MG Chemicals Super Duster 152 Leaking

[Hahlio]

I got this air duster three months ago, its nearing the end of its life, but its starting to leak... I can hear the chemicals inside it boiling. As it's boiling, the container starts too cool a lot (picture included in attachments, please ignore the file name). Is there any suggestions on what I would be doing? Right now, It's in a tied bag outside my front door. 

[Imabigmac]

move it farther away from the house and don't touch it. LOL. Not much else you can do until its empty. Oh yea and don't breath it in. 

[whatthe_fuzz]

Toss it

[Bluejay0]

Blow it up.

[Tmh85]

I believe its the CO2 thats leaking, like if you have a CO2 gun the CO2 freezes over. But I would leave outside

[cjeffcoatjr]

Blow it to Oblivion

[Hahlio]

So basically you guys are saying that its dangerous and I should blow it up (I don't think blowing it up is legal in Richmond as we aren't allowed to light fireworks)?

[bob345]

Just go outside and empty the can so you can just throw it away. Not much else you can do about leaking aerosol cans

[mgsstar]

Try sealing it or just let it leak outside and once it finishes just throw it away.

[MGChemicals]

Hello,

 

This product contains 100% HFC 152A gas, not CO2 as suggested above. CO2 does not liquefy under pressure and therefore must be packaged in steel cylinders, as opposed to aerosol cans. HFC 134A gas used to be the more common propellant in aerosol dusters, because it is 100% non-flammable, but it has become very expensive and it is a nasty global warmer so you generally only see HFC 134A dusters labeled "For use on energized equipment only" these days (as mandated by the California Air Resource Board), and 152A dusters are most common in the office / computer market.

 

The gas is relatively harmless, but it can be ignited under certain conditions, so just let it vent in an area away from open flames or other possible sources of ignition, and then recycle the can if possible. A lot of bottle depots take aerosol cans these days. There's no real point in trying to bag or seal the can while it is still leaking.

 

Intentionally discharging the product, as someone suggested, will speed up the process. 

 

The gas is very cold in its liquid state. Spraying a duster continuously will always cause the can to become very cold, so a continuous leak will likely have the same effect. 

 

A material safety data sheet for this product is located here:

 

http://www.mgchemicals.com/downloads/msds/english/sds-402b.pdf

 

Oh and don't blow it up

[Blue fellow]

Put it in your neighbor's trash bin and let them deal with it.