If you smell Gas inside your home

  • Keep flames out of the room and away from the area
  • Never operate any electrical switches when a gas leak is suspected – a flick off or on could cause a spark and ignite the gas
  • Don't use your mobile phone in the area
  • Turn off all valves to gas appliances if it can be done safely
  • Turn off the gas supply at the meter or LPG cylinder/tank
  • Open doors and windows to ventilate the area
  • If the smell persists in the house go outside to a safe place away from the building

Liquefied petroleum gas is heavier than air. Any significant leak will move downwards and stay on the ground. LPG will accumulate in any low-lying area such as depressions in the ground, drains or pits.

Liquefied petroleum gas is a flammable gas which has the potential to create a hazard. Therefore it is important that the properties and safe handling of LPG are understood and applied in the domestic and commercial/industrial situations

Liquefied petroleum gas is stored under pressure. The gas will leak from any joint or connection which is not sealed properly

 

What is LPG used for?

 

 

LPG is used as a fuel for domestic (cooking), industrial, horticultural, agricultural, heating and drying processes.

LPG has a higher calorific value (94 MJ/m3 equivalent to 26.1kWh/m³) than natural gas (methane) (38 MJ/m3 equivalent to 10.6 kWh/m3)

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LPG THE CLEANER FUEL
 
Fuel Kg Co2per unit /Kwh
 
LPG 0.214
Grid Electricity 0.43
Cooking Coal 0.331
Fuel Oil 0.27

 

Bulk tank sizes

Technical data for Lpg bulk tanks
Propane capacity kg 600 1000 1750 2000
         
Weight Empty (kg) 302 427 730 967
Tank Diameter mm 1000 1000 1200 1200
Tank Length mm 2012 3042 3798 4388
Over all leg length mm 930 1600 2640 2640
Over all leg Width mm 600 600 800 800
Height of legs mm 100 100 250 250
Over all height mm 1300 1300 1650 1650
Total vessels in a group 6 3 6 4
Separation Distance        
From Boundary m 3 3 7.5 7.5
Between Vessels m 1 1 1 1
Base Size        
Length mm 2312 3342 4098 4688
Width mm 1300 1300 1500 1500
Base depth mm 150 150 150 150

 

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Technical data for lpg underground tanks
Propane capacity kg 600 100 1750 2000
Weight Empty 408 533 836 1073
Tank Diameter mm 1000 1000 1200 1200
Tank Length mm 2012 3042 3798 4388
Over all height mm 1440 1440 1620 1620
Excavation Length mm 3000 4000 4900 5600
Excavation Width mm 300 3000 3200 3200
Excavation Dept mm 1590 1590 1770 1770
Base Dept mm 150 150 150 150
All tanks can not be a max of 30m from truck delivery point for delivery hose to reach.
The above data is a guide line consult with tervas on final decision