CNG Cylinders ..Expiry Date (Very Important)

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CNG Cylinders ..Expiry Date (Very Important)

Dear All,

Most of us do not know this.

Do you know that there is an expiry date? (Physical life) for CNG Cylinders?

Expired Cylinders are not safe for Use and may cause accidents. In this regard please be cautious at the Time of accepting any CNG cylinder from the vendor.

Here is how we can check the expiry of CNG 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 and some two digit number following this:

e.g. D06. The alphabets stand for quarters -

A for March (First Qtr),

B for June (Second Qtr),

C for Sept (Third Qtr),

D for December (Fourth Qtr).

The digits stand for the year till it is valid. Hence D06 would mean December qtr of 2006.

This would not have had happened if checks were done timely.

This Information may save life of many people and create Public Awareness..

Please share this message and fowrard to other Car owners

Gari.pk User 8094 asked on 31 Aug 2010 11:57:21 am

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Huzaifa - on 31 Aug 2010 11:57:38 am

now that is addition to my knowledge... aamir1978, good work for spreading this information.

by the way what is an average life of a CNG cylinder? I know that it needs to be checked after very 5 years but for how long this can last? also does its life depends on how many fillings it gets?