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Propane (LP-Gas) is a flammable gas that can cause
fires and explosions. In its natural state, propane is
odorless and colorless. You may not know all the
following safety precautions, which can protect both
you and your family from an accident. Read them
carefully now, then review them point by point with
the members of your household. Someday when
there may not be a minute to lose, everyone's safety
will depend on knowing exactly what to do. If, after
reading the following information, you feel you still
need more information, please contact your gas
supplier.
LP-GAS WARNING ODOR
If a gas leak happens, you should be able to smell the gas because of the odorant put in the LP-Gas.
That’s your signal to go into immediate action!
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Do not operate electric switches, light matches, or
use your telephone. Do not do anything that could
ignite the gas.
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Get everyone out of the building, vehicle, trailer or
area. Do that
IMMEDIATELY.
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Close all gas tank or cylinder supply valves.
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LP-Gas is heavier than air and may settle in low
areas such as basements. When you have reason
to suspect a gas leak, keep out of basements and
other low areas. Stay out until firefighters declare
them safe.
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Use your neighbor's telephone and call a trained
LP-Gas service person and the fire department.
Even though you may not continue to smell gas, do
not turn on the gas again. Do not re-enter the
building, vehicle, trailer or area.
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Finally, let the service man and firefighters check for
escaped gas. Have them air out the area before
you return. Properly trained LP-Gas service people
should repair the leak, then check and relight the
gas appliance for you.
NO ODOR DETECTED - ODOR FADE
SOME POINTS TO REMEMBER
Some people cannot smell well. Some people cannot
smell the odor of the chemical stench put into the gas.
You must find out if you can smell the odorant in propane.
Smoking can decrease your ability to smell. Being
around an odor for a time can affect your sensitivity or
ability to detect that odor. Sometimes other odors in the
area mask the gas odor. People may not smell the gas
odor or their minds are on something else. Thinking
about smelling a gas odor can make it easier to smell.
The odorant in LP-Gas is colorless, and it can fade under
some circumstances. For example, if there is an
underground leak, the movement of the gas through soil
can filter the odorant.
Odorants in LP-Gas also are subject to oxidation. Odor
fading can occur if there is rust inside the storage tank
or in iron gas pipes.
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.
LP-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 above.
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Learn to recognize the odor of LP-Gas. Your local
LP-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 LP-Gas has a
weak or abnormal odor, call your LP-Gas Dealer.
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If you are not qualified, do not light pilot lights,
perform service, or make adjustments to appliances
on the LP-Gas system. If you are qualified,
consciously think about the odor of LP-Gas prior to
and while lighting pilot lights or performing service
of making adjustments.
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Sometimes a basement or a closed-up house has
a musty smell that can cover up the LP-Gas odor.
Do not try to light pilot lights in the area where the
conditions are such that you may not detect the odor
if there has been a leak of LP-Gas.
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Odor fade, due to oxidation by rust or absorption 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 sit too long before refilling. Cylinders and tanks
that 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 LP-Gas dealer. A
periodic sniff test of the LP-Gas is a good safety
measure under any condition.
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If, at any time, you do not smell the LP-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 LP-Gas.
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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.
