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My Gas Burner Left on all Day with Flame
Jan
Left the Gas On All Day? Stay Calm, read what to do, and read about the stove alarm solutions to keep you safe!
Gas Burner Left on all Day? Read below:
“Talk about about a near catastrophe, I forgot and left the gas stove left on all day! Thank God the flame was on, can you imagine what could have happened if the flame was not on? Perhaps a major explosion or worse burning down our entire condo complex! Yikes!!!!!” “from PQ, in New York” Today we talk about solutions to keep you safe in your kitchen and will show the best gas stove and electric stove alarms on the market today.
Have you forgot about the stove burner being on or someone you know? This is the definitive guide to stove safety and devices that can save your life. First we will address the problem of what to do when you find yourself smelling that rotten egg smell or you have inadvertently left the burner flame “ON” for hours.
Below is our guide to answers to gas stove safety and stove alarms that make your home safer!
HELP! How dangerous is it to leave the gas burner on with or without a flame all day?
- If I smell gas and a burner was left “on” inadvertently, what do should I do?
- First Turn OFF burner.
- Do NOT cause any type of ignition; such as turning on any electric device, ignite any type of flame or other similar
- Open windows and doors
- Get any person out of the house immediately
- IMPORTANT! Call your local fire department and ask the fire fighter professionals for next steps.
- How dangerous is forgetting your gas stove was on for several hours or worse, overnight?
- The best answer is simply: NEVER LEAVE YOUR STOVE ON UNATTENDED. (100’s of stories of unattended stoves causing millions in damage each day: Read fire related stories here!
- Most people are lucky and nothing serious happens when the gas stove is left on, however if you are cooking and forget the stove is on you may find your pan or pot destroyed by fire or worse a ball of flames on your stove.
- More Articles about Gas Stove Safety here: Angies List has This Article. The Building Performance Institute has this article: What to Do if You Smell Gas
So we ask, Gas Burner Left on all Day? There is great news for those who forget the stove was “ON”. We have compiled a list of the best gas or electric stove alarms that are available on the market, from gas leak detectors to devices that shutOFF your stove.
