Butane, mosakayikira, ndi chigawo chamtengo wapatali. Amasiyana ndi gasi wamadzimadzi, chomwe chiri chosakaniza, monga butane ndi chinthu choyera, kuwononga ndalama zambiri zoyeretsera. Ndi mfundo yowira pang'ono -0.5°C, butane amakhalabe wopanda nthunzi ngakhale kuzizira kwambiri, kuchepetsa kugwiritsidwa ntchito kwake payekha. Chifukwa chake, butane nthawi zambiri amasakanizidwa ndi propane kuti agwiritse ntchito.
M'nyumba gasi wamadzimadzi zopanga, kusakanikirana kwa propane ndi zotumphukira zake ndi butane ndi zotuluka zake kumabweretsa chinthu chomwe chimakhala chokwera mtengo kuposa gasi wamba.. Komabe, kusakaniza uku kumapereka zabwino munyengo yozizira, monga butane amayaka mosavuta, amatulutsa madzi otsalira ochepa, ndikuwonetsa kusakhazikika kowonjezereka.