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How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Humphrizy(m): 10:15pm On Jan 06, 2020
Majority of people using cooking gas don't know that their gas cylinder has an expiry date. They don't know when the gas cylinders will expire and when it does, it can results to leakage that can lead to explosion. There have been many cases of gas cylinder explosions and when this happens, lives are lost and properties worth millions are also lost in the fire that follows. So many lives have been lost and this is a call to concern.


According to a State Coordinator, Standard Organisation of Nigeria [SON], “If a cylinder of 12kg explodes, it is capable of bringing down a two storey building. Cooking gas cylinders must not exceed five (5) years.” According to the SON Director, most people using gas cylinders hardly remember when it was bought. Once you discover that your gas cylinder has expired, stop using it in order to avoid explosion.


This is the process to verify the expiry date of the LPG cylinder
The expiry date of cooking gas cylinder can be found on one of the metal strips that connect the body of the cylinder to top ring (handle). It is printed or pasted on the inner side of the strip. Alphabets from A to D is painted on it along with a number. The process of decoding the expiry date is very simple. The alphabet A, B, C, D represents the month it will expire while the number beside it indicates the year the gas cylinder will expire.


A year is divided into four quarters which are:
A – January to March
B – April to June
C – July to September
D – October to December
The letters represent the month of expiry while the number indicates the year of expiry.
For example, if a cylinder has ‘B 20′ printed on the metal strip. The letter B represents month June, and 20 indicates the year 2020. So a cylinder having B 20 mentioned on it means it will expire in June 2020.

After the expiry date, a gas cylinder has a grace period of 3 - 4 months because the cylinder cannot be extracted immediately out of the circulation. There have been several reports on how distributors tamper with the expiry date because they are written with paint. When next you buy or receive a gas cylinder, make sure you check the expiry date and stay safe.

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by crackhaus: 10:28pm On Jan 06, 2020
Good information.

Too many people buy repainted cylinders thinking they just got something new.

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by dawnomike(m): 10:47pm On Jan 06, 2020
This is a vital info... Thanks for sharing

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by nochyemish(m): 5:15am On Jun 23, 2021
So are you saying we are going to be buy like 4 cylinder in a year, 1 per quarter?

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Charlex23(m): 7:45am On Jun 23, 2021
How the hell would i have known this. Thanks op for the very educative info

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by RisenJoe(m): 5:11pm On Jun 23, 2021
And someone was trying to explain this same thing to me last week but I didn't grab what he was saying, thanks for the clear explanation..

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by kambili999(f): 7:22pm On Jun 23, 2021
Thanks so much

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by amarachukwuokor: 7:23pm On Jun 23, 2021
nice one thanks for the info

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by HeadNigga: 7:23pm On Jun 23, 2021
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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Nuelito: 7:23pm On Jun 23, 2021
Seen and noted

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Nobody: 7:23pm On Jun 23, 2021
What of the local made ones how to check them?

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by binary007: 7:23pm On Jun 23, 2021
Everyday I leave in fear of my Gas cylinder exploding.


I just can't shake the feeling off as much as I would love to

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by BigSarah(f): 7:23pm On Jun 23, 2021
angry, Most Sellers that spray paint their cylinders how exactly can you tell

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by gurunlocker: 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
You go see some cylinder for gas station wey be say na grace dey hold the cylinder..... Everything go don peel, e go dey shake and people go still dey use am like that.

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Torosk1(m): 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
I no want wahala na kerosene I still dey used grin

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by prezee1: 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
Issoright, noted

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by binary007: 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
nochyemish:
So are you saying we are going to be buy like 4 cylinder in a year, 1 per quarter?

If I say what's on my mind... You will hate me for life!

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Theicecode(m): 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
Cool
Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Youngkhaleepha3(m): 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
This thing dey expire so ? shocked

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by visijo(m): 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
I will never forget that time I missed a taxi because of some lady busy telling her child that she must finish her ice cream or she will give it to me�

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by chimpanzee4: 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
Fake news

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by gurunlocker: 7:24pm On Jun 23, 2021
nochyemish:
So are you saying we are going to be buy like 4 cylinder in a year, 1 per quarter?

Bro, read again slowly

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Nobody: 7:25pm On Jun 23, 2021
nochyemish:
So are you saying we are going to be buy like 4 cylinder in a year, 1 per quarter?
English is hard

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Jahwinaboy(m): 7:25pm On Jun 23, 2021
Informative
Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by rawtouch: 7:25pm On Jun 23, 2021

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by somessi: 7:26pm On Jun 23, 2021
Powerful information.

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Lanre4uonly(m): 7:26pm On Jun 23, 2021
Ok. It is noted.
Thanks OP.
Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Samade7: 7:26pm On Jun 23, 2021
nochyemish:
So are you saying we are going to be buy like 4 cylinder in a year, 1 per quarter?




Are u drunk? cheesy

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Noshitboi(m): 7:26pm On Jun 23, 2021
I've been using my 8kg camp gas for 14 years now, changed the burner twice and repainted it twice too. No time to check for expiration cheesy

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Hoodbilonia: 7:26pm On Jun 23, 2021
Story. Buy 12.5kg cylinder,put it outside and use a hose hose connect it from outside to burner or gas stove inside. Simple

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Re: How To Check The Expiry Date Of Your Gas Cylinder To Avoid Explosion by Drone95(m): 7:26pm On Jun 23, 2021
My gas cylinder has D 30 on it grin

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