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MOONLIGHT · Super User! Joined: Jan 31, 2011 Posts: 387

Just a couple of things about lpg tanks...
500 and 1000 ltr tanks must be a minimum of 5 metres from any habitable building.
1800 ltr tank minimum 15 metres.
in a 1000 ltr tank, the max is 850 ltr, and depending on lpg mix or propane, minimum is about 200ltr.
In cold winters, if using mix, boiler may struggle for pressure at about 250 ltr, while propane is good to about 150 or less.

regards

FLAMER2 · Newbie Joined: Jun 12, 2012 Posts: 4

Hi Moonlight. Re your post re lpg tanks and propane. Do you know anywhere I can get a tank and the filling with gas from in my area. Dragejavo (near Lyaskevets and VT)

MOONLIGHT · Super User! Joined: Jan 31, 2011 Posts: 387

We used Light Gas Plovdiv for our installation,don't know how far they travel or have contacts.
For a gas source, initial approach was to an OMV station.The guy rang his gas supplier to check for propane availability, the local company i still use.
sorry can't be of more help.

regards

FLAMER2 · Newbie Joined: Jun 12, 2012 Posts: 4

Thanks MOONLIGHT for your information re gas.

Do you get yours in Cylinders (if so what size are they i.e. 47 kg) or large tank. Also do they actually deliver to your home or do you have to collect from OMV?

I am a registered gas installer here in the UK so fitting boiler and radiators would be no problem just need the gas to run them off.

Coming over to Bulgaria end of August so will make contact with OMV and see if they can help us like they did you.

Regards

seathrift · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:53 pm Post subject:

Whilst large LPG cylinders maybe available, in 5 years I have never seen any travelling on BG roads. They are not common, so I doubt their availability. The common small cylinders will end up costing you a fortune both in fuel to go and get them and in the cost of the gas. You will need a proper regulated store to keep sufficient cylinders to ensure you do not run out of gas during heavy snow periods.
In my opinion if you must use gas, then a large storage tank is the only sensible way to deal with the problem. There are of course a number of regulations regarding their installation and the whole exercise will not be cheap.
There are threads on here covering such costs for you to delve into.