“Kunzima ukuthenga insimbi manje,” kusho u-Adam Gazapian, umnikazi we-WB Tank & Equipment (Portage, Wisconsin), elungisa amathangi namasilinda ukuze adayiswe kabusha. "Kunesidingo esikhulu samasilinda e-propane; sidinga amathangi amaningi kanye nomsebenzi owengeziwe."
EWorthington Industries (Worthington, Ohio), uMqondisi Wezentengiso uMark Komlosi uthe lo bhubhane usithinte kakhulu isidingo esinamandla samasilinda e-propane. "Amabhizinisi kanye nabathengi batshale imali eyengeziwe ekwandiseni isizini yangaphandle," kusho uComlossi. "Ukuze benze lokhu, banemishini eminingi ye-propane kunaseminyakeni emibili noma emithathu edlule, ngaleyo ndlela baqhubekisela phambili isidingo semikhiqizo yawo wonke amasayizi. Ngokubambisana namakhasimende ethu, abathengisi be-LPG, abasabalalisi nabadayisi Lapho sikhuluma nebhizinisi, sikholelwa ukuthi lo mkhuba ngeke wehle ezinyangeni ezingama-24 ezizayo."
"I-Worthington iyaqhubeka nokwethula imikhiqizo emisha ukusiza abathengi kanye nemakethe babe nolwazi olungcono lwemikhiqizo yethu futhi bakhulise ukusebenza kahle," kusho uKomlosi. "Ngokusekelwe emininingwaneni esiyitholele amakhasimende nabathengi, sakha uchungechunge lwemikhiqizo."
UKomlosi uthe intengo nokuhlinzekwa kwensimbi kube nomthelela emakethe. "Silindele ukuthi lokhu kube njalo esikhathini esizayo," esho. "Iseluleko esingcono kakhulu esingasinika abakhangisi ukuhlela izidingo zabo ngangokunokwenzeka. Izinkampani ezihlelayo... ziwina izintengo kanye nempahla."
UGazapian uthe inkampani yakhe yenza yonke imizamo ukuhlangabezana nesidingo samasilinda ensimbi. UGazapian uthe maphakathi noMashi 2021: "Kuleli sonto nje, sinamaloli amasilinda egesi athunyelwe esuka efektri yethu yaseWisconsin eya eTexas, Maine, North Carolina naseWashington."
“Amasilinda alungisiwe anopende omusha namavalvu e-RegO enziwe eMelika abiza u-$340. Lawa ngokuvamile aba masha ngo-$550,” esho. "Izwe lethu njengamanje libhekene nezinselelo zomnotho eziningi, futhi konke ukonga kuyasiza."
Uveze ukuthi abasebenzisi abaningi bokugcina basebenzisa amasilinda egesi angamaphawundi angu-420 ekhaya, angabamba cishe amalitha angu-120 we-propane. "Lokhu kungase kube inketho yabo engcono kakhulu okwamanje ngenxa yezimali eziqinile. Lawa masilinda angama-420-pounds angabekwa yindlu ngaphandle kwezindleko ezihambisana nokumba kanye nokubeka amapayipi angaphansi komhlaba. Uma besebenzisa inani elikhulu lamagaloni ngamasilinda abo, bagcina begcina Izindleko zokonga zingatholakala ethangini likaphethiloli elijwayelekile elingama-gallon angu-500, ngoba izindleko ezimbalwa ziyancipha kakhulu ekhaya.
I-American Cylinder Exchange (West Palm Beach, Florida) isebenzisa ukulethwa kwamasilinda ezindaweni zamadolobha amakhulu ayi-11 e-United States. Uzakwethu uMike Gioffre uthe i-COVID-19 ikhombise kuphela ukwehla kwevolumu okuthathe ihlobo lonke.
"Kusukela lapho, sesibonile ukubuyela ezingeni elijwayelekile," esho. "Sisungule inqubo 'yokungenamaphepha' yokulethwa, esekhona nanamuhla, futhi manje okungenzeka ibe yingxenye yaphakade yenqubo yethu yokulethwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sisungule ngempumelelo izindawo zokusebenzela ezikude zabanye babasebenzi bethu bokuphatha, okubaluleke kakhulu kithi Kuyinqubo engenazihibe kumakhasimende ethu, futhi kukhawule ukuba khona kwethu ezindaweni ezinkulu lapho ubhubhane lushisa kakhulu."
I-LP Cylinder Service Inc. (Shohola, Pennsylvania) yinkampani yokulungisa isilinda eyatholwa yi-Quality Steel ngo-2019 futhi inamakhasimende engxenyeni esempumalanga ye-United States. Tennessee, Ohio kanye neMichigan,” kusho uChris Ryman, iphini likamongameli wezokusebenza.” “Sisebenzela kokubili amabhizinisi asekhaya kanye nezinkampani ezinkulu. ”
U-Lehman uthe ngalo bhubhane, ukulungiswa kabusha kwebhizinisi kukhule kakhulu. “Njengoba abantu abaningi behlala ekhaya futhi besebenza emakhaya, sibona ngempela ukwanda okukhulu kwesidingo samasilinda namasilinda angama-20 wamajenaretha kaphethiloli, adume kakhulu ngesikhathi sokunqamuka kukagesi.”
