In This Post:
Place Geyser in a Well Ventilated Area
Check for Any Gas Leaks
Keep Out of Reach of Children
Keep a Close Eye on the Thermostat
Regular Maintenance to Ensure Safety
Hot water supply during the winter season is no less than a blessing. Since natural gas is available in abundance in our country, a majority of households in Pakistan, especially in cities like Karachi and Lahore, rely on gas water heaters to keep going with their daily lives even when the weather gets extremely cold. Since these heating equipment run on carbon monoxide gas, you have to be extra careful when using them. To help you out in this regard, we have compiled a list of some very important safety tips for using gas geysers in homes.
So, without further ado, let’s begin!
Most Important Safety Tips for Using Gas Geysers in Homes
About to turn on your water heating system? Take note of these precautionary measures to safely use a gas geyser at home.
- Place Your Gas Geyser in a Well Ventilated Area
- Check for Any Gas Leaks
- Keep Out of Reach of Children
- Keep a Close Eye on the Thermostat
- Regular Maintenance to Ensure Safety
Place Your Geyser in a Well Ventilated Area
If you have a water heating system installed in your home that runs on gas, always place it either in front of a window, on a balcony, rooftop, or terrace. Carbon monoxide in enclosed spaces often plays the role of a silent killer. The toxins in this gas can severely damage the respiratory system of humans, resulting in fatal incidents.
In airy surroundings, the safety hazards posed by the installed household gas geyser greatly reduce. This is why positioning your heating equipment properly is very important and can save lives. It is in fact one of the most important safety measures to take when using a gas geyser at home. If you want to improve the ventilation of air in your home, take help from these hacks.
Check for Any Gas Leaks
Loosely fitted pipes or other utility fixtures become one of the most common causes of gas leaks at home. As discussed, exposure to an excessive amount of carbon monoxide in an enclosed space can be fatal. So, one of the most important precautionary tips to safely use a gas geyser is to be extremely vigilant in terms of gas leaks.
Try to take all necessary measures to prevent them. To guide you further in this regard, we have also covered a detailed piece on some useful ways to check and prevent a gas leak at home, so do take a look at it.
Precautionary Tip: To be on the safe side, you can also make use of a carbon monoxide detector, which can be easily available in the market these days.
Keep Out of Children’s Reach
One of the biggest concerns of parents with young children is their safety. Gas geysers can be explosive and dangerous for everyone in a household, if not dealt with care. So, make sure to keep your children as away as possible from your water heating equipment running on gas.
Never ask your little ones to turn on or off the gas geyser or let them play with its knobs. Try to install a safety grill around it or put it in an area out of reach of children and keep it locked. This is to ensure the safety of young children. Here are some other useful tips for childproofing your home that might help you in this regard.
Keep a Close Eye on the Thermostat
The thermostat is one of the most important parts when it comes to using gas geysers safely in homes. It allows you to set a specific temperature, as per your requirements. Make sure you don’t set it to the “very hot” option for a long time.
If the water inside the geyser tank gets extremely hot, it can build up extreme pressures of steam, which, God forbid, may lead to disastrous consequences, if not cooled down in time. So, make sure whenever you are done using the hot water supply, set the thermostat of your geyser to normal temperature.
Regular Maintenance to Ensure Safety
Like other important household equipment, the gas geyser in your home should also be maintained regularly. Make sure you get it necessarily inspected by an expert technician before turning it on after a long time.
Any malfunctioning parts in water heating systems running on gas can be a great risk to your and your household members’ safety. Also, make sure the pipelines of your hot water supply are intact and there is no blockage or leakage in them. These are all necessary precautions to take before turning on gas geysers and safely use them in homes. If the exposed gas pipes ruin the look of your home, here are some creative ways to hide them.
Now that we have discussed some of the most important safety tips for using a gas geyser at home, it’s time for us to wrap up this blog. If you know about some other useful tips in this regard, please share them with us at blog@zameen.com. Your feedback is important to us as it helps us improve our pieces and make them more informative for our readers.
On a side note, some other related blog posts that may interest you include precautionary tips for using heaters during the winter season and safety measures to take when using an LPG gas cylinder at home.
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