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Safety Tips
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 Each year about 700 fires/explosions occur with gas grills, causing injuries or death. Many of the accidents happen the first time a grill is ignited for the season or after the grill's propane container is refilled and reattached.
Grilling on or in a building is prohibited. This included porches or decks attached to a building.
Before you plan your next outdoor cookout, review these safety tips:
- Check grill hoses for cracking, brittleness, holes and leaks. Use a soapy water solution to check for leaks. Shut off gas supply immediately if leak is found; and do not use grill until leak has been repaired/replaced. Make sure there are no sharp bends in the hose or tubing.
- Make sure your grill’s propane tank has three-prong gas valve handle. It is not about the handle but about the safety features built into the tank.
- Route gas hoses as far away as possible from hot surfaces and dripping hot grease.
- Always keep propane gas containers upright.
- Never store a spare gas container under or near the grill; or inside a structure.
- Never store or use flammable liquids, like gasoline, near the grill.
- Never keep a filled propane container in a hot car or car trunk. Heat will cause the gas pressure to increase, which may open the relief valve and allow gas to escape.
- Make sure your spark igniter is consistently generating a spark to create a flame and burn the propane gas. If the flame is not visible, the heavier-than-air propane gas may be escaping and could cause an explosion.
- Never bring the propane tank into the house. We can’t mention this enough.
- Keep children and pets away from hot grills.
- No matter how bad the weather gets, never use a gas grill inside of homes, vehicles, tents or campers.
- Use long handle tools when grilling. may go without supervision.
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