Safety at the Summer Vacation Beach Cottage - Use Electrical , Propane & Natural Gas Safely

e summertime vacation beach cottage that youluxury retreats – complete with hot water
may well find that you are both using the(often from natural gas or propane hot water
combination and combinations of both electricaltank or tanks). While these appliances are
power and natural gas or propane as well , bothfeverishly working away to heat your hot water
at the same time at your summertime vacation– whether for standard hot water for
retreat or side by side. Avoid injuries to yourself,dishes or the bath , or more commonly now than
your family and your cottage or summertimebefore for luxury items such as hot tubs or gas
camp recreational guests. Use electrical, naturalbarbecues – they may be silently or not
gas, propane gas power and heat all togetherso silently be spewing out natural gas or propane
safely. Avoid injures. Play it safe.as well . A gas stove is more obvious as a
While it is more than true that we all have grownpotential site where a simple electrical spark from
and gotten more than used to the benefits andcareless may serve as an ignition source and
convenience of electrical power and natural gas ,start. It’s not as obvious with the others
we often and rarely take the time to find out if– be it a gas water tank or barbecue but
we are using them safely.the results are all the same.
For example – have you ever used aWhat to do? First of all play it safe electrically.
metal fork to remove bread or a bun from anWork best to prevent needless electrical sparks
electric toaster? Have you ever turned on thewhich could serve as ignition sources for natural
garbage disposal (garborator), without fully dryinggas and propane. Next never store flammable as
your hands – with a dry towel or the like?well as potentially flammable materials around
It’s famous in the TV shows that peoplenatural gas or propane furnaces or hot water
are too lazy to take the time to safely pull out antanks and devices.
electrical cord properly by grasping the electricalLastly in addition to standard routine inspections
power plug and rather take the easy way outby either the electrical , gas or power utility
and simply yank on the cord, some distance fromtrained people and personnel one afterthought to
the electrical plug itself.think of are to provide for carbon monoxide
By carelessly doing the above you may well havedetectors as well as yearly battery checks and
put yourself, your family or guests at menacereplacements. Carbon monoxide poisoning might
and in peril if the above were done in thenot be such a consideration in a breezy summer
presence of natural gas or propane at the beachvacation cottage. Still the results of spewed
or lake cottage. Both natural gas and moreconcentrations of carbon monoxide gas are all the
commonly propane may well be a convenience atsame – whether in a more airtight sealed
the lake cottage. Beach cottages are now oftencity home or at the summer vacation property.