Propane, butane, and LPG container valve connections

LPG distribution in Colombia. LPG distribution in Suriname. LPG distribution in Brazil. LPG distribution in Ecuador.

Several types of valve connections for propane, butane, and LPG containers exist for transport and storage, sometimes with overlapping usage and applications, and there are major differences in usage between different countries. Even within a single country more than one type can be in use for a specific application. This requires adequate tooling and adapters for replenishment in multiple countries. For example for overlanders and users of autogas traveling with a container originating in one country to other parts of the world this is a major concern. This article describes existing standards and the standards in use for a number of countries. For disposable containers the availability per country is described. Filling stations may be able and allowed to fill foreign containers if adequate adapters are available.[1] Adapters are provided by, amongst others, camping stores. The iOverlander[2] database maintained by travelers, My LPG[3] and the Facebook group "Cooking Gas Around the World[4]" provide more information about individual sources per country. Much general information about global LPG use and standardization is available from the World LPG Association[5] and the AEGPL[6]

Container types

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The main containers of liquefied petroleum gas, propane and butane are automotive tanks, disposable cylinders, permanent tanks and portable cylinders.

Container Type Important Uses Way of Replenishment Automotive Autogas Fuel station Disposable cylinders Camping, tools Replacement Portable cylinders Heating, cooking Exchange, filling station, gravity filling[7] Permanent tanks Heating, cooking Tank truck

Connector types and standards

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The list of standards shows one applicable standard for each connector type listed in the table below. A single applicable standard has been chosen in case multiple versions of the same standard have been published, for example a German and a European version.

Overview of standards

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List of connector types

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The Connector Types Table lists connectors that are found on propane, butane and LPG containers, the standards these connectors adhere to as well as the most important parameters of these connectors.

