LPG Gas Safety Advice

Living in a rural area has its advantages, such as the freedom of the countryside and the wild animals that roam, although the disadvantages are generally, there is no supply of natural gas to your home.
About 80% of households in England are connected to the natural gas supply network, the remaining 20% ​​use oil or LPG to cook and heat their homes.
If you are one of the lucky people living in the countryside, you will know if you want to cook on gas, the only way would be to install LPG.
This normally consists of 2 LPG cylinders, a change in the valve to which the bottles are connected, and a kitchen appliance that has been converted to LPG.
You could even run your LPG central heating system, the settings would be a little different but basically the same.
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is like natural gas, the only difference is that it stores the gas in the garden in bottles or in a storage tank.
LPG gas safety is as important as natural gas.
Always inspect and maintain all your gas appliances at least once a year by a registered gas safety engineer.
All gas safety engineers carry a gas safety card with details of what gas and appliances can work.
Ask your engineer for your security card and check all the details.
On the front of the card there will be a picture of the person in question, an expiration date, which is usually at the end of March each year, you should also see a license number that is removed from the card, c is for people with disabilities. vision
Now that you've checked the front of the map, turn it around, you'll see 2 columns, one for natural gas and another for LPG, that's the one we're interested in.
Let's say you want to install your new kitchen, look at the kitchen map in the LPG section, if you can not see the kitchens, then the engineer is not registered and can not work in your kitchen.
If any of the details of the card are incorrect, you must ask the engineer to leave your property.
One last check you could make is to visit the online gas safety record and check the details of the engineer, this will verify if your engineer is fully registered or not. Prevention is always better than cure.
If it allows the engineer to perform the required work, he will remain open to the pursuit, sanctioned by heavy penalties. The engineer could also be treated and removed from the gas safety file.
Gas bottles or gas cylinder
Most gas suppliers when they deliver their gas usually change their empty bottles for you, but if you need to change a bottle, it's a simple process.
This is where the safety of LPG gas comes in.
First, you must have the correct size wrench to undo the hose attached to the gas cylinder.
Depending on the configuration you have, I advise you to turn everything off before trying to change the bottle; Once isolated, insulate the bottle by closing the valve.
Now, once everything is off, you can start undoing the hose fitting from the bottle.
Change the bottle, tighten the hose and you are ready to start.
The safety of LPG gas must always come first, the gas in the wrong hands is dangerous.
If you have any questions about any of your gas appliances, always insulate it or completely shut off the gas in the bottles and call the experts.

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