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I keep mine in the downstairs utility room underneath my DDs bedrooms and TBH I've never considered them as a hazard. It's a very well ventilated room (read howling draughts here) and they're only 907 Campingaz bottles (x2), with the carry handles screwed down well.

But if you have a garden shed, put them there.

We store our in the shed.

I had one of the Fire brigades Home Safety visits last week and asked them about this as I store mine in the shed.

Their answer was that as long as it's away from Naked flames then your fine.  Apparently the only way they are going to blow would be naked flames, when you see them exploding on the news this only happens at extreme temperatures, and in nearly all cases people would be out of the house by this point (assuming correctly working smoke alarms!)

If the worst should happen, inform the brigade where it is tho.

So! making it short, you shouldn't have a problem storing it in the house!

For the record, I have 907 and 904 in the big cupboard in the kitchen, the two 7kg and 6kg(red) bottles are behind the garden shed, never had a problem with them, my dad keeps his in his garage and I can't ever remember him having any probs either, think I would remeber it if he had.

As said earlier they only explode or go on fire at excessivly high temps. I do make a point, probably OTT, of making sure that hey remain in a shaded area where it is cooler but must admit that when we go camping they don't get the same option.

As Cliff put it, methinks we all worry too much about it sometimes.

Did see a wagon load of gas bottles strewn allover the motorway once after an accident, full and empty ones, no thing went bang, unfortunately I was one of the poor sods who was on Motorway accident and clean up at the time, never realsied just how much hard graft their is in loading a 30ft trailer with bottles. Glad I don't have that job anymore! lol

One thing that may be an idea if you store them in a garage or shed is to put an LPG label on the door, this will give warning to the Fire Officer that they are there and they will take the extra precautions that they need to in the event of a fire around the area. (-;

 

One thing that may be an idea if you store them in a garage or shed is to put an LPG label on the door, this will give warning to the Fire Officer that they are there and they will take the extra precautions that they need to in the event of a fire around the area. (-;

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Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 02/7/2008

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One thing that may be an idea if you store them in a garage or shed is to put an LPG label on the door, this will give warning to the Fire Officer that they are there and they will take the extra precautions that they need to in the event of a fire around the area. (-;

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We've just had the fire officer in at work.  We use gas for brazing, welding, heat treatment etc.  They are happy that cylinders are stored indoors, but will not enter a building that they know has cylinders in if it is on fire.  Even for a rescue apparently...

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Hi Steve, I believe that is the case, health and safety issue. No piont sending a few guys into a dangerous or unsafe area to rescue someone who 'MAY' be in there, resulting in the loss of more life. I know that a lot of fireman find this extremly hard to do, although they know that is what they must.

That is why I suggest having a label on the shed/garage door as private houses do not have the same checks and balances that are logged for firefighters to know what is contained in a building.

Well out of date but I did at one time work on h&S as a safety officer for Lancs Area Health Authority. Its amazing the amount of small things that can make fighting fires even more difficult than it has to be. (-;