Rothenburger blue gas

[stani]

Has anyone else had problems with these cylinders leaking. I've had 2 recently used once taken burner off and when I've gone back next job I'm nearly on empty.

 

[SimonG]

It was the yellow ones a couple of years ago. Only use yellow and I never remove the bottle.

Have you spoke to your stockist?

 

[JCSPLUMBING]

Yep.i bought a blue propane one last week and today it was near on empty

 

[stani]

Spoke to them on Thursday when I had to go for new bottle and the one they gave me was also near empty, will be emailing rothenberger on Monday see what they say.

 

[edd789]

My last one leaked, too.

It was kept inside my Rothenberger 'hot bag'. When I unzipped it, it stank of gas and you could hear it hissing out of the cylinder.

A lot of people seem to have the same problem.

 

[buckley plumb]

I have noticed the rothenberger have less thread on them than other brands and Wear the thread in the torch head eventually blowing off if you remove bottle after every use as they advise. Why don't they make the thread in the torch steel and not alloy. I get through one in about 10 months. Emailed them but they never reply

 

[kris]

Yeh like simon said the map ones had big problems a couple years ago but havent heard about the blue ones although it wouldnt surprise me, often i get wiffs of gas in the mornings when i open the doors and the ignighter is switched off , its the yellow map ones i use but i did use blue previously ,

 

[sheff paul]

Good torch,but internal threads are softer so wearing out in a couple of years,probably due to cost cutting

 

[gmartine]

Has anyone else had problems with these cylinders leaking. I've had 2 recently used once taken burner off and when I've gone back next job I'm nearly on empty.

Yep, check the thread on your torch might need to give the bottle a few wraps of PTFE.

 

[cr0ft]

Am I missing something important here folks? Our bottles stay on the torches until they are empty. Why take them off?

Sure there is probably a good reason but I can't think of it..

 

[gasmanrob]

Am I missing something important here folks? Our bottles stay on the torches until they are empty. Why take them off?

Sure there is probably a good reason but I can't think of it..

As do mine stored upright and locked off

 

[buckley plumb]

As do mine stored upright and locked off

Easier to get in toolbox and they recommend removing in instructions. Saying that it could be marketing ploy as thread wears quick come on rothenberger make a decent thread if you dare. Next time I am looking at other makes

 

[edd789]

I take mine off because if it's connected, it won't fit in the 'hot bag'.

 

[stani]

Spoke to rothenberger they said check the pin on the torch is not bent (it's not) next step is the rep, also they recommend the torch removed so there is no build up of pressure in the gun.

 

[buckley plumb]

Spoke to rothenberger they said check the pin on the torch is not bent (it's not) next step is the rep, also they recommend the torch removed so there is no build up of pressure in the gun.

Let me know if the rep ever gets back to you I am still waiting

 

[stani]

Will do

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

for this exact reason i stopped using mapp and roth propane 18 months or more ago,i now use primus with a SF2 adapter,primus bottles dont leak

 

[wattsie1987]

I'm.lucky if I get 6 weeks from a bosy

 

[wattsie1987]

I'm lucky if I get a month out of a bottle of mapp no probs from me.

 

[oz-plumber]

If you want to see what a leaking gas bottle can do:

Google: Van explosion chelsea heights.

If you have a leaking gas bottle, just remove from your van.

We also had the problem with the yellow map gas bottles a couple of years ago.
Why couldn't they just make a brass cap that fitted onto the top of the bottle thread.
That way when you removed the torch, you could cap the bottle and test it for leaks

 

[newcastle phill]

I use a sf2 but not rothy bottles.
Not had a leak so presuming bottles are good

 

[stani]

Phil, who's bottles do you use?

 

[newcastle phill]

Ill have a look in a minute

 

[newcastle phill]

Todays tools

 

[newcastle phill]