Butane, ngokungenakuphikwa, yingxenye ebizayo. Ihlukile kugesi ewuketshezi, okuyingxubevange, njengoba i-butane iyinto ehlanzekile, ukungena ezindlekweni ezinkulu zokuhlanza. Ngephuzu elibilayo nje -0.5°C, I-butane ihlala ingenawo umhwamuko nakuba kubanda kakhulu, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwayo okuzimele. Ngakho, butane ngokuvamile ixubene ne-propane ukuze isetshenziswe.
Ekhaya igesi eliwuketshezi ukwakheka, inhlanganisela ye-propane kanye nokuphuma kwayo ne-butane kanye nokuphuma kwayo kuphumela emkhiqizweni obiza kakhulu kunegesi evamile ewuketshezi.. Nokho, le miksi inikeza izinzuzo esimweni sezulu esibandayo, njengoba i-butane ivutha kalula, ikhiqiza uketshezi oluncane olusalayo, futhi ikhombisa ukuguquguquka okuthuthukisiwe.