Bottled Gas is commonly used in the workplace as a fuel for gas appliances and equipment. It is widely used in offices, warehouses, garages, and factory areas as a fuel for both fixed as well as portable heaters.
Of all the types of bottled gas the two most common ones used (especially in the UK) are butane and propane. Propane in particular is the choice for applications in cold industrial type work areas such as
where there is mechanical equipment and machinery being worked on staff.
This type of work environment normally requires a medium to large sized heater such as a fixed Ambirad or a portable space heater. Both of these types of heater can be run off propane
bottled gas such as distributed in the UK by the likes of Calor or Flogas.
Propane bottled gas is identified in the UK by being sold in red coloured metal cylinders. Propane LPG can be purchased in various cylinder sizes depending on the appliance it is being fitted to as well as the users specific application.
Butane gas is usually supplied in blue or yellow coloured cylinders in the UK. Calor and Camping Gaz
branded butane cylinders are easily identified by way of them being sold in bright blue coloured cylinders.
Portable Heaters For Use In Factory Areas
Mechanical equipment and items of metal machinery can be cold to work on, especially in a large open space factory area or workshop. The same goes for a large industrial unit or fabrication shop. In the cold winter months experienced in the UK it is rare for such a building to have a fixed heating system in place that maintains a comfortable working temperature for the staff that have to work their. This is where portable heaters can come into play. A
LPG fired space heater can rapidy warm up cold work areas in a factory or industrial unit. If the correct size of portable heater is chosen it can allow staff such as mechanics, fabricators, and
mechanical fitters to carry on working in an efficient way. Working machinery can also be kept in production as opposed to failing due to low temperatures in the area in which they are sited.
Portable Heaters For Use In Garages
Garage staff such as mechanics, fitters, auto electricians, and valeters need a comfortable working area to carry out their day to day tasks. If work production is to be kept high in the garage the staff and their equipment will need to be kept warm. Commercial vehicle and car mechanics work best when they can repair and service vehicles in a comfortable working environment. If the garage they have to work in is cold a portable bottled gas type heater could be the answer? Providing no flammable materials or objects are nearby a propane bottled gas heater could be the right choice; models such as the Clarke Devil 1250 can quickly heat up a cold garage within a short time. All one of these garage heaters needs to be up and producing large volumes of heat is connection to a large (ideally the 47kg size) bottle of propane gas and an electric supply. One of the benefits in choosing a space heater is the portability it can offer, light in weight they can usually be moved from one area in the garage to elsewhere as is needed.
Portable Heaters For Use In The Office
A cold office can be kept warm with a portable heater such as a
Calor Gas type cabinet heater. Unlike the heaters designed for industrial and workshop areas these heaters run off bottled butane gas. All cabinet heaters regardless of make and model house their bottle of butane within the "cabinet's" housing. Most cabinet heaters have several heat settings allowing the user to control the temperature in the office it is sited. They also usually are mounted on castors or wheels for easy movement in case you want to site the unit elsewhere. Unlike electric heaters a Calor Gas Cabinet Heater is really affordable to run. Bottled gas is one of the most cost effective fuels you can choose to use when it comes to heating the workplace.
