Boaters are asked to check any 6Kg Calor Gas cylinders they may have to see if they are from a batch which might rupture causing a sudden release of explosive propane gas.
A small number of 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders have been found to be showing signs of premature internal deterioration which over time could potentially lead to a gas escape.
The Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) is supporting Calor Gas Ltd to alert any boaters to the immediate product recall on all 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured between 2008 – 2011 inclusively. Any 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured in 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011 must be returned to any 6kg Calor Lite® retail outlet immediately.
Boaters can find the nearest 6kg Calor Lite® retail outlet by using the ‘Find-a-Stockist’ facilities to be found at www.calor.co.uk/recall. Those returning a cylinder from the critical period, will be given a free full replacement 6kg Calor Lite ®cylinder. Cylinders manufactured outside of this date range are unaffected and safe to use.
Also cylinders from 2008-11 that have already been checked do not need returning. These are marked with a hole punched into the flat metal tare disc that sits on top of the cylinder just below the valve. The date of manufacture of the cylinder can be found in two places on the cylinder base ring: Adjacent to the words ‘Property of Calor Gas Ltd’ there is a box in which there are two letters, then two numbers which denote the year of manufacture i.e. 08, 09, 10, or 11, followed by one letter.
In addition, at the very bottom of the base ring the third row of text shows the date of manufacture i.e. 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011. Further information can be found at www.calor.co.uk/recall and a dedicated 6kg Calor Lite® team can be called on 0800 783 4141.
Thanks to Harry Arnold and Waterway Images for this report and image.