Name Connector standard Thread standard[17] Nominal diameter (mm) Pitch (mm) Nominal diameter (inch) Pitch (TPI) Interface[18] Direction[19] 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) Autogas Acme[20] 44.5 mm 6.35 mm 1-3/4" 4 TPI EXT RH 1 1/4" x 5 ACME (G.29) EN 15202 No thread 1 1/4" x 5 ACME LH (G.30) EN 15202 No thread LH 7/16" UNEF camping N/A Lindal B188 11.1 mm 0.907 mm 7/16" 28 TPI EXT 1 lb (16 oz) propane bottle (Coleman) 1"-20 CGA600 UNEF 25.4 mm 1.27 mm 1" 20 tpi EXT RH ABNT NBR 13794 ABNT NBR 8614 NPT 19.1 mm 1.814 mm 3/4" 14 TPI ABNT NBR 8614 a ABNT NBR 8614 NPT 9.5 mm 3/8" No thread ABNT NBR 8614 b ABNT NBR 8614 NPT 19.1 mm 1.814 mm 3/4" 14 TPI Bayonet Autogas Bayonet No thread Bayonet camping N/A No thread EXT N/A Butane Canister, 225 g (8 oz) N/A No thread EXT N/A Camping gas VBC02 (G.3) EN 15202 ISO 16.0 mm 1.5 mm 0.629" 16.93 TPI INT RH Camping gas VBC03 (G.33) EN 15202 BSP 16.7 mm 1.337 mm 3/8" 19 TPI DIN 477-1 No. 4 DIN 477-1 No. 4 BSP 16.7 mm 1.337 mm 3/8" 19 TPI Dish Autogas Dish No thread INT Euro Nozzle Autogas Euro No thread EXT EU-Shell (G.8) EN 15202 BSW 21.8 mm 1.814 mm 0.858" 14 TPI EXT LH G 3/8 LH (G.33) EN 15202 BSP 16.7 mm 1.337 mm 3/8" 19 TPI G 3/8 LH EN ISO 228-1 (G.25) EN 15202 No thread LH Gaz (G.3) EN 15202 ISO 16 mm 1.5 mm 0.629" 16.93 TPI INT RH GF – Grossflasche (G.04) EN 15202 ISO 21.8 mm 1.814 mm 0.858" 14 TPI EXT LH IS-8737 IS-8737 No thread Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) EN 15202 BSW 20 mm 1.814 mm 0.787" 19 TPI EXT LH KHK S0126 clip on KHK S0126 No thread KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) EN 15202 BSW 21.8 mm 1.814 mm 0.858" 14 TPI EXT LH Liquid withdrawal VL07 EN 15202 NGO 21.8 mm 1.814 mm 0.885" 14 TPI INT LH Neck valve 20 mm (G.64) EN 15202 20 mm 0.787" No thread INT POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) EN 15202 BSP 22.9 mm 1.814 mm 5/8" 14 TPI INT LH POL US (G.9) EN 15202 NGO 22.3 mm 1.814 mm 0.880" 14 TPI INT LH POL-WS (G.10) EN 15202 NGO 22.3 mm 1.814 mm 0.880" 14 TPI INT LH Primus (G.32) EN 15202 ISO 14 mm 1.5 mm 0.551" 16.93 TPI INT RH QCC Type 1 (G.9) EN 15202 33.3 mm 5.080 mm 1-5/16" 5 TPI EXT RH Quick coupling 16 mm (G.50) EN 15202 16 mm 0.629 No thread INT Quick coupling 19 mm (G.51) EN 15202 19 mm 0.748" No thread INT Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) EN 15202 20 mm 0.787" No thread INT Quick coupling 21 mm (G.53) EN 15202 21 mm 0.827" No thread INT Quick coupling 21.7 mm threaded (G.57) EN 15202 21.7 mm 0.858" No thread Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) EN 15202 22 mm 0.866 No thread Quick coupling 24.4 mm (G.58) EN 15202 24.4 mm 1" No thread Quick coupling 24.5 mm (G.55) EN 15202 24.5 mm 1" No thread Quick coupling 24.5 mm (G.60) EN 15202 25.4 mm 1" No thread Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) EN 15202 27 mm 1.063" No thread Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) EN 15202 35 mm 1.378" No thread Quick coupling bayonet (G.61) EN 15202 No thread Quick Coupling Fork Lift (G.66) EN 15202 No thread Quick Coupling Fork Lift Bayonet (G.65) EN 15202 No thread SAEF 1/2" SAEF 12.7 mm 1.954 mm 1/2" 13 TPI INT RH SANS 10019 small cylinders SANS 10019 BSP 16.7 mm 1.337 mm 3/8" 19 TPI Shell-F (G.2) EN 15202 ISO 21.7 mm 1.814 mm 0.858" 14 TPI EXT LH SNI 1591 : 2008 a SNI 1591 NPT 12.7 mm 1/2" SNI 1591 : 2008 b SNI 1591 NPT 19.1 mm 3/4" No thread SNI 1591 : 2008 c SNI 1591 NPT 19.1 mm 3/4" No thread Threaded connection W 14,8 x 1/18 (G.21)[

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Gallery of threaded connectors

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• ABNT NBR 8473

• Acme

• POL

• SANS 10019

• Shell F (G.2)

• CampinGaz (G.3)

Gallery of quick coupling connectors

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• QC 22 mm

• Butane Canister

• QC 35 mm Jumbo

Standards in use per country

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The list of standards in use per country shows per country for each application which connectors are use. In some countries multiple connectors are used for the same application.[8][9][11][14][16][21][22][23][5][24][25][26]

