Hobby T 555 FS - Chapter 9: Gas; LPG Fitting Safety Rules

Gas
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Chapter 9: Gas
9.1 General safety rules for the use of
LPG ttings
Checking the gas ttings
• Beforeinitialoperation,havetheLPGttingscheckedbyan
expert.
• Thegasttingsmustbecheckedevery2yearsbyanLPG
expert.Thismustbeconrmedonthecerticate(conform
withFormG607fromtheGermanAssociationofGasand
WaterExperts).
• Theregulatorandwastegaspipesmustalsobechecked.
• Werecommendthatyoureplacethesafetyregulatoratleast
every6years.
• Theconnectinghoseshouldalsobecheckedregularlyfor
damage.Replaceit immediately ifyound tears, porous
spotsorsimilardamage.
• Theoperatorisresponsibleforhavingcheckscarriedout.
Ifyoususpectthatgasisleaking,takethefollowingmea-
suresimmediately:
•Shutthestopvalveonthegasbottle.
•Ignitionsourcessuchasopenreorsmokingare
strictlyforbidden.
•Airtherooms.
•Clearthedangerzone.
•Informyoursurroundings(groundsman)and,ifneces-
sary,theredepartment.
Thegasttingsmayonlybetakenintooperationagain
aftertheyhavebeencheckedbyanexpert.
Built-in objects and changes
• Onlyanexpertmaybuildinobjectsandmakeanychanges
tothegasttings.
• Deviceswithdifferentconnectingscrewsmaynotbeope-
rated.
Storing objects
• Gasbottlesmustalwaysstandupright.
• Cupboardsforgasbottlesmustbesealedupfromtheliving
quarters.
• Cupboards for gasbottles must have a vent of at least
100cm
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inordirectlyabovetheoor.