BBQ style Gas Bottles

Can anyone tell me how often you need to get these pressure checked?

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there should be a date on it

Fri, 2011-03-04 17:11

 just check for the latest one. but they wont fill them unless the it checked anyway

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Hookah Dives does em in

Fri, 2011-03-04 17:20

Hookah Dives does em in Wangara IIRC.

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Alan James's picture

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There is a date on it

Fri, 2011-03-04 17:21

but I think that was when it was last pressure tested.

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iana's picture

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Exchange them

Fri, 2011-03-04 17:43

Just take it down to Bunnings or a service station and change it over for a full one, now its their problem!

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If you read the fine print at

Fri, 2011-03-04 18:07

If you read the fine print at Bunnings it does say that your bottle must be in test.  Sometimes they check.

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Have found the answer

Fri, 2011-03-04 18:40

to my own question.  The date stamped on the bottle is the date it was last tested.  The bottle can be refilled for 10 years after that date, so after 10 years the bottle needs retesting.

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Just buy a new one

Fri, 2011-03-04 20:49

After 10 years, they dont cost that much.

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Why, it's not broken

Fri, 2011-03-04 21:04

why replace it.  The expiry of the filling date is 04/12.

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What does it cost?

Sat, 2011-03-05 06:58

a test would be about 30 or 40 dollars a new 9kg bottle about 50 seems like a no brainer to me

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I'm in the gas industry and

Fri, 2011-03-04 21:12

I'm in the gas industry and the test date is always 10 years after the stamped date. All gas outlets are opligated to take out of test bottles and swap them. Bunnings is part of Wesfarmers as is Kleenheat.

Out of test bottles are then tested and restamped and put back into service if there are no problems.

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 btw, if anyone is looking

Sat, 2011-03-05 06:22

 btw, if anyone is looking for one, I somehow have a couple of extras...you are welcome to them, just pm me.