Container Type Continent Country Standard Name Automotive Africa South Africa Acme 1-3/4 Americas Argentina Acme 1-3/4 Bayonet Dish Bolivia Acme 1-3/4 Dish Canada QCC Type 1 (G.9) Chile Acme 1-3/4 Dish Colombia Acme 1-3/4 Costa Rica Dish Ecuador Dish Mexico Acme 1-3/4 Paraguay Acme 1-3/4 Dish Peru Dish Suriname Acme 1-3/4 Uruguay Acme 1-3/4 Venezuela Dish Asia and Middle East Azerbaijan Acme 1-3/4 China Acme 1-3/4 Dish India Dish Kazakhstan Dish Kyrgyzstan Dish Mongolia Dish Nepal Dish Russia Dish Tajikistan Dish Turkey Dish Europe Albania Dish Austria Acme 1-3/4 Dish Belarus Dish Belgium Acme 1-3/4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dish Bulgaria Dish Croatia Acme 1-3/4 Dish Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) Czech Republic Dish Denmark Bayonet Dish Estonia Dish Finland None - vehicle LPG not available France Dish Germany Acme 1-3/4 Greece Dish Hungary Dish Ireland Acme 1-3/4 Italy Dish Kosovo Dish Latvia Dish Lithuania Dish Luxembourg Acme 1-3/4 Bayonet Macedonia Dish Malta Dish Moldova Dish Montenegro Dish Netherlands Bayonet Norway Bayonet Dish Poland Dish Portugal Dish Romania Dish San Marino Dish Serbia Dish Slovakia Dish Slovenia Dish Spain Bayonet Euro Nozzle Sweden Dish Switzerland Acme 1-3/4 Dish Ukraine Dish United Kingdom Acme 1-3/4 Bayonet Oceanea Australia Acme 1-3/4 New Zealand Bayonet Disposable cylinders Africa Botswana 7/16" UNEF Cape Verde Bayonet camping Côte d'Ivoire Bayonet camping Kenya Bayonet camping Malawi 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Mauritania Bayonet camping Morocco Bayonet camping Namibia 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Senegal Bayonet camping South Africa 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Tanzania Bayonet camping Zambia 7/16" UNEF Americas Argentina 7/16" UNEF Butane Canister, 8-oz. Belize Butane Canister, 8-oz. Brazil Butane Canister, 8-oz. Canada 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Butane Canister, 8-oz. 1" UNEF Propane bottle, 1 lb (16-oz.) Chile 7/16" UNEF Butane Canister, 8-oz. Colombia 7/16" UNEF Butane Canister, 8-oz. Costa Rica 7/16" UNEF Butane Canister, 8-oz. Ecuador 7/16" UNEF Guatemala Butane Canister, 8-oz. Haiti Bayonet camping Mexico Butane Canister, 8-oz. Panama 7/16" UNEF Peru 7/16" UNEF United States 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Butane Canister, 8-oz. 1" UNEF Propane bottle, 1 lb (16-oz.) Uruguay Butane Canister, 8-oz. Asia and Middle East India 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Israel 7/16" UNEF Nepal 7/16" UNEF Pakistan 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Philippines Bayonet camping Russia Bayonet camping Turkey Bayonet camping Europe Austria 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Belgium 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Bulgaria Bayonet camping Croatia 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Czech Republic 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Denmark 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Estonia 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Finland 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping France 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Germany 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Greece 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Hungary 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Iceland 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Butane Canister, 8-oz. Ireland 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Italy 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Latvia 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Lithuania 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Luxembourg 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Netherlands 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Norway Bayonet camping Poland 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Portugal 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Romania 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Slovakia 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Slovenia Bayonet camping Spain 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Sweden 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Switzerland 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Ukraine Bayonet camping United Kingdom 7/16" UNEF Bayonet camping Permanent tanks Americas Canada Acme 1-3/4 United States Acme 1-3/4 Portable cylinders Africa Botswana POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) POL US (G.9) SANS 10019 small cylinders Cape Verde Gaz (G.3) Côte d'Ivoire Gaz (G.3) Kenya Camping gas VBC02 (G.3) Malawi POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) SANS 10019 small cylinders Mauritania Gaz (G.3) Morocco Gaz (G.3) Namibia POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) POL US (G.9) SANS 10019 small cylinders Senegal Gaz (G.3) South Africa Camping gas VBC03 (G.33) POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) POL US (G.9) SANS 10019 small cylinders Zambia[27] POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) SANS 10019 small cylinders Zimbabwe POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) SANS 10019 small cylinders Americas[28] Argentina DIN 477-1 No. 4 POL US (G.9) Bahamas POL US (G.9) Barbados POL US (G.9) Bermuda POL US (G.9) Bolivia POL US (G.9) Brazil ABNT NBR 13794 ABNT NBR 8614 a ABNT NBR 8614 b POL US (G.9) Canada POL US (G.9) QCC Type 1 (G.9) Chile POL US (G.9) QCC Type 1 (G.9) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Colombia POL US (G.9) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Costa Rica POL US (G.9) Ecuador Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) French Guiana EU-Shell (G.8) Guatemala POL US (G.9) Guyana POL US (G.9) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Haiti Gaz (G.3) VP02 (G.9) Honduras POL US (G.9) Jamaica Bayonet Nicaragua POL US (G.9) Paraguay POL US (G.9) VP02 (G.9) VP03 (G.9) Peru POL US (G.9) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Suriname POL US (G.9) United States POL US (G.9) QCC Type 1 (G.9) Venezuela POL US (G.9) Asia and Middle East Brunei POL US (G.9) Hong Kong Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) VP01 (G.9) VP03 (G.9) India Gaz (G.3) IS-8737 Indonesia SNI 1591 : 2008 a SNI 1591 : 2008 b SNI 1591 : 2008 c Japan KHK S0126 clip on Myanmar POL US (G.9) Pakistan Gaz (G.3) Philippines Bayonet Gaz (G.3) Russia EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) POL US (G.9) Shell-F (G.2) Turkey Gaz (G.3) Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) Europe Austria 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) Belgium 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) EU-Shell (G.8) G 3/8 LH EN ISO 228-1 (G.25) Gaz (G.3) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) Liquid withdrawal VL07 POL-WS (G.10) Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) Shell-F (G.2) Bosnia and Herzegovina KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) Bulgaria Gaz (G.3) Croatia EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Shell-F (G.2) Cyprus Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Czech Republic 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) POL US (G.9) Shell-F (G.2) Denmark 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) EU-Shell (G.8) G 3/8 LH (G.33) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) POL US (G.9) Primus (G.32) Quick coupling 16 mm (G.50) Quick coupling 19 mm (G.51) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 21 mm (G.53) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Shell-F (G.2) W 22 x 1,155 LH (G.06) Estonia Gaz (G.3) Finland 1 1/4" x 5 ACME (G.29) EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Shell-F (G.2) W 21,8 x 1,814 LH – 55° (G.05) France EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 21.7 mm threaded (G.57) Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Quick Coupling Fork Lift (G.66) Quick Coupling Fork Lift Bayonet (G.65) Shell-F (G.2) Germany 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) G 3/8 LH EN ISO 228-1 (G.25) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) POL US (G.9) W 21,8 x 1,814 LH (G.19) Greece 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) Gaz (G.3) Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Quick coupling 24.4 mm (G.58) Quick coupling 24.5 mm (G.55) Hungary EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Shell-F (G.2) Iceland EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) POL-WS (G.10) Primus (G.32) Shell-F (G.2) Ireland 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) 1 1/4" x 5 ACME (G.29) EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Neck valve 20 mm (G.64) POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 21 mm (G.53) Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Italy 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) Gaz (G.3) Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Quick coupling 24.4 mm (G.58) Quick coupling 24.5 mm (G.55) Latvia Gaz (G.3) Lithuania Gaz (G.3) Luxembourg EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Shell-F (G.2) Macedonia Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) Malta Ital. A (EN 16129 G.1) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Netherlands EU-Shell (G.8) G 3/8 LH EN ISO 228-1 (G.25) Gaz (G.3) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) SAEF 1/2" Shell-F (G.2) Norway EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) POL US (G.9) POL-WS (G.10) Primus (G.32) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Poland G 3/8 LH (G.33) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) POL US (G.9) Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) Shell-F (G.2) Portugal Gaz (G.3) POL US (G.9) POL-WS (G.10) Primus (G.32) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Quick coupling 24.5 mm (G.60) Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Quick coupling bayonet (G.61) Serbia EU-Shell (G.8) Shell-F (G.2) Slovakia EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Shell-F (G.2) Slovenia EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) GF – Grossflasche (G.04) KLF – Kleinflasche (G.12) Shell-F (G.2) Spain 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Shell-F (G.2) Threaded connection W 14,8 x 1/18 (G.21) Sweden 1 1/4" x 5 ACME (G.29) Gaz (G.3) POL US (G.9) POL-WS (G.10) Primus (G.32) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Switzerland 1 ¾" x 6 ACME (G.31) Gaz (G.3) Shell-F (G.2) Ukraine Gaz (G.3) United Kingdom 1 1/4" x 5 ACME (G.29) 1 1/4" x 5 ACME LH (G.30) EU-Shell (G.8) Gaz (G.3) POL 105 (EN 16129 G.7) Primus (G.32) Quick coupling 20 mm (G.52) Quick coupling 21 mm (G.53) Quick coupling 22 mm (G.54) Quick coupling 27 mm (G.59) Quick coupling 35 mm Jumbo (G.56) Oceanea Australia DIN 477-1 No. 4 POL US (G.9) Primus (G.32) New Zealand DIN 477-1 No. 4 QCC Type 1 (G.9) VP01 (G.9)

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