Calor cylinder deterioration

CALOR Gas Ltd, through the Boat Safety Scheme, is alerting boaters to the immediate product recall on all 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured between 2008 and 2011 inclusive, following concerns regarding the potential deterioration of the cylinder.

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. Though not normally used on narrowboats, some boaters, especially cruiser owners may have them.

Internal inspection

BSS Manager, Graham Watts explained:

"We have been advised that the risk of this occurring is perceived to be minimal, however, we understand that Calor, is determined to have a thorough internal inspection of all potentially affected cylinders."

Any 6kg Calor Lite® cylinders manufactured in 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011 must be returned to any 6kg Calor Lite® retail outlet immediately. Cylinders manufactured outside of this date range are unaffected and safe to use.

Marked when inspected

Also cylinders from these dates 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:
Firstly 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.