LPG gas cylinders do contains expiry dates just like the expiry dates of the food that you buy, but it is best known as physical life. Expired LPG cylinders are not safe for use and may cause accidents. The case of a house fire that we get to know from the daily newspapers is mostly due to the explosion of LPG gas cylinder. The root cause of the LPG gas cylinder explosion might be the usage of expired LPG cylinder.
Therefore, it is always be safe to check for the expiry dates of the LPG cylinder each time you receive the gas cylinder from the vendor. It is also important to let your maids know about this information as well, especially for those who employed a maid so that your maid will be cautious when she received the gas cylinder from the vendor next time.
As we know there are certain irresponsible business vendors where profit is always their priority before considering about their customer’s safety. Hence, knowing the uncouth characters we have to deal with, you should insist on getting a newer tank although the vendor might give several reasons by telling that the tank is still physically new and available to be used.
Here is the information of how we can check on the expiry dates of LPG cylinders:
On one of three side stems of the cylinder, the expiry date is coded alpha numerically as follows:
A or B or C or D
with two digits number following this,
e.g. D13.
The alphabets stand for quarters: -
1. A for MARCH (first quarter)
2. B for JUNE (second quarter)
3. C for SEPTEMBER (third quarter)
4. D for DECEMBER (fourth quarter).
The digits stand for the year till it is valid.
Hence D13 would mean December quarter of 2013.
Please beware with expiry dates and return back the cylinder that you get with an expired date.
Expired LPG cylinders are prone to leaks and other hazards.
e.g. D06. This gas cylinder is valid to be in use until December 2006.
e.g. D13. This gas cylinder is valid to be in use until December 2013.
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