• Original comment posted by: Sudarsan

http://htoh.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/inside-outside-chennai-trade-show-coverage-final-part/#comment-29

Excerpt:

“2. Piped Gas than cylinders - This way, cylinders can be parked outside houses, and not invite damage to floors or provide access to stranges inside the homes.”

This is indeed a very valuable suggestion and has numerous benefits.

Traditionally, the LPG cylinder is placed in the kitchen below the slab. The cooking range or gas stove is placed on the slab and a rubber tube connects the two.

What Sudarsan has suggested here is a way to keep the cylinder outside the kitchen. If you have an independant home, then possibly you can allocate a small portion just outside the kitchen and have the two areas connected with pipes.

If you live/are planning to live in an apartment, you could have an exterior portion of the home for placing the cylinder.

The benefits mentioned by Sudarsan for this scheme are:

• Cylinder can be placed outside the home
• Strangers are not allowed inside home on the pretext of changing the cylinder
• Floor tiles (which are expensive) are not damaged by rolling of cylinders

In addition to this, we could think of the following benefits in adopting this feature:

• The aesthetic look of the kitchen is improved by leaps and bounds
• Stain and corrosion related issues due to cylinders are no longer an issue
• The safety factor is enhanced as the cylinder is no longer present in the flame area
• Better space utilization is available now as a result of moving the cylinder out

We have come to know that certain apartments are offering running gas connections from a common pool and occupants are charged with the help of a meter which measures your gas consumption.

This is a very novel idea, but it is entirely dependant on your builder and not applicable for independant homes.

Please use only certified equipment to enhance safety of your home and its users.

Tip for users: It is a good idea to have a portable fire extinguisher at home.