Just a heads up, if you bought some map gas cylinders in the last few years, there is a recall on them because they leak and could cause a fire.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12117.html
I just bought a couple to do the air lines in the garage, and now I gotta take them back.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Map Pro, Propylene and MAPP Gas Cylinders
Units: 29,026,000 units in the U.S.; 1,371,100 units in Canada
Manufacturer: Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin, LLC, of Chilton, Wis.
Hazard: The seal on the cylinders can leak after torches or other fuel consuming equipment are disconnected from them, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The cylinders contain propylene gas and are used for soldering, brazing, cutting and welding. They contain 14.1 oz Map-Pro, 14.1 oz Propylene or 16 oz MAPP (Methyl Acetylene Propadiene Stabilized). The cylinders are approximately 3” in diameter and 11” tall and are either yellow or black in color. They were sold alone and in kits that include a torch and a cylinder. The cylinders and torch kits have a variety of labels, including:
ACE
ASCO
BENCHMARK®
BERNZOMATIC®
CRAFTSMAN®
EMC
EXPRESS
Firepower®
GENTEC®
GOSS®
HOTERY
Jones Stephens Corp
LENOX®
Mag-Torch®
MAGNA® Mastercraft® and TURNER®
Master Mechanic®
MAPP
NAPA BERNZOMATIC®
PREST-O-LITE®
RONA
ROTHENBERGER
SUPER-EGO
SureFire™
TurboTorch®
UNIWELD®
WORTHINGTON MAPP® GAS
WORTHINGTON MAP/Pro™
WORTHINGTON PROPYLENE
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12117.html
I just bought a couple to do the air lines in the garage, and now I gotta take them back.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Map Pro, Propylene and MAPP Gas Cylinders
Units: 29,026,000 units in the U.S.; 1,371,100 units in Canada
Manufacturer: Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin, LLC, of Chilton, Wis.
Hazard: The seal on the cylinders can leak after torches or other fuel consuming equipment are disconnected from them, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The cylinders contain propylene gas and are used for soldering, brazing, cutting and welding. They contain 14.1 oz Map-Pro, 14.1 oz Propylene or 16 oz MAPP (Methyl Acetylene Propadiene Stabilized). The cylinders are approximately 3” in diameter and 11” tall and are either yellow or black in color. They were sold alone and in kits that include a torch and a cylinder. The cylinders and torch kits have a variety of labels, including:
ACE
ASCO
BENCHMARK®
BERNZOMATIC®
CRAFTSMAN®
EMC
EXPRESS
Firepower®
GENTEC®
GOSS®
HOTERY
Jones Stephens Corp
LENOX®
Mag-Torch®
MAGNA® Mastercraft® and TURNER®
Master Mechanic®
MAPP
NAPA BERNZOMATIC®
PREST-O-LITE®
RONA
ROTHENBERGER
SUPER-EGO
SureFire™
TurboTorch®
UNIWELD®
WORTHINGTON MAPP® GAS
WORTHINGTON MAP/Pro™
WORTHINGTON PROPYLENE