LPG tanks

Tue, 16 Apr 1996

LPG tanks

From Bisnis Indonesia

I moved to Jakarta from Bengkulu about four years ago. In Bengkulu a 12 kilogram cylinder of gas lasted an average of 11 days. Yet in Jakarta a cylinder of gas only lasts seven days, sometimes only five.

Being anxious, I examined our gas stove and found that everything was OK and there was no leak. I decided to buy a regulator and gas meter which cost me Rp 173,000. The meter indicated that the next cylinder I bought contained only eight kilograms of gas.

A cylinder should have two seals, but I often find that the inner seal is broken while the outer seal is intact. I usually buy my gas at a shop near my complex in Pamulang, Tangerang. A cylinder of gas costs Rp 12,000 and is supposed to contain 12 kilograms of gas. This means that I lose about Rp 4,000 per cylinder. Can Pertamina explain this?

YULI S. SHUSENA

Tangerang, West Java

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