Avoiding accidents from gas stoves
By vathsala
@vathsala30 (3732)
India
November 30, 2010 7:31am CST
Of late i am hearing about so many accidents relating to gas cylinder burst. This i think is due to the negligence of the users who will forget closing the regulator after use, which sometimes leads to the leakage of gas, which catches fire when any fire causing agent is ignited out of innocence or ignorance. If you are using a gas stove, what precautions do you take to avoid any fire accident from your gas stove?
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@marguicha (216455)
• Chile
7 Dec 15
Where I live, cylinders are banned from apartments and can only be used at houses.
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@marguicha (216455)
• Chile
7 Dec 15
@vathsala30 You are right. BTW I wanted to read posts from you, but all of them are quite old. Even some of our friends are not coming to mylot anymore.
@marguicha (216455)
• Chile
7 Dec 15
@vathsala30 I am also earning elsewhere, but I post a little here so that my friends know I´m around.
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@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
7 Dec 15
@marguicha
I am not finding enough time to visit Mylot though i wish to post some comments regularly. This is because i am occupied with some other sites besides my domestic work and craft which i am doing currently . Slowly our friends started coming to mylot. and some do not know that it has restarted paying again and some other feel that it is paying too low and it is not worth spending time instead they can spend the time in some other site which pays more
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@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
30 Nov 10
hi vathsla garu,
accidents are the results of negligence,of us or the manufacturer or gas dealer,but when ever it happened severe damage will be there,once again i reiterate that ,if it is written in the fate that will happen if not nothing will happen,according to the situation our mind also works for safety measures,have a nice day
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@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
1 Dec 10
hi vathsala garu,
thanks for the response,have a nice day
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
1 Dec 10
Yes, you are absolutely right. Severe damage will be there even if there is a slightest callousness, or mishandling.
@academic2 (7000)
• Uganda
30 Nov 10
I think the best way to avoid such accidents is to keep off children from handling gas stoves-even house maids need to be give extensive lessons before they are exposed to gascookers.
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@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
1 Dec 10
Hi academic2
That is also one of the safety precautions to avoid accidents. But the best way is to turn of the cylinder after each use. and if we smell any leakage, should not switch on or off any electrical gadgets, and light any fire, and immediately call the emergency service, and open the doors and windows for the gas to escape
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
1 Dec 10
I always close the regulator, when the gas stove is not in use. While changing the cylinder, I see to it that no light is on.
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@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
1 Dec 10
Yes. What you are doing is right. It is the primary precaution one should do before changing the cylinder and turn off the regulator after the use of the stove
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
11 Jan 11
Vathsalaji
In my city several accidents have occurred, the main reason is gas leakage due to over used, cheap tube , we use the best quality tube with ISI specifications..
It is also due to not closing the tap on the regulator..
Good tip, one must close the tap always..
Thank you so much for this post.
Professor ‘Bhuwan’. .
Cheers have a lucky day ahead.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
12 Jan 11
Now a days gas stove accidents are on the rise. As you told,This may be the reason of over used and cheap tubes without any ISI mark this is due to negligence or over confidence of some section of people. I also think that some people do not close the regulator after use, and do not give importance when the gas leaks and smell eminates .
@AJsMom (157)
• Philippines
30 Nov 10
As a safety precaution, I make it a point to turn off the regulator as soon as my cooking gets done. It has become a habit. A liquefied petroleum gas has an odor so that when it leaks you'll be alarmed. If there is a leak, it will of course smell. Have the hose and regulator checked regularly.
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@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
1 Dec 10
Turning off the regulator after each use is the best and safest way of avoiding accidents. Sometimes the cylinder itself will be defective, but it is very rare, and we will get the smell which is added purposely to detect the leakage and take precautionery measures.
@bewitched13 (792)
• India
9 Dec 10
Hi vathsala, It is not always due to the negligence of the user that a gas cylinder gets burst. The vendors who provide us with the cylinder do not check up if the washer placed in the cylinder is fitted properly. Not all women are educated enough to consider all these and fall a prey to the accident. Sometimes a gas leak is also ignored which results in a mishap. The worst part is that the neighbors who are innocent get their life and things damaged due to the gas leak accidents.
I see to it that the windows are open before i light the gas in the morning and check if the valve is closed before going to sleep.
Happy mylotting.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
10 Dec 10
I agree with you bewitched that it is not always the fault of the user. Sometimes we get defective cylinder too which while igniting the stove, will cause accidents. Sometimes oversight of the user about the leakage
@Kalyni2011 (3496)
• India
11 Dec 10
Yes accidents with gas stove is so common, we hear this in tv and read in newspapers, the main reason is gas leakage due to old or cheap tube and not closing the tap above the cylinder
we change the tube every year with the best quality tube, i and my daughter in laws close the tap over the cylider first, next on the stove
happy posting, cheers
kalyni
