CNG hydro-testing made mandatory

The increasing city gas distribution has led to increase in the number of CNG vehicles in the country. Natural gas has always been looked upon as the most efficient, economical and safe fuel available to humankind.

It may be noted that CNG vehicles are the vehicles with the least number of mishaps. CNG cylinders are quite strong and they have to go through rigorous quality checks so that accidents can be avoided.

The CNG cylinders are considered to be safe as they are made with highly specialized methods. Before use, each cylinder has to go through international standard tests.

However, servicing is advised in the CNG cylinders as well. As per the Gas Cylinder Rule of Indian Standard Bureau, 2004, hydro-testing of the cylinders is mandatory.

As per the periodical inspection that took place in May 2013, the inspection time period of the cylinder is been declared as 3 years.

A hydrostatic test is a procedure wherein the faults, leakage are tested. In this test, the pressure in the gas cylinder is being tested by filling water and attaching the cylinder with a test jacket filled with water. The pressure is constantly increased and decreased.

HOW CNG AND LPG Conversion Offer assistance to cut your expanses

As skyrocketing fuel prices put a major economic burden on consumers, herein lies an opportunity to create a behavioural shift towards clean and environment-friendly fuels like CNG and Auto LPG. A small policy push supported by appropriate messaging can enable a lot of people to convert their personal vehicles to CNG or Auto LPG. petrol prices have been hovering close to the Rs 100 mark, CNG and Auto LPG are priced at almost half of automotive fuels. With such a huge fuel price differential, consumers who choose to convert their vehicles to Auto LPG could recover their investments in conversion kit installation within 6 months, dependent on the Auto LPG price in their city.

WHY AUTO LPG?

In the current scenario, Auto LPG is almost 45% cheaper than petrol which makes it pocket-friendly for consumers too, apart from being environmentally friendly. Passenger vehicles, be it cars, two-wheelers, or three-wheelers, can easily switch to Auto LPG by installing conversion kits. While petrol prices have been hovering close to the Rs 100-mark, Auto LPG is priced at almost half of both the mainstream automotive fuels. With such a huge fuel price differential, consumers who choose to convert their vehicles to Auto LPG could recover their investments in conversion kit installation within 6 months, dependent on the Auto LPG price in their city.