Hurricane season can test more than your roof, windows, and generator. It can also test your propane or natural gas system. Use this interactive checklist before, during, and after a storm to help protect your home, business, family, and property.
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Leave the area immediately. Avoid flames, sparks, switches, and electrical devices. Do not attempt to relight appliances. Call emergency services, your gas supplier, or a licensed gas professional. Do not return until the area has been cleared as safe.
Before a storm arrives, make sure you know where every gas shutoff is located. Do not wait until an emergency to figure this out.
Walk around the tank or meter area and look for anything that could become a problem during high wind, flooding, or debris impact.
A standby generator is only as reliable as the gas system feeding it. Before hurricane season, confirm the math works.
Carbon monoxide is one of the biggest post-storm dangers. Never use any of the following indoors or in attached spaces.
Portable generators, charcoal grills, camp stoves, and gas ovens or stovetops used as heaters all produce carbon monoxide. Use generators, camp stoves, and charcoal grills outdoors only, at least 20 feet away from windows. Never use a gas stovetop or oven to heat your home.
Before the storm, identify which appliances are connected to propane or natural gas. Inventory yours below.
After severe weather, inspect from a safe distance. Check off what you've confirmed is OK. If anything below is wrong, do not attempt to relight or repair it yourself.
Leave the area immediately. Avoid flames, sparks, switches, and electrical devices. Do not attempt to relight appliances. Call emergency services, your gas supplier, or a licensed gas professional. Do not return until the area has been cleared as safe. If it is safe to do so, many propane safety resources advise turning off the main propane supply valve at the tank during a suspected leak. Do not put yourself in danger to do this.
Guardian Gas Solutions can help homeowners, businesses, property managers, builders, and generator owners identify gas-related storm risks before hurricane season becomes urgent. A Gas Storm Readiness Check may include review of:
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