You have to know these gas safety knowledge!

Purchase qualified gas products

To buy bottled liquefied petroleum gas sold by gas companies from regular channels, regular gas can be identified by scanning the QR code on the cylinder shield; please choose special gas hoses and cylinder pressure relief valves carefully, and do not try to be cheap. It is recommended to use safety Better gas composite hoses or stainless steel bellows; straight-discharge gas water heaters and gas stoves without flameout protection devices have been banned by the state from production and sales. Please pay attention to identification and do not use them.

Install and use gas equipment correctly

Except for balanced gas water heaters, other types of gas water heaters cannot be installed in the bathroom. The flue of the gas water heater must extend outside; the liquefied gas cylinders must be placed in a well-ventilated environment, not in basements, bedrooms and confined spaces; hot water soaks and fire-boiled cylinders cannot be used, and they cannot be used upside down or upside down. After each use, close the cylinder valve; the joints between the gas hose and the pressure reducing valve, gas stove or water heater should be fixed with clamps. There should be no joints or tees in the middle, no wall penetration, and the length should not exceed 2 meters.

Frequently check the safety status of use

The gas hose has a service life of 2 years and should be replaced when it expires (replace immediately if it is damaged); methods to check for gas leaks include smelling the smell and using soapy water to check for leaks. You can apply soapy water to the joints and hoses for inspection ; The gas company is responsible for a free inspection for users every 12 months. If a hidden gas hazard is found, citizens can call the gas supply company and ask them to come to their door to conduct a free safety inspection. When a leak is suspected, do not use an open flame to test the leak; when a leak is found, close the cylinder valve or the main gas source valve, open the doors and windows for ventilation, go to an open and safe place outdoors, and call the gas company emergency number.

Basic first aid knowledge of gas poisoning

Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas. Its affinity for hemoglobin is 250-300 times higher than that of oxygen and hemoglobin. Once carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin, it is not easy to dissociate, and oxygen cannot be transported to tissues through hemoglobin. Headache, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness, nausea, vomiting, palpitation, severe incontinence, cold limbs, drop in blood pressure, shortness of breath, loss of consciousness and even death. Once someone is found to be poisoned by carbon monoxide, immediately open all doors and windows in the room, turn off the gas facilities, and leave the room to breathe fresh air or oxygen outdoors; the severely ill will be quickly removed from the poisoned environment to the outdoors to breathe fresh air or oxygen, and call 120 as soon as possible For first aid, artificial respiration and extracardiac compression should be performed on the spot if the breathing and heartbeat are stopped, and the conditions allow to go to a hospital with a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for rescue treatment.