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Personhappymummy
11/7/2005 at 9:32pm
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How safe is it?

I'm very wary of things like that!



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Personbig b
11/7/2005 at 9:36pm
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Just make sure it's not in direct sunlight ie on the back seat by a window.

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Personhappymummy
11/7/2005 at 10:24pm
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you know, I hadn't even thought it might overheat, I was more thinking along the lines of it exploding if we got crashed into or something

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Personbig b
11/7/2005 at 10:44pm
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I think they are designed to withstand a fair amount of impact so I don't think it's a problem or caraveanners wouldn't carry those big ones around.

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Personsibrig
11/7/2005 at 10:52pm
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Quote: Originally posted by big b on 11/07/2005
Just make sure it's not in direct sunlight ie on the back seat by a window.
Overheat?  It must get pretty hot inside the gas lockers of caravans & motorhomes in this weather.  The internal temperature in my camper van when I opened the door this afternoon was over 100F (38C).  Is this dangerous?  I would have thought the cylinders were designed to withstand this.


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Personbig b
11/7/2005 at 11:02pm
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Depends on the type of cylinder. We bought one in 2003 on the day when the highest temp was recorded in the UK and the guy who sold it to us said not to open it until the day had cooled down. He was moving the aroun as he was worried about the heat.



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PersonPeridot
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Quote: I would have thought the cylinders were designed to withstand this.

Absoutely ... the pressure inside will increase a bit, that's all. No risk of any hazards arising. Same with impact resistance - the gas cylinder will be a lot safer than the car's fuel tank.


Personbig b
11/7/2005 at 11:06pm
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OK agument accepted will still keep mine out of the sun though. 

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Personhappymummy
11/7/2005 at 11:08pm
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Oh god, think I better just not think about things like that! lol

I've got a stupidly big for camping one so should be ok? (its the almost up to your knee blue one I have)



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Personbig b
11/7/2005 at 11:15pm
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People have been transporting gas for years without much hasle. So I've probably been fussing about overheated gas cylinders for nothing.

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Personmerlin44
11/7/2005 at 11:15pm
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I have put the small ones on bonfires it takes a long time before they explode



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Personhappymummy
11/7/2005 at 11:19pm
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So the consensus is its safe

Just dont drive into the back of me to test it out, ok? thanks! lol



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Personxraymum
12/7/2005 at 7:17am
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Hope Merlin's joking - what a dangerous thing to do !!


PersonJoanM
12/7/2005 at 2:35pm
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Have done this for years - cylinder is a lot stronger than your fuel tank.

 



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