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Installation Manual - SRF40
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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF PROPANE GAS
(CONT’D)
The odorant in escaped gas can adsorb or absorb onto or into walls, masonry and other materials and
fabrics in a room. That will take some of the odorant out of the gas, reducing its odor intensity. Propane
Gas may stratify in a closed area, and the odor intensity could vary at different levels. Since it is heavier
than air, there may be more odor at lower levels. Always be sensitive to the slightest gas odor. If you
detect any odor, treat it as a serious leak. Immediately go into action as instructed earlier.
SOME POINTS TO REMEMBER
Learn to recognize the odor of Propane Gas.
Your local Propane Gas Dealer can give you a “Scratch and Sniff” pamphlet. Use it to find out what the
propane odor smells like. If you suspect that your Propane Gas has a weak or abnormal odor, call your
Propane Gas Dealer.
If you are not qualified, do not light pilot lights, perform service, or make adjustments to appliances on
the Propane Gas system. If you are qualified, consciously think about the odor of Propane Gas prior to
and while lighting pilot lights or performing service or making adjustments.
Sometimes a basement or a closed-up house has a musty smell that can cover up the Propane Gas odor.
Do not try to light pilot lights, perform service, or make adjustments in an area where the conditions are
such that you may not detect the odor if there has been a leak of Propane Gas.
Odor fade, due to oxidation by rust or adsorption on walls of new cylinders and tanks, is possible.
Therefore, people should be particularly alert and careful when new tanks or cylinders are placed in
service. Odor fade can occur in new tanks, or reinstalled old tanks, if they are filled and allowed to set too
long before refilling. Cylinders and tanks which have been out of service for a time may develop internal
rust which will cause odor fade. If such conditions are suspected to exist, a periodic sniff test of the gas
is advisable.
If you have any question about the gas odor, call your Propane Gas Dealer.
A periodic sniff test of the Propane Gas is a good safety measure under any
condition.
If, at any time, you do not smell the Propane Gas odorant and you think you should, assume you have a
leak. Then take the same immediate action recommended above for the occasion when you do detect
the odorized Propane Gas.
If you experience a complete “gas out,” (the container is under no vapor pressure), turn the tank valve
off immediately. If the container valve is left on, the container may draw in some air through openings
such as pilot light orifices. If this occurs, some new internal rusting could occur. If the valve is left open,
then treat the container as a new tank. Always be sure your container is under vapor pressure by turning
it off at the container before it goes completely empty or having it refilled before it is completely empty.
