Utility News Desk !!! Most people use LPG cylinders for cooking. But do you know that gas cylinders also have an expiry date. If not, then today we are going to tell you about it. Every LPG gas cylinder available in India has an expiry date. The expiry date of the gas cylinder is written on it. If you use an expired gas cylinder, then the chances of your gas cylinder exploding increase significantly. Apart from this, any other major unpleasant incident can also happen to you.
In such a situation, before using the gas cylinder, know about its expiry date. Today in this series, we are going to tell you about a special method with the help of which you can know about the expiry date of the gas cylinder. Many important information about the gas cylinder is written on the three strips printed on it. Here you will get information ranging from the weight of the gas cylinder to its expiry date.
The alphabet indicates the expiration date
The expiry date of a gas cylinder is mentioned in alphabetical order. You must have seen A23, B23 and C24 written on your domestic cylinder. In this, A means the month of January to March. Similarly, the symbol B indicates the month of April to June. C indicates the months from July to September and D indicates the months from October to December. The numbers written before the alphabet (23,24) indicate the year.
Due to which the cylinder blasts
Actually, if LPG gas is put back into the cylinder after it is over, it will not be able to withstand the pressure of the gas. Due to which the heat starts increasing and sometimes the cylinder explodes due to being close to fire. Although the expiry date of the cylinder is written on it, most of the consumers are not aware of it.