Izintengo zensimbi nazo zibangela isidingo samasilinda ensimbi avuselelwe. "Intengo yamasilinda egesi iya ngokuya ikhuphuka, futhi kwesinye isikhathi amasilinda egesi amasha awatholakali nhlobo," esho. URyman uthe ukukhula kwesidingo samasilinda egesi akuqhutshwanga nje kuphela yimikhiqizo emisha ephilayo yangaphandle emagcekeni ezweni lonke, kodwa nangabantu abasha abasuka emadolobheni amakhulu. "Lokhu kubangele isidingo esikhulu samasilinda engeziwe ukuze abhekane nokusetshenziswa okuhlukahlukene. Ukushisisa ikhaya, izindawo zokuhlala ngaphandle kanye nesidingo samajeneretha e-propane yizona zinto ezibangela isidingo samasilinda anosayizi abahlukahlukene."
Uveze ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obusha ku-monitor ekude kwenza kube lula ukulandelela umthamo we-propane ku-cylinder. "Amasilinda amaningi egesi anesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-200 nangaphezulu anamamitha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho ithangi lingaphansi kwezinga elithile, abaqaphi abaningi bangahlela ngokuqondile ikhasimende ukuthi lilethe ubuchwepheshe, "esho.
Ngisho nekheji libone ubuchwepheshe obusha. “E-Home Depot, amakhasimende asikho isidingo sokuthi athole isisebenzi esizovala isilinda esingamakhilogremu angu-20. Ikheji manje selifakwe ikhodi, futhi amakhasimende angakwazi ukuvula ikheji futhi alishintshe ngokwalo ngemva kokukhokha.” Waqhubeka uRyman. Kuso sonke lesi sifo esiwubhubhane, isidingo sendawo yokudlela samasilinda ensimbi besinamandla ngoba indawo yokudlela yengeze izihlalo zangaphandle ukuze zikwazi ukuhlalisa inqwaba yamakhasimende abake bakwazi ukukhonza ngaphakathi. Kwezinye izimo, ukusatshalaliswa komphakathi ezingxenyeni eziningi zezwe kunciphisa umthamo wezindawo zokudlela ube ngama-50% noma ngaphansi.
"Isidingo sama-heaters e-patio siye sakhula ngokushesha, futhi abakhiqizi bebelokhu bezama ukuhambisana," kusho uBryan Cordill, umqondisi wokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi lezindawo zokuhlala nezohwebo ePropane Education and Research Council (PERC). "Kubantu abaningi baseMelika, amasilinda ensimbi angamakhilogremu angama-20 angamasilinda ensimbi abawajwayele kakhulu ngoba athandwa kakhulu kuma-grill e-barbecue nasezindaweni eziningi zokuhlala ngaphandle."
U-Cordill uthe i-PERC ngeke ixhase ngokuqondile ukuthuthukiswa nokukhiqizwa kwemikhiqizo emisha ephilayo yangaphandle. “Uhlelo lwethu lwamasu lufuna ukuthi sigxile ekuphileleni ngaphandle ngaphandle kokutshala imali emikhiqizweni emisha,” usho kanje. "Sitshala imali ekukhangiseni nasekuthuthukiseni umqondo wokuhlangenwe nakho kwangaphandle kwekhaya. Imigodi yomlilo, amatafula angaphandle anokushisisa nge-propane kanye nemikhiqizo eminingi kuthuthukisa umqondo wokuthi imindeni ikwazi ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi ingaphandle."
Umqondisi wokuthuthukiswa kwamabhizinisi angaphandle kwe-PERC uMat McDonald (Matt McDonald) uthe: "Izindawo zezimboni kulo lonke elase-United States kuxoxwa ngazo mayelana ne-propane nogesi. "Ngenxa yezinzuzo ezihlukahlukene ezilethwa yi-propane, isidingo se-propane siyaqhubeka nokukhula. UMacDonald uthe ukuphathwa kwempahla ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla ezimatasa akudingi ukuthi kume ukuze kushajwe ibhethri. "Abasebenzi bangashintsha ngokushesha amasilinda e-propane angenalutho ngamasilinda agcwele," esho. “Lokhu kungaqeda isidingo sama-forklift engeziwe kanye nokubizayo Isidingo sengqalasizinda eshintshwayo kagesi yokushaja ibhethri uma umsebenzi kufanele uqhubeke.
Yiqiniso, izinzuzo zemvelo ze-propane zingesinye isici esikhulu esiqala ukuhambisana nabaphathi bezindawo zokugcina impahla. "Amakhodi wokwakha aya ngokuya egxila ekwehliseni i-carbon footprint nokuvikela impilo yabasebenzi," kusho uMcDonald. "Ukusebenzisa i-propane kungenza imisebenzi yezimboni yasendlini indawo ehlanzekile nenempilo."
