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Best to check with your insurer, as they are the ones to cough up in the event of possibly something untoward happening if for example, you had a fire in your garage. Argon expands......BOOM! Just remember to tell them it is inert and, if you get the ok to store/use it within your garage, get this in writing (I'm a tad cynical with insurance CO's)
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Not 100% sure about this but i believe you have to have a sign on the premisis. On our little bit we have a sign on my uncles fence (he lives next door as such), which says 2WE, multihazard, multichemical or similar, that covers both our rear ends in terms of notification to the relevant authorities, should any of us have a fire
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I was (reasonably) well informed by our local welding supplys, an ex messer supplier.. that your gas supplier has to provide a database of registered keepers of gas products to the relevent authorities.. so in case of fire etc they should be pre warned to take the correct action.
As mentioned above, it is best to tell your insurance company that you have a high pressure gas cylinder on the premises.
They probs won't worry if it's just a small cylinder (10 litre), any bigger and they might start to quibble, and need details of the cylinder.
Ask your gas supplier for a safety data sheet incase the need arises.
Argon is an inert gas, so will not support fire, but can kill in confined spaces due to being an asphixiant, so there is a potential risk.
They probs won't worry if it's just a small cylinder (10 litre), any bigger and they might start to quibble, and need details of the cylinder.
Ask your gas supplier for a safety data sheet incase the need arises.
Argon is an inert gas, so will not support fire, but can kill in confined spaces due to being an asphixiant, so there is a potential risk.
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That got my insurance man worried. ...and will you be storing pressurised containers in the unit? Yes. How many? Minimum of 8. oxygen, acetylene, argon and propane.
The bloke looked as if i'd just asked him to store them under his kids bed. Didnt do my quotation much good either.
The bloke looked as if i'd just asked him to store them under his kids bed. Didnt do my quotation much good either.
