Can i use butane in my bbq if it said to use propane?
Butane and Propane are both LPG, liquid petroleum gas and the basic difference is that propane will vaporize at a lower temperature, so is used in northern, colder climates. You cannot even buy pure butane that isn’t a blend of propane and other hydrocarbons. The regulators and orifices are usually the same. The confusion comes from when switching from LPG to natural gas the orifices have to be switched to larger ones because natural gas doesn’t have enough btu’s to do the job of one fifth as much LPG. Not because of an explosion hazard. If you can find a butane cylinder that will fit your BBQ, use it, although I am surprised to hear you can’t get a propane cyl. Edit: If the existing regulator fits the butane tank that should tell you something.
