DOT recalls hazardous cylinders manufactured by The Lite Cylinder Company

[mary and bob]

The Trailer Life article only says they tested it on "numerous cylinders" and that it is "designed for steel & aluminum LP gas cylinders with a diameter of 7.9 to 13.8 inches". Someone here, preferably a technical or engineer person, should buy one and evaluate it for us. We don't use enough propane ourselves, it would take a year or more for us to check it out. It's made in Germany, and reportedly popular with RVers in Europe.

[gmw photos]

Bummer, got two of them full. I'll burn mine off on the BBQ.

Hmmm, let's see.... a BBQ......a device with an open flame in close proximity to a tank that could fail at a seam. Yeah, sure....that sounds like a really good idea....
....might be BBQ'ing more than was planned.

[deryk]

The gas level checkers look interesting. I looked on ebay and had 1 truma $84 plus $14 shipping... ouch! Its interesting because its portable...and you can still swap out your tanks at an exchange place for a full tank...dont have to worry about finding a place that refills them. I had that happen in april...forgot to check and one tank was real low and didn't want to run out and the only place in the area was for an exchange.

[mary and bob]

Deryk, sounds like you would be the perfect volunteer Truma tester. Worst case result is you'll have an expensive flashlight!

[deryk]

LOL... yeah its an interesting idea but I did look into the worthington 20lb steel tanks with a gauge on the top of the tank for $48 each from amazon... model # 308551

Not something Im going to be looking to buy for several months since propane useage from now till october is gonna be pretty low!

[Thomas G.]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

Are you sure it isn't July 2011? The propane cylinder industry missed the lessons of "Y2K" and typically still uses two-digit dates, so the manufacturing date mark tends to look like "07/11" or "11/07".

Thanks Brian, you are exactly right. On closer inspection it says "07 A11", so it must mean July of 2011.

[Brian B-P]

In case anyone wants the authoritative version from PHMSA:
PHMSA Orders Recall of Cylinders Manufactured by The Lite Cylinder Company

[Donna D.]

Some more info from the RV News Service: RV News Service » Some RVers “between rock and hard place” over LP cylinder recall

Not sure what "4. Follow the instructions of Lite Cylinder to safely return the cylinders to their Tennesee plant." could mean.

Just trying to be helpful here...

[Mary F]

Thanks for participating, folks. This discussion has run its course and the thread is now closed.