Gas
Chapter 9: Gas
9.1 General safety rules when using
LPGttings
Checkingthegasttings
• BeforeinitialoperationhavetheLPGttingscheckedby
an expert.
• Thegasttingsmustbecheckedevery2yearsbyanLPG
expert.Thismustbeconrmedonthecerticate(inac
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cordancewithFormG607fromtheGermanAssociation
ofGasandWaterExperts(DVGW)andEN1949).
• Theregulatorandwastegaspipesmustalsobechecked.
• Werecommendthatyoureplacethesafetyregulatorat
leastevery6years.
• Theconnectinghoseshouldalsobecheckedregularlyfor
damage.Replaceitimmediatelyifyoundtears,porous
spotsorsimilardamage.
• Theoperatorisresponsibleforhavingcheckscarriedout.
Ifyoususpectthatgasisleaking,takethefollowing
measuresimmediately:
• Closethestopvalveonthegascylinder.
• Ignitionsourcessuchasopenamesorsmokingare
strictlyforbidden.
• Airtherooms.
• Clearthedangerzone.
• Informyourimmediatesurroundings(groundsman)
and,ifnecessary,therebrigade.
Thegasttingsmayonlybetakenintooperationagain
aftertheyhavebeencheckedbyanexpert.
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Built-in objects and changes
• Objectsmayonlybebuiltinandchangestothegast
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tingsmadebyanexpert.
• Onlydeviceswithaconstantconnectionpressureof30
mbarmaybeoperated.
• Followinganychangestothegasttingstheymustbe
recheckedbyarecognisedexpert,whomustprovidea
writtenconrmation.