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We have two legal options in placing a Gas Cylinder
Option 1 see on the website On the price list below. Placement Of Gas Cylinder Inside.
Called an " In cupboard Installation " place a 9kg gas cylinder in one of the cupboards in your kitchen.
Or
Optìon 2: Placement Of Gas Cylinder Outside.
Description of the different options see below:
Option 1 . Placement Of Gas Cylinder Inside.
Referring To Option 1: It A legal Installation is what we call an "In cupboard Installation " see Option 1 one my price list its the most affordable way to get a gas hob or free standing gas appliance installed.
If You Are Opting For This Type of installation Please send me a video of inside your kitchen where the gas hob or gas stove is going to be placed. ( Our Gas regulations are easier to place a gas cylinder inside than placing a gas cylinder outside )
Placement Of A Gas Cylinder Outside: Optìon 2
Placement Of A Gas Cylinder/s Outside Are A Challenge At Times Because Of Our Gas Regulations That Govern Us As Registered Gas Installers. But not impossible.
1 .Please give me a 360° video ( Inside ) Where as appliance is going to stand .
2. Please give me a 360° video ( outside ) as I need to see if there are Aircons, Electrical switches, Pool pumps, Drains, windows, Doors, Thatch roofs, laps ( Thatched entertainment areas ), carports where Motor vehicles may be parked.
Do I Legally Need A Gas Cylinder Cage?
The Answer is Most Probably Not. A Gas Cylinder Cage Is Not A Requirement? if you are living in a stand-alone property. It may be Necessary if you are in a complex where easy access to the gas cylinder/s is possible to the public.
All of the above have a deciding factor on placing a gas cylinder outside.
Just keep in mind that if there is a
The aircon on the wall of the gas cylinder needs to be 5 meters from the gas cylinder.
See Below Some Of Our Gas Regulations On Placing A Gas Cylinder Outside
Gas cylinder placement from Drain must be a minimum of 2 meters away.
Gas cylinder from window 1 meter away.
Gas cylinder from door 1 meter away.
Aircon or Pool Pump or Electrical Distribution Box, Any Other type of electrical source or source of ignition the gas cylinder must be a minimum of 5 meters from that source of electrical ignition.
Is your house a thatch roof? Or Do you have a thatch Lapa / entertainment area with a thatch roof?
Hence I need to see a 360° the area.
Example:
It could be a aircon on another wall nearby, it will still need to comply with the gas regulations
and be a minimum of 5 meters away , a pool pump needs to be 5 meters away from a gas cylinder outside. a electrical switch 5 meters.A electrical distribution boxes needs to be a minimum of 5 meters.
Pertaining To Perimeter Walls / Boundary Walls/ Neighbour's Wall See Below
Keep in mind that your cylinder needs to be a minimum of one meter from a perimeter wall if the wall is a it's a precast wall, wooden wall or a single brick wall. If it is a double brick wall the gas cylinder can stand right against the wall.
ARE YOU IN A COMPLEX ?
Have you permission to place a gas cylinder outside your unit within the complex ?
REGARDING COMMON PROPERTY :
Many area's outside of your unit could be on "LOAN" to you to be used by you exclusively but it could be common property. ( please check with your body corporates in your complex pertaining to Common Property ) Many body corporates do not want gas cylinders placed on common property as it would increase their insurance dramatically and it could be a risk to other people within the complex.
Also please consider an Incoubard Installation. It a 9kg gas cylinder placed in the kitchen close to the gas hob of the free standing gas stove. It's a legal Installation I can issue and Coc ( Gas compliance certificate ) 99% possible to do an Installation like this for you.
5.2.2 Indoor location
5.2.2.1 Where LPG containers are permanently installed or stored in a building, the type of building
(in accordance with SANS 10400-A, see also annex B) and the corresponding size of the
container(s) shall be as follows:
a) flats (H3): a maximum of 9 kg per flat;
b) houses (including cluster housing and group housing (not exceeding two storeys)): a total
maximum of 19 kg;
C) No fixed installation shall be installed inside a garage. ( The Gas Regulations Do Not Allow Us To do a gas installation for you in a Garage ).
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