{"id":9776,"date":"2022-01-25T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gok-blog.de\/2022\/01\/25\/how-dangerous-is-the-use-of-lpg-in-gas-cylinders-for-private-persons\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:34:56","slug":"how-dangerous-is-the-use-of-lpg-in-gas-cylinders-for-private-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gok-blog.de\/en\/how-dangerous-is-the-use-of-lpg-in-gas-cylinders-for-private-persons\/","title":{"rendered":"How dangerous is the use of LPG in gas cylinders for private persons?"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, there are, of course, risks when handling LPG, i.e. propane and butane. However, this is nothing unusual in our daily lives. If you don\u2019t adhere to certain safety rules, electricity, fuel oil or fire are also potentially dangerous media or elements. In this article we show what needs to be taken into account when handling and using gas cylinders so that private use remains safe and convenient \u2013 just as it has been for decades!<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Explosion of the gas cylinder<\/span><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no doubt that the biggest nightmare that many people have is the gas cylinder exploding. However, this is practically impossible<\/strong>. Simple, sober logic already makes it clear that although it is nominally a danger, it is nothing to worry about in practice: there are a vast number of LPG cylinders in circulation all through Europe \u2013 there are more than ten million of them! If the risks were really that high, we would all hear about a lot more serious accidents. And much more decisive: there would never be that many cylinders in circulation, as it would be simply too dangerous for consumers, companies, authorities and, not least, the legislator!<\/p>\n

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There are countless application possibilities for LPG cylinders around the world. The mobile energy offered by cylinders is also so popular because it is very safe \u2013 provided certain rules are observed!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, this doesn\u2019t mean that accidents don\u2019t happen. If a problem should actually occur, an analysis of the incident is carried out, and this normally states that incorrect handling of the medium<\/strong> was the cause of the accident. And even if something does happen, it practically never plays out as the worst case scenario, namely that the gas cylinder explodes with a loud bang.<\/p>\n

When there are accidents, it is usually the case that LPG escapes from the system or from the gas cylinder without the user noticing, this LPG gathers somewhere and then there is a fire or explosion. Why can propane gas or butane gas escape from the system? Sometimes a connection is not correctly tightened<\/strong>, sometimes a gas hose has a leak or the operator makes a careless mistake, or simply isn\u2019t aware.<\/p>\n

We have listed things that are particularly important in order to prevent potential dangers. We applied these tips to three scenarios \u2013 transport, storage and operation of the gas cylinder.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Transporting the gas cylinder<\/span><\/h2>\n

We have already made a blog post dedicated just to this topic which provides all details. The following is a brief summary of that blog post:<\/p>\n