction,  no mention of "more expensive gas?"

The "Lite" additional costs were really only bourne by the leisure customers and not the far far greater number of commercial users.

I think I might give some more thought to Safefill, or even think about taking smaller bottles of calor.  Either choice is an expensive option.  Not sure if I really use enough gas to merit Safefill...

David

You could always consider Flogas. 5Kg composite bottle is just under 2Kg lighter than a Calorlite. You'd still be paying rip-off prices for LPG though

We have, briefly, looked into Safefill but like you David it doesn’t work out cheaper for us as we don’t use enough gas to justify the initial cost. Then trying to find a supplier! 

I think I'll investigate that too CY.  Thanks for the reminder of Flogas 

David

We don’t use much gas, except for cooking, and one 6kg Calorlite lasts us for ages.  We always keep one in use and a spare.  Had looked into some alternative options when we needed to replace a cylinder in June last year, but did manage to get a new Calorlite replacement.  I had concluded the best alternative for us when the Calor supply dries up will be Gaslight.  There’s a supplier about 18 miles from home and, given our usage, would be feasible to get replacements between holidays.

Further to my last comment, it seems that there aren’t any 5kg Gaslight cylinders in stock, so having only the 10kg available may not make it a viable option, weight wise.  We’ll have to see.

We use around 6kg a year and two 3.9kg propane at 10kg a piece does us fine for carrying

This does stack up with other hints I have noted that the Gaslight 5 kg seems to be disappearing, even "out of stock" via them online:

https://www.flogas.co.uk/shop/cylinders/flogas-gas-cylinders/5kg-gaslight

I was seeking to add a 5 kg as a lighter spare than another 10, to be carried when my in use 10kg might be critically low.
Do any of us know anything solid on this seeming demise of the 5 kg version?