Butane is not much use at low ambient temperatures, before +10C it becomes less willing for the liquid to turn to gas. Propane is a much better bet in this respect, but is slightly more expensive to use.
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Butane is not much use at low ambient temperatures, before +10C it becomes less willing for the liquid to turn to gas. Propane is a much better bet in this respect, but is slightly more expensive to use.
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Im running Propane mainly because the hob manufacture recommended it (burns hotter?) but also because of the lower temperature before freezing (bottles are outside of boat in a hatch) and as a bonus it was cheaper to buy at the time.
Because both of my hobs (I have a spare one for some reason) came with them, I think you must be right.
As above, have you considered looking for a hob from a chandler's?
They may be slightly more domestic than a camp stove, ready to go on a gas bottle and 12V!
Some examples here:
https://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/galley/ovens-hobs/hob-units
As above, have you considered looking for a hob from a chandler's?
They may be slightly more domestic than a camp stove, ready to go on a gas bottle and 12V!
Some examples here:
https://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/galley/ovens-hobs/hob-units
Likewise caravan and static caravan suppliers, both use bottled gas.
That is wrong, butane burns hotter, which is why the regulator run at a lower presure. Per unit of volume butane releases more energy than propane when it burns, 126MJ/m3 versus 95.8MJ/
Where a specific regulator is used for the gas, a butane regulator is designed to produce a slightly lower pressure output than a butane one, specifically to compensate for this difference in heat output. 28mbar for butane, versus 37mbar for propane. However, some modern systems now use a single output compromise regulator pressure for both gases, called a bulk head regulator running at 30mbar. The appliances are designed to work acceptably with any of the three pressures.
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