"Imboni yokuqashisa enezela imishini eyengeziwe esebenza ku-propane izosisiza senze inqubekelaphambili enkulu ku-propane," kuqhubeka uMcDonald. "Amachweba ezindawo zemikhumbi nawo ahlinzeka ngamathuba amakhulu e-propane. Kunenqwaba yempahla emachwebeni asogwini okudingeka ihambe ngokushesha, futhi indawo yechweba ingaphansi kwengcindezi yokuhlanza imvelo."
Ubale imishini eminingana ethole ukunakwa ngokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni nokuthuthukisa izinga lomoya wasendlini. “Imishini kakhonkolo, ama-forklift, izimoto zikagesi, izinto zokuphakamisa isikelo, izigayi zikakhonkolo, abapholisha ukhonkolo, ama-stripper aphansi, amasaha kakhonkolo, nezinto zokuhlanza ukhonkolo konke kuyimishini ekwazi ukusebenzisa i-propane futhi ithuthukise ngempela umthelela wemvelo wasendlini,” kusho uMike Downer.
Amasilinda egesi ayinhlanganisela alula asetshenziswa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, kodwa ukuthuthukiswa kwamasilinda egesi ayinhlanganisela akubanga ngokushesha kangako. “Amasilinda ayinhlanganisela anezinzuzo eziningi,” kusho uSean Ellen, umqondisi ophethe weViking Cylinders (Heath, Ohio). “Manje umehluko wentengo phakathi kwamasilinda ayinhlanganisela namasilinda ensimbi uya ngokuya uncipha, futhi inkampani icwaninga ngokucophelela ngenzuzo yethu.”
U-Ellen ugcizelele ukuthi isisindo esilula sesilinda siyinzuzo enkulu ye-ergonomics. "Amasilinda ethu e-forklift-uma egcwele ngokugcwele-angaphansi kwamaphawundi angu-50 futhi athobela ngokugcwele imikhawulo yokuphakamisa enconyiwe ye-OSHA. Izindawo zokudlela okufanele zishintshe amasilinda ngokushesha phakathi namahora amatasatasa esidlo sakusihlwa zithanda ngempela ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukuphatha amasilinda ethu."
Waveza ukuthi amasilinda ensimbi ngokuvamile anesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-70 lapho amasilinda ensimbi egcwele ne-aluminium engaba amakhilogremu angu-60. "Uma usebenzisa i-aluminium noma amasilinda ensimbi, lapho ushintsha, kufanele ube nabantu ababili abalayisha futhi behlisa ithangi le-propane."
Waveza nezinye izici. “Amasilinda aklanywe futhi avivinywa ukuthi angangeni emoyeni futhi angagqwali, ngaleyo ndlela ehlise ubungozi kanye nezindleko zokuwunakekela.” “Emhlabeni wonke, senze inqubekelaphambili eyengeziwe ekushintsheni amasilinda ensimbi,” kusho u-Allen. “Emhlabeni wonke, inkampani yethu engumzali, iHexagon Ragasco, isasakazwa cishe izigidi ezingu-20. Le nkampani isineminyaka engu-20. ENyakatho Melika, ukutholwa kwezingane bekuhamba kancane kunalokho ebesikulindele. Sesineminyaka engu-15 sise-United States. Sithole [ukuthi] Uma sesikwazi ukuthola isilinda ezandleni zothile, siba nethuba elihle lokumguqula.”
U-Obie Dixon, umqondisi wezentengiso weWin Propane e-Weaver, e-Iowa, uthe imikhiqizo emisha yeViking Cylinders iyingxenye ebalulekile emikhiqizweni yabo. “Amasilinda ensimbi asazokhethwa ngamanye amakhasimende, kanti amasilinda ayinhlanganisela azokhethwa ngamanye,” kusho uDixon.
Ngenxa yezinzuzo ze-ergonomic zamasilinda anesisindo esilula, amakhasimende ezimboni ze-Dixon ayajabula ukuthi ashintshela kumasilinda ayinhlanganisela. “Izindleko zamasilinda zisaphansi,” kusho uDixon. "Nokho, uma kucatshangelwa izinzuzo zokuvimbela ukugqwala, i-Sea World inezinye izinzuzo. Lesi esinye isibonelo lapho amakhasimende ekholelwa ukuthi lezi zinzuzo zifanele noma yiziphi izindleko ezengeziwe."
UPat Thornton ungumakadebona embonini ye-propane iminyaka engama-25. Usebenzele iPropane Resources iminyaka engu-20 kanye neButane-Propane News iminyaka engu-5. Usebenze eKomidini Lokweluleka Ngezokuphepha Nokuqeqesha le-PERC kanye neBhodi Yabaqondisi be-PERC yaseMissouri.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-08-2021