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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Store and Handle your CO2 Cylinders the Right Away

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By Marc Wallace


Disposable gas cylinders have many uses in various fields like medicine, aviation, military, sports, recreation and a few others. Its use is there in inflation, propulsion, cooling, pressurization and mechanical energy. Beverage dispensing, wine preservation, carbonation systems are a few things in which these gas cylinders are used in the food industry. Both the soda siphon and the cream whisk need gas filled cylinders for preparing soda water and whipped cream. The Food and Drug Administration has food safety norms which includes the HACCP certification which food grade disposable gas cartridges must have. HACCP or Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point is a preventive approach that checks and analyzes the production process from start to finish including the procurement of raw materials.

For soda water preparation, you would need HACCP certified carbon dioxide cylinders. If you have the HACCP certificate, you can be sure that the product can be used correctly without harming your health. The customer is assured of 100% quality and cleanliness when the gas cylinder is approved by the HACCP. Using the soda siphon along with the CO2 gas cylinder would be now a safe way of making soda water. One can use a gas cylinder with 8 grams of pure CO2 to charge a litre of water and gas cylinder with 16 grams of pure CO2 to charge beer. Its important to follow the instructions given by the manufacturer for using gas filled cylinders.

The gas-filled disposable gas cylinders used for the soda siphon and cream whipper are of the same shape and size. Make sure you know what type of gas your device needs. Carbon dioxide is used for the soda siphon to make soda water while nitrous oxide is used for the cream whipper in the preparation of fresh whipped cream. Use the same brand of gas cylinder and soda siphon according to the recommendations. The same quality and standards are assured in products with the same brand. The charger holder has two types of valves, the snap on and the screw in. The sodas siphon must have a perfectly fitting gas cylinder.

The siphon and carbon dioxide cylinders make the preparation of soda water easy. In order to make these gadgets last, make sure you follow the user instructions properly. After filling the siphon bottle with water as instructed and closing it, ensure that you have tightly secured the cover. The charge holder should be properly inserted with the CO2 gas cartridge by holding it straight up. The threading should not be seen and therefore the CO2 gas cartridge must be screwed in with great care. Ensure that the job is properly done or else there may be a leakage of gas. The bottle must be shaken vigorously at least 5 times. Ensure that you screw the cap back on to the charger holder when the empty cartridge is removed. The empty cartridge should be properly disposed off. You can recycle them 100%.

Packs of disposable gas cylinders are available in 10s and 25s. The gas cylinders must be stored securely away from the reach of children. They should be kept away from heat maybe in your pantry. The unused gas filled cylinders and the used ones must be kept separately. Do not get the cylinders of N2O and CO2 gas mixed up as they look the same and might confuse you.




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