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Nitrogen Bottles

Adams Gas offer a range of RENT FREE nitrogen cylinders for all uses. We are the original rent free bottled gas suppliers in the UK and have maintained our stance to offer our customers the best gas at the right price without the continual rent charged by other gas suppliers.

We can provide nitrogen cylinders in a 2L, 9L, 20L and even a 50L quantity suitable for a range of applications.

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What is Nitrogen Gas Used For?

Nitrogen is used within many industries for items that people come across every single day. Below are but a few of the possible applications for nitrogen gas:

  • Food packaging – As a modified atmosphere, pure or mixed with carbon dioxide, to preserve the freshness of packaged or bulk foods (by delaying rancidity and other forms of oxidative damage). Pure nitrogen as a food additive is labelled in the European Union with the E number E941.
  • Lighting – Nitrogen gas is used in ordinary incandescent light bulbs as an inexpensive alternative to argon.
  • Motorsports and Aircraft Tires – Nitrogen gas cylinders are essential in the motorsport and aviation industries. The gas is used for filling automotive and aircraft tires due to its inertness and lack of moisture or oxidative qualities, as opposed to air. The difference in N2 content between air and pure N2 is 20%.
  • Wine Preservation – Nitrogen is used as a propellant for draft wine and as an alternative to or together with carbon dioxide for other beverages. Nitrogen bottles are also replacing carbon dioxide as the primary power source for paintball guns. Nitrogen gas must be kept at a higher pressure than CO2 gas bottles, making N2 tanks heavier and more expensive.
  • Air Conditioning – Suppliers and installers use the gas within air conditioning systems throughout the UK. It is also present in refrigeration units.

Contact Adams Gas for Nitrogen Gas Bottles

As leading gas cylinder suppliers, we can help you find the nitrogen gas cylinders that you need for your business. Moreover, our gas cylinder filling services mean you can get your nitrogen cylinders refilled on a contractual basis, so you’ll never be short. You can contact us on 01843 220 596 or 0800 195 4445 to speak about your nitrogen gas needs. Alternatively, you can email sales@adamsgas.co.uk, or you can fill out our online form to receive a quote for the bottles you require.

FAQs

As a trusted supplier of gas, we frequently get asked questions about gas safety, the difference between butane and propane, as well as the best uses for our gas products. In this blog, we’ll be answering our most common FAQs.

We stock a wide range of butane gas bottles for residential and commercial use. It’s a versatile gas and can be used in fridges, lighters, and aerosols. Butane is also popular for camping and caravanning because it provides portable heating, as well as the capability to fuel barbecues quickly and efficiently.

Unlike gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, butane is not a greenhouse gas and does not affect the ozone layer.

If you find yourself in a situation where a gas cylinder is involved in a fire or close to fire, do not approach or attempt to move the cylinder or operate the valve. Evacuate the area immediately and keep others away.

Contact the Fire & Rescue Service as soon as possible, informing them of your location, as well as the type and quantity of gas involved.

If you’d like to read more about gas safety then please read our blog on how to stay safe when handling gas.

As a gas bottle supplier, we know there are several things that influence how long a gas bottle lasts. These factors include, your burner, low or high heat, the use and frequency of use.

The gas application is a major factor of how long your bottle will last because it determines how much gas you need. A 45kg cooking gas bottle can last around 244 days, depending on the burner you have and the frequency with which you use the gas. If you have a Calor gas propane 6kg bottle and if you consider that 1kg of propane can give around 13.6 kWh of energy – you will be able to use a cooker for about 81.6 hours.

At Adams Gas, we provide many different types of gas, including butane. Each 220g of butane will last for approximately 3 to 4 hours on low heat, meaning you can really get your money’s worth with this type of gas. Our Calor gas butane 15kg bottles could last for up to 238 hours on low heat.

Fire up the BBQ whatever the weather with our range of Calor bottled gases. Not only can you start cooking almost instantly after turning your gas on, you can also carry on cooking for longer.

Propane gas exerts significantly more pressure than butane at the same temperature, meaning it’s ideal for exterior storage and BBQ use all year round.

Butane gas is also great for barbeques as it produces around 12% more energy than propane when the same volume of each gas is burned. While butane is a popular choice for those who light up their BBQ a few times a week, you should consider that butane gas won’t flow when the weather is cold.

Interested to find out more? Read our blog on the differences between propane and butane for bbqs.

With energy, the standing charge is the cost of having a gas and electricity supply, then you pay usage charges on top. The standing charge is the fee you pay to your energy supplier simply because it gives you access to energy.

Transporting gas cylinders in a safe and responsible manner is essential to the safety and welfare of your employees and the general public. Gas Safe recommends that any organisation transporting dangerous goods, such as butane gas bottles, follows the basic legal safety regulations within ADR, which include driver training, vehicle ventilation, safety equipment and basic safety training with gases.

You should always comply with gas safety rules, which include no smoking in, or near to any vehicle that is being used to transport gas bottles, no carrying more than 333kg of gas without an ADR license, no operation of ignition near the gas bottles and no carrying of any unnecessary passengers whilst transporting gas cylinders.

If you’d like to find out more about safety when transporting gas cylinders then please read our blog which outlines full gas safety instructions.

We’re always on hand to answer your questions, so if you have anything you’d like to ask then please get in touch, we’d love to help.