A company-branded and owned LPGas cylinder that has been filled with LPGas outside the branded company’s filling plants or its official distributor’s sites.

It also includes any cylinder filled by an unlicensed company — meaning they do not have:

• A Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) licence
• Zoning certificates
• A valid fire permit

These operations are not only non-compliant, they’re dangerous and put lives and property at risk.

All Easigas cylinders are sealed with an official EASIGAS-branded seal and unique serial number.

These seals will be transparent if the cylinder was filled at an Easigas owned filling plant or white if it was filled at
an official Easigas distributor filling plant.

The seal must:

• Match the company name on the cylinder
• Be printed with the correct Easigas logo
• Be intact, untampered, and clean

If you see an Easigas-branded cylinder with a seal that is different from the genuine Easigas seals above, they have been
illegally refilled. Some of those seals used by illegal refillers just have LPGas printed, others are plain, others use other LPG brand names.

Here are some examples:

Each cylinder has a stamped or engraved manufacture or revalidation date. If the date is older than 15 years, and there is no evidence of revalidation, the cylinder may be non-compliant and should not be used.

In 2025, any date older than 2010 may be invalid unless revalidated.

If you suspect someone is refilling LPGas cylinders illegally, please report it. You may save a life!

Report to the LPGSA (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety Association of South Africa):

• Visit the LPGSA website
• Call: 011 886 9702
• Email: info@lpgas.co.za

Include location details, business names, photos, or anything that can help investigators. Your report will remain confidential.

Illegally filled cylinders are often cheaper because they can be underfilled. An easy way to verify it is to check the weight of the cylinder.

The full cylinder weight should be equal to the weight of the empty cylinder indicated on the cylinder (for example 10.35kg) + the weight of the product (for example 9kg). The total weight should then be 19.35 kg. If it is less, it means that there is less gas than what you are paying for.

Some illegally filled cylinders can also be filled with other substances such as water.

Here’s what happens:

• A customer pays for 9kg of LPGas but only receives 6kg of gas and 3kg of water or paraffin.
• These substances don’t burn safely and can cause serious damage to your LPGas appliances.
• The cylinder’s total weight may still match expectations, making it impossible for the customer to detect without a proper check.

Risks of underfilling:

• Explosions from unsafe fuel mixtures
• Toxic emissions while burning
• Appliance breakdown or fire

Proper filling sites use calibrated scales and check valves during filling. Illegal refillers often skip these steps, leading to:

• Overfilled cylinders that can explode
• Increased pressure inside the cylinder
• Weakening of structural integrity

Overfilled LPGas cylinders are ticking time bombs. Even small leaks can trigger fires or major accidents.