doglet
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Note: Business names have been omitted as I am still following up the incident and I don't want to unfairly accuse anyone of negligence.
Do you have one of these CO2 bottles?? If so then read on......
Today I asked my brother to get my gas bottle refilled at a place other than the original bottle supplier but still a recognised local CO2 refiller. He went there and $34.10 later had a full bottle of CO2.
He put the bottle onto the passenger seat his car, a two door Nissan Silvia, and covered it with a towel. The air conditioning was on, windows up, and the bottle was not in direct sunlight. About 5 minutes later as he was driving along a major road in Adelaide, South Road, the bottle vented all of its contents throught the pressure relief valve.
The entire cabin of the vehicle was filled with a white CO2 vapour making visibility almost impossible. Somehow he managed to come to a sudden stop without being rear ended by another car. As he was slowing he flicked on the hazard lights and pressed the remote window button to get some air into the cabin. He then managed to drive into the car park of a local business and jumped out of the car. He said he felt himself getting dizzy. The people in the business came out to assist him and they also called an ambulance as he started to hyper-ventilate as a result of being overcome by the carbon dioxide and was also in shock. The ambulance personnel checked him over and told him to take it easy for the rest of the day and to be in the company of others in case he didn't feel well later. The bottle completely iced up during the event.
The bottle is completely empty and $34.10 is wasted. More importantly my brother is ok but it could have been worse.
Here are some photos of the stamps on the bottle....very confusing....
2006 test date
T 2.1KG TW 4.6
TW1.5KG
Another valuable lesson has been learnt and that involves placing a gas bottle into the passenger space of a car - but where does this leave drivers of vans or hatchbacks???
I am now going to follow up this incident further with the businesses involved and will not use the bottle. I will probably get a BOC contract and get them to pick up and deliver bottles as required.
Sorry for the long post but I felt this is an important topic. Carbon dioxide is an invisble killer if inhaled in large enough doses. My brother could have also have been involved in a road accident as a result of the incident.
Take care everyone.....
Do you have one of these CO2 bottles?? If so then read on......
Today I asked my brother to get my gas bottle refilled at a place other than the original bottle supplier but still a recognised local CO2 refiller. He went there and $34.10 later had a full bottle of CO2.
He put the bottle onto the passenger seat his car, a two door Nissan Silvia, and covered it with a towel. The air conditioning was on, windows up, and the bottle was not in direct sunlight. About 5 minutes later as he was driving along a major road in Adelaide, South Road, the bottle vented all of its contents throught the pressure relief valve.
The entire cabin of the vehicle was filled with a white CO2 vapour making visibility almost impossible. Somehow he managed to come to a sudden stop without being rear ended by another car. As he was slowing he flicked on the hazard lights and pressed the remote window button to get some air into the cabin. He then managed to drive into the car park of a local business and jumped out of the car. He said he felt himself getting dizzy. The people in the business came out to assist him and they also called an ambulance as he started to hyper-ventilate as a result of being overcome by the carbon dioxide and was also in shock. The ambulance personnel checked him over and told him to take it easy for the rest of the day and to be in the company of others in case he didn't feel well later. The bottle completely iced up during the event.
The bottle is completely empty and $34.10 is wasted. More importantly my brother is ok but it could have been worse.
Here are some photos of the stamps on the bottle....very confusing....
2006 test date
T 2.1KG TW 4.6
TW1.5KG
Another valuable lesson has been learnt and that involves placing a gas bottle into the passenger space of a car - but where does this leave drivers of vans or hatchbacks???
I am now going to follow up this incident further with the businesses involved and will not use the bottle. I will probably get a BOC contract and get them to pick up and deliver bottles as required.
Sorry for the long post but I felt this is an important topic. Carbon dioxide is an invisble killer if inhaled in large enough doses. My brother could have also have been involved in a road accident as a result of the incident.
Take care everyone.....