Hobby ONTOUR - 9 Gas System; General Safety Rules for the Use of Liquid Gas Facilities

9. Gas system
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9.1 General safety rules for the use of liquid gas facilities
Inspection of the gas facilities
• Havethegasfacilitiescheckedbyanexpertbeforetherstuse.
• Thegasfacilitiesshouldbeinspectedbyanexperteverytwo
years.Thisinspectionshouldbedocumentedontheinspection
certicateinaccordancewiththeGermanAssociationofGas
andWaterExperts,worksheetG607,andEN1949.
• Regulatorknobs,hosesandwastegasoutletsshouldalsobe
inspected.
• Thesafetyregulatorsandhoselinesmustbereplacedatleast
every10years;high-pressurehosesafter5years(fromthedate
theyweremanufactured.Shouldyoudiscovertears,porous
spotsorsimilardefectsinthehose,itmustbereplacedimme-
diately.
• Theowner/operatorisresponsibleforarrangingtheinspection.
Thisalsoappliesforvehiclesthatarenotlicensedtodriveon
publicroads.
Thegasoperationpressureis30mbar.
Youarenotpermittedtooperatetheheatingsystem
whiledriving.
Ifyoususpectthatgasisleaking,takethefollowing
measuresimmediately:
• Closethestopvalveonthegascylinder.
• Ignitionsourcessuchasopenamesorsmoking
arestrictlyforbidden.
• Airtherooms.
• Clearthedangerzone.
• Informyourimmediatesurroundings(groundsman)
and,ifnecessary,therebrigade.
Thegasttingsmayonlybetakenintooperation
againaftertheyhavebeencheckedbyanexpert.
Installations and modications
• Installationsandmodicationsmayonlybeconductedbyan
expert.
• Onlydeviceswithauniforminletpressureof30mbarmaybe
operated.
• Anychangeinthegasfacilitiesrequiresanewinspectionbyan
expertandwrittendocumentationofthisinspection.