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More than likely. A house down the road from us a few miles in New Hampton went up the same way about four years ago. A woman was killed. Propane, unlike natural gas, is heavier than air and will settle and collect in low lying area, such as a basement. Always a good idea to check regulators, piping, etc...every so often.
More than likely. A house down the road from us a few miles in New Hampton went up the same way about four years ago. A woman was killed. Propane, unlike natural gas, is heavier than air and will settle and collect in low lying area, such as a basement. Always a good idea to check regulators, piping, etc...every so often.
I wondered why they said two. I guess because there were two tanks.
I wondered why they said two. I guess because there were two tanks.
The tanks themselves were likely not leaking, it was more likely the regulator they were attached to. Typically multiple tanks will be attached to one regulator. Two 100lb tanks (the tall skinny ones-they hold about 33 gallons of LPG) would likely be used for a stove and a dryer or a stove and a water heater. We have one 200lb tank (squat fat tank) for our dryer and stove. Using multiple 100lb tanks makes it easy to fill them yourself so that you can shop around for the best price.
More than likely. A house down the road from us a few miles in New Hampton went up the same way about four years ago. A woman was killed. Propane, unlike natural gas, is heavier than air and will settle and collect in low lying area, such as a basement. Always a good idea to check regulators, piping, etc...every so often.
I remember that. That poor woman. I did not know her, but I know several people who did.
We just bought a home in Jefferson Township with a 500 gal tank and this has us worried. Are there monitors/sensors that can be purchased that can be installed in the house like a Carbon Monoxide detector?
We just bought a home in Jefferson Township with a 500 gal tank and this has us worried. Are there monitors/sensors that can be purchased that can be installed in the house like a Carbon Monoxide detector?
Propane, just like natural gas, has mercaptan added to it. It is a very strong, practically nauseating smell-an eyedropper full can clear a room out. The reason it is so strong is so that one can detect the odor when even the smallest amount of gas is released. Typically this results in the gas being turned off long before enough gas has collected in large enough quantities to cause a problem. Though I referenced an incident in this area where someone was killed (not sure of the exact circumstances), many of these types of explosions happen when no one is home because a problem occurs and the gas just collects (with no one there to notice) until something happens (a furnace switches on, etc...) to cause ignition. My guess is that if someone had been home in this case, they would have smelled it long before there was a problem, turned off the valve, and called someone out to look at it.
Are there monitors/sensors that can be purchased that can be installed in the house like a Carbon Monoxide detector?
Just yesterday, I replaced my aged Explosive Gas/Carbon Monoxide detector simply because I no longer trusted it. I paid $59.95 at Lowe's for a First Alert unit that plugs into a wall socket and that also has a battery back-up in the event of a power failure. Home Depot likely has similar units.
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