Phoning around Gauteng for the right part, cylinder or call out at a fair price takes time. Send one request instead, with what you need and how many, and we pass it to cage makers and gas installers who supply towns and cities across Gauteng.
Gas Cages & Cylinder Locks in Gauteng
Need a gas cage or a gas bottle lock in Gauteng? Cage makers, welders and gas installers in and around Gauteng build steel cages for 9 kg, 19 kg and two 48 kg cylinders and fit locks and chains. Mention any estate rules and whether salt air or theft is a concern where you live.
The main gas cages and cylinder locks page explains the equipment, the rules and the costs in more detail.
Cylinders, safety & special gases in Gauteng: local notes
Cylinder theft from yards in Edenvale, Alberton and Boksburg makes lockable cages a common request. Warehouses in Isando, Jet Park and Wadeville run LPG forklifts on an exchange cage, and fabrication shops in Germiston, Benrose and Rosslyn rent argon, CO2 and oxygen from industrial gas suppliers. Party shops in Northcliff and Hatfield hire out helium cylinders. Replace cracked or hard hoses and test fittings with soapy water, never a flame.
Gauteng: the supply, the weather and the buildings
Gauteng gets its LPG by road, from filling plants and depots on the East Rand and around the metros, out to gas dealers, refill stations, hardware stores and delivery bakkies in nearly every suburb. Many households moved their cooking and water heating to gas during load shedding and kept it, so 9 kg and 48 kg cylinders now stand beside townhouses and family homes alike. Highveld winters are cold and dry, which brings out the indoor heaters: use them in a ventilated room and never leave one on overnight. Estates and body corporates often set rules on where cylinders may stand, and theft from open yards is common enough that a lockable, ventilated cage is worth pricing.
The requests we see from Gauteng usually come from:
- Homeowners: a double cage on the side wall for the cylinders feeding the geyser and stove
- Complexes, estates and body corporates: matching cages placed where the body corporate rules allow, one per unit
- Restaurants, takeaways and bakeries: a large padlocked cage at the back door for the kitchen's bank of 48 kg cylinders
Local tips for Gauteng
Common here: 9 kg exchanges, gas geyser and hob installs in estates, heaters in winter. Ask each dealer or installer about this: ask whether the cage, the changeover valve and the CoC are in the installation price. Where they work from: dealers and installers in Midrand, Randburg, Centurion, Kempton Park and Germiston.
Requests range widely: single 9 kg up to banks of 48 kg cylinders. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a double cage on the side wall for the cylinders feeding the geyser and stove. One local point to raise: filling plants and depots close by; refill stations and delivery in most suburbs.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Dealers and installers on our network work throughout Gauteng, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether delivery is in the price and how often the round comes past.