Please follow the numbering while answering my queries.
1. The official rule reads that the LPG Cylinders must be weighed by the delivery guy right in front of the consumer before delivery. But that never happens.
Not once has any delivery boy weighed the Gas Cylinder before delivering it to our home. Even if you personally visit the godown, there is no concept of weighing the gas cylinders. How exactly does one know if he/she is not getting less gas than what he/she should be?
2. 7/10 or 8/10 times, depending on who you ask, when you expose the cylinder valve and drop a little water in there, you will find air bubbles popping up from the black tip. That is the gas leaking, the gas you paid for. An adequately sealed gas cylinder does not have any suck gas leaks. I have personally seen quite a few cylinders that emanate no smell with the valve exposed. No bubbles with water either. My questions -
3. Why is the Gas Cylinder refilling process still so un-optimised? It is a non-renewable resource so how are the Gas Manufacturers/Distributors okay with letting so much go to waste? Why is everything so vague when it should be transparent? Why are rules not followed?
4. What are some essential safety measures that everyone should know about using Domestic LPG?
5. What is the best Gas Distribution company in India?
6. If delivery charges are mandatory, why don't the Distributors charge that during booking? Why does the delivery boy explicitly ask the consumers for delivery charges?
1. The official rule reads that the LPG Cylinders must be weighed by the delivery guy right in front of the consumer before delivery. But that never happens.
Not once has any delivery boy weighed the Gas Cylinder before delivering it to our home. Even if you personally visit the godown, there is no concept of weighing the gas cylinders. How exactly does one know if he/she is not getting less gas than what he/she should be?
2. 7/10 or 8/10 times, depending on who you ask, when you expose the cylinder valve and drop a little water in there, you will find air bubbles popping up from the black tip. That is the gas leaking, the gas you paid for. An adequately sealed gas cylinder does not have any suck gas leaks. I have personally seen quite a few cylinders that emanate no smell with the valve exposed. No bubbles with water either. My questions -
i) Why does the Gas Distributor/Delivery Boy say that some leak is normal and that is to be expected on all gas cylinders? They refuse to listen when I complain that there should ideally be no such leaks. If leaks are normal, how come I come across the ones that don't?
ii) Domestic Gas Cylinders, post their refilling, travel with with a removable plastic seal covering their valves. How effective is that plastic seal in stopping the gas already leaking from within the valve?
iii) If the plastic seal is not 100% effective in containing what's leaking, are we not losing a ton of gas before they reach our homes?
iv) The Delivery guy usually just opens up the plastic, pretends to smell and check the cylinder, and says everything's alright. When we demonstrate the leak with water, he pushes his vehicle keys against the valve and again pretends that the leaks are fixed. They are not. The leak never stops. He then leaves saying some degree of leak is normal.
3. Why is the Gas Cylinder refilling process still so un-optimised? It is a non-renewable resource so how are the Gas Manufacturers/Distributors okay with letting so much go to waste? Why is everything so vague when it should be transparent? Why are rules not followed?
4. What are some essential safety measures that everyone should know about using Domestic LPG?
5. What is the best Gas Distribution company in India?
6. If delivery charges are mandatory, why don't the Distributors charge that during booking? Why does the delivery boy explicitly ask the consumers for delivery charges?
