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    Default Gas Storage Tips

    Hi…I have a compressed gas cylinder in my home. Can you share the safety tips to store compressed gas cylinder?

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    What gas are we talking about? I would avoid storing acetallene anywhere near myself if possible.

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    Not in your home for starters.
    Australia has a heap of rules that plumbers, gasfitters, workshops/workplaces all have to abide by when gas systems are beign set up, or used.

    If you are in India, check your local rules.
    As others say, much of the risk comes from the contents of the cylinder (ie flammable, toxic, or liquified gases), however many gases are at high pressure, so the risk of rupture is also something to consider.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lincy96 View Post
    Hi…I have a compressed gas cylinder in my home. Can you share the safety tips to store compressed gas cylinder?

    As others have said, it is very dependant on type of gas/ cylinder and quantities involved. Here's some initial info to possibly inform. https://smah.uow.edu.au/content/grou.../uow136686.pdf

    My view, unless medical gas, (or beer gas at a pinch) it probably doesn't belong inside the home if that's what you are asking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lincy96 View Post
    Hi…I have a compressed gas cylinder in my home. Can you share the safety tips to store compressed gas cylinder?
    Cylinders should be restrained so there is no risk of them falling over and stored in a well ventilated area.

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    I have no idea of the gas involved, or the amount to be stored, but in addition to the above suggestions, I would warn not to consume large quantities of a combustable gas indoors unless you have a considerable amount of flow through ventilation, or the device using the gas has an extremely efficient flue installed to draw the combustion gasses out of the home.

    There have been a number of deaths in Australia caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from using unflued gas space heaters and flued space heaters with defective flue systems in rooms with poor ventilation. Carbon monoxide is an odourless and tasteless gas that can makes people drowsy as the gas concentration increases and ultimately renders them unconscious. At that stage, the people are unlikely to survive unless someone unaffected by the carbon monoxide enters the room and recognises the situation and takes immediate action to move victims to an area with clear fresh air, calls emergency services for assistance, and commences artificial respiration to try and reduce the poisonous gas concentration in the victims blood stream. A small unflued LPG space heater can produce dangerous carbon monoxide concentrations in a moderately sealed room before it can effectively heat the room.

    Other compressed gases can have similar effects without combustion, by displacing the oxygen in the air of the room and effectively smothering people inside. Compressed oxygen can turn a a slowly smouldering item into a raging fire if a slow leak occurs, as raised oxygen concentrations enhance flammability of anything that is classed as flammable in a normal atmosphere, and can make things that are normally considered non flammable prone to combustion.

    Any compressed gas is an extreme hazard in the event that the cylinder or control valve is damaged in a fall, knocked over etc. In addition to the danger caused by the gas escaping, the cylinder can be propelled like a rocket by gas under extreme pressure being released through the failure point.
    I used to be an engineer, I'm not an engineer any more, but on the really good days I can remember when I was.

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