Propane Barbeque Safety

If you are assembling the unit new, be sure to follow instructions closely. If you have any questions about how anything, take your barbeque to a qualified service propane center center.

Each year you begin barbequing season there are a few basic precautions you should take that are easy to do and will help ensure a safe BBQ cooking experience.

• It is essentual to check your propane burner once in a while. Make sure the burner is free from dirt, rust or any build-up if it has been sitting for a while unused.

•  Be sure to soap test all connections and hoses. For details on how to do a leak check, click here.
  
  
• Your propane barbeque should only be used out doors.
  
  
• Ensure that when you are lighting your gas barbeque, you have the kid of your barbeque wide open.

• Do not attempt to move or relocate your barbeque while it is lit.
  
  
• When finished barbequing, be sure to shut of the control to the burner AND ALSO the cylinder vale too.
  
  
• When storing your propane cylinder - only store it outdoors, never indoors.
  
  
• When transporting your propance cylinder, it must remain upright in a vertical upright position. Do NOT lay cylinders on their sides or store them in unventalated spaces.

For details on how to do a leak check, click here.

Example: Transport your propane cylinder in a vertical upright secure position in a ventalated area. (Wedged in the between the back seat and front seat securely on the passenger side - with the window rolled down.

• Propane cylinders should never be stowed or mounted in any fashion to the roof of the vehicle.

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NOTE: When in doubt about anything concerning propane always check with your authorized propane dealer to ensure your appliances are working safely.