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Hello to kiwipaul , Boronia , Stevecro ,
Thankyou all for your replies – I am grateful.
Boronia stated:
” A properly maintained cylinder should have no problem coping with normal ambient temperatures if kept in a ventilated area, lots of cylinders can be found stored outside buildings. They should be fitted with a safety valve that will vent off surplus gas if the pressure does get too high, but again provided there is ventilation the gas will dissipate without causing a danger.”
– to which I reply that I can agree , but how do the other residents of the building know if the cylinder owners have “properly maintained cylinders” ?
Some people do not have knowledge about such matters , and some people are careless, thus sometimes we do not find out till after an accident has occurred.
I think it would may be worthwhile requiring for the annual Fire Safety Inspectors to inspect residents gas cylinders in a similar way that they currently inspect Fire Extinguishers , so that the owners can know if their cylinders are in good working condition etc …
This is easy to say, but likely would be difficult to implement given the problems currently in NSW with the Strata Law reform proposals, so it may have to be that interested Owners Corporations pass By-Laws about having gas cylinders inspected.