How to Safely Use Gas Cylinder: Some Important Tips

by Armstrong Louis HR

Pure natural gas is colourless and odourless and thus, it is hard to detect if there is any kind of leakage in the gas cylinder. This pure natural gas is composed of methane and has an unpleasant odour comes from the traces of mercaptans which are usually added, to identify a gas leakage. The odour may be similar to the smell of rotten eggs.

A person detecting the odour must instantly evacuate the area. In this situation, any use of open flames or operating electrical equipment is strictly prohibited as it increases the risk of a fire or explosion. Thus, it’s essential that the gas companies must conduct a safety inspection on a regular basis to prevent any kind of mishaps that may occur due to gas leaks in homes and other buildings.

Therefore, it is very important for every individual, using a natural gas cylinder to know the basic safety measurements so that they can easily identify or detect the gas leakage and can take up the necessary precautions before any kind of unfortunate incident.  This article aims to provide you with some tips on gas leak detection.

Some of the important tips to detect gas leakages are discussed below: -

1.    You must check your gas appliance on a regular basis to detect any potential problem existing in appliance or the system.

2.    Always turn your heater or gas appliance off before going to bed or leaving your home.

3.    Do not use any sort of aerosols or flammable cleaning liquids or sprays near your gas cylinder or gas heater.

4.    Avoid sitting or standing too close to your gas heater or cylinder.

5.    Always ensure that the room you are using is well ventilated as proper ventilation and open windows allow fresh air to flow around the space.

6.    Never place clothes or other items like towels near your gas appliances.

7.    Maintain a minimum distance between your gas appliance and other flammable objects like furniture, curtains, books, boxes and many others.

8.    Portable gas hoses or pipes should not be extended through a doorway into other rooms. A door can accidentally be closed and cause a leak in the hose.

9.    Always adhere to all warning signs fitted to gas installation and cylinders.

10. You may require Flammable Liquid Permit if you are going to store a certain volume of LP Gas on your premise.

11. You must ensure that the cylinder valve is closed before removing the connecting hose or changing the gas cylinder.

12. It is always advisable to install at least one dry powder fire extinguisher close to the LP Gas cylinder installation.

13. Do not make any kind of alteration to the gas installation. Only use Cape Gas to make these additions or changes.

14. When a gas cylinder is installed, you need to check that there is an emergency valve as well, so that any mishap or unfortunate incident due to gas leakage can be avoided.

You must follow other safety measurements like the empty cylinders must be kept closed and stored in a safe place away from extreme heat. All gas installations and appliances should be checked for leaks on a regular basis.

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Created on Mar 28th 2018 07:16. Viewed 345 times.

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