If you are using chafing dishes then you will need chafing fuel to keep your dishes warm. These tins provide two hours worth of burn time, which is suitable for short servings of food. The fuel is from non-toxic ethanol, and burns at a high temperature for safe and economical use. The fuel is entirely smokeless and odourless and produces no harmful emissions.
Do you need to order chafing fuel?
All of our chafing dishes are hired without chafing fuel. Please order separately if you need it.
- Chafing fuel is available in 2 hour and 6 hour burn times
- Multipacks of fuel are available
- Standard rectangular chafing dishes need two pots of fuel per dish
- Non-standard sizes will have differing requirements. Please check when ordering
How does the sale of chafing fuel work?
As an event hire company, consumables are treated a little bit differently than our other products. We have two kinds of consumable products at Expo Hire; the rules about them are as follows.
As gas bottles can be refilled both by the customer and ourselves, these are not treated as sold consumables. The hire price shown for these items are for the gas bottles themselves, which can then be refilled as and when a customer requires. All LPG bottles returned to us have to be replaced as per our gas safety agreements and therefore we cannot refund any customers for unused gas.
Water bottles are sold rather than hired and are delivered full and sealed. As these can be recycled we do pick up the empty bottles to help that process. Likewise, as chafing fuel pots cannot be refilled these are sold rather than hired.
What do I need to know about delivery of chafing fuel
Find out with ease the cost of getting hire delivered from us by using our carriage calculator. Tap the Expo Hire Cotswold logo from any page on the website to be taken to the homepage, where you will find the carriage calculator button. Enter your postcode into the clever widget to not only find out the cost of delivery and collection to your venue, but also which of our websites is closest to you so you don’t pay any more than you need to.
We’ve also listed all possible extra charges on that page for your information. Once you have confirmed your delivery address and dates of delivery and collection in the checkout, any extra charges are itemised in full so you can see exactly what you are paying, before you make payment.
Want to know when your delivery is coming? You can track your driver using our real time maps on the day of delivery and collection. Simply tap the link in the automated text we send you and you can find out where they are - no need to call for updates.
| Burn Time |
2 Hours |
| Quantity in Pack |
12 |
- What is the price including VAT?
This item is subject to 20% VAT and therefore you will pay
£16.80
each for a standard 3 day hire at checkout.
As primarily a
business-to-business supplier we advertise our prices ex-VAT as
most businesses will be able to
reclaim the VAT amount.
- Do you offer discounts for if the item is hired for less than 3 Days?
No. We recommend a minimum hire period of 3 days to provide
enough time for set-up and break-down of your event, and to make sure that problems such as traffic or
adverse weather conditions do not impact on your event. If you want to hire for a shorter period than this
then we cannot offer a discount.
- Do you offer discounts for Long Term Hire?
Yes, after the standard hire perion of 3 Days you will be charged
£2.80 per extra day up to day 7,
£2.10 per extra day up to day 28
and £1.40 per extra day after that.
| Days Hire |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
35 |
| Cost (ex-VAT) |
£14.00 |
£14.00 |
£14.00 |
£19.60 |
£25.20 |
£39.90 |
£54.60 |
£79.10 |
- How much security deposit do you charge?
Nothing! Unlike most of our competitors, rather than charging a large
deposit, we provide a FREE 'minor deposit waiver' scheme to
cover minor damage and loss. Excessive or negligent damage and
loss will be invoiced at 10 times the standard hire price of
the relevant items. Please read our terms and conditions for
full details.
- How much do you charge for delivery?
There is a minimum charge of £20.00 for a distance up to 10 miles each way.
After that we charge £1.00 per mile each way
and an additional £20.00 for each journey on a weekend or bank holiday.
We calculate the distance using driving directions from our local base to your event postcode, so it is important that you provide the correct delivery address at checkout.
You can use our Carriage Calculator to get a full quote.
- Can I choose a specified Time Slot?
We make deliveries anytime between 8am and 8pm, however we can offer early (8am - 1pm) or late (12 noon - 6pm) slots for an additional cost calculated at checkout.
We can not guarantee more specific times unless you pay for a dedicated driver. This is individually priced on request and are subject to availability.
- Can I collect from you warehouse rather than pay for delivery?
No. To ensure that your products arrive safely and correctly we offer a delivery and collection service only.
- Do you have a showroom where I can view the products before ordering?
No. As we are an online-only you can view all of our products on our website. To keep our prices as low as posssible our warehouses are not open to the public.
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