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Cook, heat and wash hot whether the power is on or not

Cylinders, regulators and appliances from a yard in Boksburg. We swap your empty at the gate and fit whatever you buy, from a two-plate to a full changeover.

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Gas is the other answer to the schedule, and it does not care what Eskom is doing

We started in a rented yard off Rondebult Road in 2009 with one bakkie and a pallet of nines, filling for a handful of restaurants that could not afford to lose a lunch service. Sixteen years later we deliver across the East Rand and up onto the Highveld as far as Delmas and Bethal, and the work has not really changed: get the bottle there before it runs out, put the right regulator on the end of it, and come back the day it does not light. Every cylinder leaves an SABS-approved filling plant, every one is pressure-tested on its ten-year cycle and stamped, and every installation we do over 100 kg gets a Certificate of Conformity signed by a registered installer — which is the piece of paper your insurer asks for on the one day you actually need them. We do not sell anything we would not run in our own kitchens, and we will tell you on the phone when you do not need what you phoned to buy.

From the bottle at the gate to the whole house

The bottle — 9 kg, 19 kg or 48 kg
The bottle — 9 kg, 19 kg or 48 kg
The regulator — low pressure, 2.8 kPa
The regulator — low pressure, 2.8 kPa
The appliance — hob, geyser or heater
The appliance — hob, geyser or heater
The whole house — one changeover bank
The whole house — one changeover bank

We fit what we sell, and we sign for it

A registered installer runs the copper, pressure-tests the line and leaves you a Certificate of Conformity. Standard hob R850, geyser R1 400, whole-house changeover from R2 600.

Choose your appliance

What we stock, and what it costs

Changeover Manifold KitSafety & fittingsChangeover Manifold KitR1 180.00Add to cart

Winter starter: a full 9 kg bottle, regulator, hose and a two-plate hob for R2 950

It is R620 less than the four items bought separately, and it is everything a flat, a cottage or a back room needs to cook without power. We bring it out full, connect it, leak-test the joint with soapy water while you watch and take the packaging away with us. About fifty of these go out every winter and not one has come back. Phone the yard for it rather than ordering it here — the bottle is either swapped for your empty or bought outright, and that is a two-minute conversation instead of a checkbox. It holds until the end of August, after which the price goes back to what the parts cost.

Talk to the yard

Tell us what you cook on and we will tell you what it needs. Same-day delivery on the East Rand if you phone before eleven. Unit 7, Rondebult Road, Boksburg — 011 918 4407.