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Owner’s Manual - S42
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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USERS OF PROPANE GAS
Propane is a flammable gas which 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.
If a gas leak happens, you should be able to smell the gas because of the odorant put in the
Propane Gas. That’s your signal to go into immediate action!
• Do not operate electric switches, light matches, use your phone. Do not do anything
that could ignite the gas.
• Get everyone out of the building, vehicle, trailer, or area. Do that IMMEDIATELY.
• Close all gas tank or cylinder supply valves.
• Propane 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 to be safe.
• Use your neighbor’s phone and call a trained Propane 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.
• Finally, let the service man and firefighters check for escaped gas. Have them
air out the area before you return. Properly trained Propane Gas service people
should repair the leak, then check and relight the gas fireplace for you.
NO ODOR DETECTED - ODOR FADE
Some people cannot smell well. Some people cannot smell the odor of the chemical 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
Propane 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 Propane Gas
also are subject to oxidation. This fading can occur if there is rust inside the storage tank or in iron gas
pipes.
PROPANE GAZ
WARNING ODOR
