Almost all over India and also in some countries people use LPG cylinders to cook food. LPG stands for Liquid Petroleum Gas which is highly flammable, this is why if there is any leak in the cylinder then it can become a bomb that can blast any time.
Many of you may not know that there is an expiry date for LPG cylinders. If your cylinder uses date is expired then it can blast anytime.
So, if you do not want that then you should always check the expiry date of the LPG gas cylinder. If you do not know how to check it then do not worry I will tell you complete information about LPG cylinders.
Welcome to US Tricks. My name is Lokesh and I am the owner of this blog. Today I am going to tell you How to check the expiry date of the LPG gas cylinder. First of all, let's learn more about gas cylinders.
Why You should check the Expiry date of the LPG Cylinder?
LPG gas cylinder can be found in any house in India but it is a live bomb. This is why many countries have banned the Lpg cylinder because it can blast any time and can cause damage to everyone nearby.
You may have heard about the blasting of gas cylinders many times but do you ever thought that why LPG cylinders blasts. LPG gas cylinder has an expiry date and if you use an expired gas cylinder then it can blast any time.
I know you are also shocked by the hearing expiry date of the gas cylinder but I want to tell you that it is true. Gas cylinders have an expiry date and if you have any expired gas cylinders then return them to the service provider immediately or they will blast.
I hope now you have understood that why checking the expiry date of the gas cylinder is very important for you and your family.
If you do not know how to check the expiry date then do not worry because I will tell you how to do it in simple steps. So, now without wasting any more time let's start.
How to Check the Expiry date of Gas Cylinder?
You have seen your mom cooking food for you on the stove by Red Gas cylinder. This red cylinder can be very dangerous for you if you do not check it properly while taking it from the provider.
You should always check the expiry date and leakage of gas from the LPG cylinder. You can easily check the leakage by smell or water test but the expiry date is also important and I will tell you how to check it properly. Let's start.
Step 1:
On top of the gas cylinder, there are three pillars connected with a circular ring at the top. On one of those pillars, You will see a code like C-19 or B-21, etc. This code is your cylinder's expiry date but it is in code and I will tell you how to decode it.
Step 2:
This code starts with an alphabet and it will only from A, B, C, D. This alphabet tells you the quarter in which this gas cylinder will expire.
Below you can see which alphabet shows which quarter in the year.
A: January to March
B: April to June
C: July to September
D: October to December
After you calculate the quarter then look at the next part of the code which is a number and this number is the year in which the LPG cylinder will expire.
If the number is 15 then means it is 2015 and that is how you will calculate the expiry date of the gas cylinder.
So, for the demo let's take A-23 as code and we have to tell the expiry date of the gas cylinder. So, by A we can say that this cylinder will expire in the first quarter which is January to March and by 23 we can say that this cylinder will expire in 2023.
So, totally we can say that this cylinder will expire from January to March 2023. I hope you have understood the method. So, now calculate by yourself.
Conclusion:
In this article, I have shared How to check the expiry date of the LPG cylinder. I hope you have liked this article and if you do then do not forget to share your views in the comment section.
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