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Gas Grill Safety Tips
Spring is here, which means many of you backyard chefs will be dusting off your gas or charcoal grills for some spectacular barbecuing events. By taking a few minutes to perform some basic maintenance on your grill, you can enjoy many hours of safe and hassle-free outdoor cooking this grilling season.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers a few tips concerning grilling safety (www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/PRHTML97/97128.html) such as checking gas supply lines for blockages, checking hoses for cracks and leaks, and keeping hoses as far away as possible from sources of heat (like your burner!).
For you charcoal grilling buffs, the CPSC recommends being aware of carbon monoxide, which is a colorless and odorless by-product of charcoal grilling. For this reason, the CPSC says to “never burn charcoal inside of homes, vehicles, tents, or campers.” Storing charcoal grills indoors with recently used charcoal can also be a hazard, as carbon monoxide is emitted until the charcoal is completely extinguished (cpsc.gov).
GasGrillsNow.com wants our customers to experience the best things outdoor cooking offers. By using some common sense and following your grill-manufacturer’s instructions, your backyard get-togethers should be nothing but wonderful. Feel free to call us toll-free at 877-669-4669 to find out more.
Source: The Consumer Product Safety Commission, www.cpsc.gov
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When you are barbequeing, only open the propane tank
valve ½ turn. This supplies enough gas to the burners, and
makes emergency shut off very fast, should you ever need to close
the valve.
- The proper sequence for starting a grill is (1) Open the grill lid,
(2) turn on the gas supply, (3) turn the ignition burner to high, (4)
light the ignition, (5) turn on the second burner if needed. By following
this sequence, excess gas will not accumulate inside the grill before
it is ignited, preventing an explosion that could damage your grill
and even cause personal injury.
- Perform routine maintenance such as inspection and cleaning of venturi
tubes for insects or grease.
- Check gas hoses for wear such as cracking, brittleness or leaks. Be
sure there are no sharp bends.
- Keep gas hoses away from hot surfaces or install a heat shield to
protect them.
- Replace scratched or damaged connectors which could leak gas.
- Following your manufacturer's instructions, check for gas leaks. You
should not smell gas. If you do, immediately turn off the gas until
the leak is fixed.
- Keep lighted cigarettes, matches, candles or any open flame away from
a leaking grill.
- Never use a grill indoors. It must be at least 10 feet away from any
building. It should not be used in the garage, breezeway, carport, porch
or under any surface that could catch fire.
- Never try to repair the tank valve or the grill by yourself. See a
qualified LP gas dealer or repair person.
- Always follow your manufacturer's instructions that came with your
grill.
- Propane tank tips:
- Always keep containers upright
- Never store a spare gas container under or near the grill or indoors
- Never store or use flammable liquids, like gasoline near the grill
- Always transport LP gas containers in a secure, upright position
- Never keep a filled container in a hot car or car trunk. Heat causes
the gas pressure to rise, which could open the relief valve and allow
gas to escape.
- Always use extreme caution and carefully follow your manufacturer's
instructions when connecting or disconnecting your LP container.
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