Gas Appliance Safety Check Record
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Gas Grill and Propane Cylinder Check
A free printable gas grill safety check: a soapy-water leak test on the hose and joints, regulator and burner tubes, logged each season and at every cylinder change.
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What this sheet is for
Leak-test the grill's hose and joints with soapy water each season and at every cylinder swap. The hose, regulator and burner tubes get a dated line, so a perished hose is replaced before it leaks.
Who it is for
Anyone with a gas barbecue or grill running from a propane or other LPG cylinder, at home, at a club or at a holiday let.
How to use it
- Write down the grill, regulator, hose and cylinder once, with the date the hose was fitted and your own replace-by date.
- At the start of the season, after storage and at every cylinder change, look along the hose and check each joint is tight.
- Do the soapy-water test outdoors and write Y or N for bubbles at each end of the hose.
- Clear the burner tubes of insects or debris, store the cylinder upright outdoors, and write what was done.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The grill, regulator, hose and cylinder written down once, then a dated line for each check: the hose, the joints, the soapy-water test at each end, the burner tubes and where the cylinder is kept.
Soapy water, never a flame. Outdoors, with the burner controls off, brush soapy water over every joint and along the hose, then open the cylinder valve. Bubbles that grow mean a leak: close the valve, tighten or replace the part and test again. If you smell gas and it does not stop once the valve is closed, move away and call the emergency services.
Write-on lines: Grill make and model · Regulator · Hose fitted on · Replace hose by · Cylinder size and gas · Supplier and phone · Cylinder kept at
Checks — at the start of the season, after storage and at every cylinder change
Also printed: Bubbles at
Table, 10 rows: Date · Reason · Hose · Joints · Cylinder · Grill · Burners · Stored · Action · Initials
Write-on lines: Leak found: what was replaced, and by whom · Date
Questions
Why soapy water and not a lighter?
Because a flame can ignite a leak. Soapy water brushed on a joint blows bubbles where gas escapes, and it is the method grill makers and fire safety bodies describe. Follow your grill maker's own instructions for the exact steps.
How often should the hose and regulator be replaced?
The sheet does not print an interval: it differs between makers and countries, and some hoses and regulators carry a date. Copy the maker's guidance into the replace-by box, and replace sooner if the hose is cracked, stiff or chafed.
Where should the cylinder be kept?
Fire safety bodies and gas suppliers advise keeping cylinders upright, outdoors in a ventilated place and away from heat, not indoors or below ground. Follow your supplier's own instructions and any rules where you are.
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