Warning

Hippo cylinder handling facilities

1 Do not roll the hippo cylinder with the body.

2 Do not drop or throw Hippo cylinder.
3 keep hippo cylinder away from fire a stroke
4 Hippo cylinders do not lift from the V.P. ring.
5 Use only the hook provided to lift the Hippo cylinder.
6 Not Spill with Any types of Hippo Cylinder Mounted Actuator Valve V Quick Release.
7 For loading and unloading of Hippo cylinder, use carefully scissor lift, crane or forklift etc.
8 Continuously attach the test report of the cylinder while sending it to Hippo cylinder plant.

how to replace empty hippo cylinder

 Replacement of empty Hippo cylinders with filled Hippo cylinder will be done by trained person.
 Before starting loading/unloading of Hippo cylinders from the truck, ensure that the platform of
the delivery truck is in line with the civil platform/scissor lift of the gas bank.
 Make sure the pallet trolley and scissor lift are working properly.
 The sequence of activities to be followed while replacing an empty Hippo cylinder is as follows
 Close the isolation valve of the empty Hippo cylinder of manifold.
 Close the actuator of the Hippo cylinder and the liquid outlet ball valve of the LPG hose.
 Now carefully separate the quick release coupling(QRC).
 Place the pellet trolley under the empty Hippo cylinder and lift the cylinder slowly.
 Move the empty Hippo cylinder to one side so that the filled Hippo is not in the way of
the cylinder.
 Keep the filled Hippo cylinder securely in the correct position near the manifold.
 Now connect the filled Hippo cylinder through quick release coupling.
 Ensure that quick release couplings, hoses are properly connected on manifold.
 Open the liquid outlet ball valve of the Hippo cylinder actuator and manifold.
 Check the leakage from the coupling and actuator by pouring soapy water.
 Open the isolation valve on the manifold.
 Now load the empty hippo cylinder back into the truck.