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Commonly used in our everyday lives, LPG cylinders are something most of us wouldn’t be able to cook without. But these harmless looking cylinders can actually be dangerous.Yes, practically every house in India depends on LPG cylinders for their daily meals and one small slip or oversight is all it takes to cause a massive fire.
Expired Cylinders are not safe for use and can cause lethal accidents.Using LPG cylinder past its expiry date can result in leakage that can also lead to an explosion.
How to check the expiry date of the LPG
On one of three side stems of the cylinder, the expiry date is coded alpha numerically which starts with A, B, C or D followed by a two digit number. e.g. D06.
A year is divided into four quarters –
A – for March (First Qtr) i.e, January to March
B – for June (Second Qtr) i.e, April to June
C – for Sept (Third Qtr) i.e, July to September
D – for December (Fourth Qtr) i.e, October to December
For example, your cylinder has ‘B-13’ painted on the metal strip. The alphabet B represents month June, and 13 indicates the year 2013. So a cylinder having B-13 mentioned on it means it will expire on June 2013.
However, there is a limited grace period of three to four months after the expiry as the cylinder cannot be pulled out immediately out of the circulation.There have been reports that distributors tamper with the expiry date as it is written with paint.
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