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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 06/09/2013 :  11:09:15  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Came across this today: <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration issued an emergency
recall of 55,000+ propane cylinders
manufactured by The Lite Cylinder Company.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Here's the short version: [url="http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/Hazmat/Lite_Cylinder_Company_Recall_flyer.pdf"]Emergency Recall Order[/url]

And [url="http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/Hazmat/Emergency_Recall_Order_The_Lite_Cylinder_Company_Inc.pdf"]the complete recall[/url]

The Catalina 36 association has a thread going on it, and I know Catalina used the tanks for newer boats, not sure if it applies to any of ours.

The company is out of business & bankrupt, so they can't comply with the requirements in the recall, so I think the PHMSA is just having people get their tanks vented professionally & calling it good (don't quote me on that).
David
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Edited by - delliottg on 06/09/2013 11:51:15

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Response Posted - 06/15/2013 :  19:43:23  Show Profile
Just saw your note, and it sent me in to a mild panic since I just refilled my LP bottle two days ago. I wouldn't want to have to pay to empty out a defective cylinder.

The recalled cylinders are made out of a composite material. My C250 has a traditional metal cylinder, though it's smaller than found in a gas grill, and from what I've read it is difficult to replace without having to modify the plastic box that it goes into. That's why I was relieved to get it refilled, since at my usage rate this refill will last me 10+ years.
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