Bottle Gas Specialist For Over 20 Years

Oxy Fuel Gas

Adams Gas is one of the UK’s longest-standing rent-free bottled gas suppliers, providing oxygen and acetylene cylinders for cutting, brazing, heating and gas welding. Our oxy fuel range is available as RENT FREE refillable cylinders, disposable cartridge sets, and manifolded cylinder packs for high-volume trade users — without the monthly rental charges other suppliers add on top.

Whether you’re a fabricator running daily oxy/acetylene cutting, a plumber thawing pipes on a callout, or a workshop running a manifolded oxygen line for a multi-station bay, we’ll match the cylinder size and supply format to your usage rate. Refillable oxygen and acetylene available in 2L, 5L, 10L, 20L and 50L variants, with smaller disposable kits for occasional users and full manifold packs for continuous trade supply.

What is Oxy Fuel Gas Used For?

Oxy fuel gas — the combination of oxygen and a fuel gas, most commonly acetylene — is one of the most versatile gas mixes used across UK industry. Typical applications include:

  • Oxy/acetylene cutting — slicing through ferrous metals up to 300mm thick, the fastest manual method for thick plate steel
  • Brazing — joining dissimilar metals such as copper, brass and steel at lower temperatures than welding, common in HVAC, plumbing and refrigeration work
  • Heating and preheating — pipe thawing, hot work, and preheating thick sections before welding to prevent cracking
  • Gas welding — traditional method for joining mild steel sheet, automotive bodywork repair, and tinsmithing
  • Hardfacing — depositing wear-resistant alloys onto cutting edges and machinery components
  • Flame cleaning — removing rust, mill scale and old paint from steelwork before recoating

We supply oxygen and acetylene cylinders as matched pairs, alongside regulators, hoses, flashback arrestors and cutting/welding torches for a complete setup. UK-wide delivery from our Kent depot with same-week dispatch on most orders, plus a national stockist network for collection.

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.

You can place orders online through the Adams Gas shop, by contacting the team by phone or email, or by locating a nearby stockist via their stockist finder. For refills, Adams Gas offers a professional gas cylinder filling service, including collection and re-delivery of customer-owned bottles where required.

Adams Gas supplies a wide range of bottled gases across the UK, including propane, butane, CO₂ (carbon dioxide), helium, argon, nitrogen and welding gases such as MIG and TIG mixtures. They also offer additional services like gas cylinder filling, new cylinders, cylinder testing, third-party storage and transport of dangerous goods.

Cylinder size should be selected based on expected air consumption, required pressure, and how frequently the air supply will be used. Larger cylinders reduce the need for frequent replacements, while smaller cylinders offer greater portability for site work. Adams Gas provides compressed air cylinders in sizes suited to different operational needs.

Compressed air cylinders are commonly used for pressure testing, pneumatic tool operation, tyre inflation support, leak detection, and general workshop tasks where a controlled air supply is needed. Adams Gas supplies compressed air cylinders suitable for trade and industrial environments.

A compressed air gas cylinder is typically chosen when portability, low noise, or temporary air supply is required. It is also suitable where installing or operating a compressor is impractical. Adams Gas supplies compressed air gas cylinders designed to support these professional use cases.

Cutting performance is influenced by fuel gas choice, oxygen purity, correct pressures, nozzle ion, and operator technique. Consistent gas quality plays a key role in achieving clean cuts and efficient operation. Using a trusted supplier like Adams Gas helps ensure dependable performance across jobs.