LPG Cylinder is integral part of our lives. In last 20 years, i have seen tremendous changes in technology and lifestyle. Many things of past have become obsolete in our lives which are replaced by new set of technological advanced options. One product which survived this mayhem is LPG Cylinder. Only change on LPG Cylinder front is reduced waiting period. When i was Kid, waiting period of LPG Cylinder was almost 2 months and Black marketing was very common. Now waiting period is 7-10 days & Black marketing has vanished. I remember we used to book next cylinder immediately after receipt of re-filled cylinder. When i used to visit Gas Agency to take delivery of refilled cylinder there was strict instruction from my mother that Cylinder should not be OLD and it should be NEW. Though her concern was that old and damaged LPG Cylinder kept in open does not look good. Unknowingly by doing this we always took delivery of cylinders in good conditions.

LPG Cylinders are banned in many countries as it is moving bomb. LPG Cylinder explosion is very common due to various reasons. In my post on 7 Free or Cheapest Inbuilt Insurance Covers i mentioned that LPG Cylinder from any Govt OMC comes with a Free insurance cover of upto 40 lakhs in case of any accident due to explosion of LPG Cylinder. One of the main reason for explosion is expiry of LPG Cylinder’s. Not many people know that LPG Cylinder comes with an expiry date. We always check expiry on food material but never checked expiry of LPG Cylinder at the time of receiving delivery.