Guangzhou Daily News (all media reporter Liu Chunlin) Does the gas stove still need to be maintained?
Is there a big hidden danger of gas appliances overdue "service"?
Gas safety is a concern for thousands of households. Guangzhou Gas reminds residents to frequently check household gas appliances, including gas water heaters and gas stoves.
In addition, the service life of gas stoves and water heaters is 8 years. If the gas appliance has reached the service life, even if it still looks "in good condition", for their own safety, it is recommended that consumers be forced to scrap it.
Scientific maintenance of gas stoves is safe and saves gas
I don’t know if you have found that various small problems occur in gas stoves after a long time, such as rust on the fire cover, reduced firepower, blocked fire holes, etc., which not only affect the use, but also easily lead to safety accidents.
So how to scientifically clean and maintain the gas stove in daily life?
Guangzhou Gas reminds that before cleaning the gas stove, cut off the gas valve and clean it when the gas stove is cooled.
When cleaning, do not disassemble the safety device and airtight parts of the gas stove, and it is strictly forbidden to rinse the body directly with water.
At the same time, please clean the gas cooktop with a dry cloth.
Difficult-to-clean stains can be wiped with soapy water (or special cleaning agent), and then wiped with a dry cloth.
If you want to remove the fingerprints remaining on the stainless steel surface, wipe it with a special stainless steel detergent (such as Amway, Bilizon, 3M, etc.), and avoid cleaning the glass panel with chlorine-containing detergents (such as bleach, etc.).
When cleaning, take out the fire cover and use a soft brush to remove the surface of the fire cover. During use, if you find that the flame is uneven or there is no flame in individual fire holes, wait for the fire cover to cool down, remove the fire cover, and use steel. The needle or fire hole cleaner removes the dirt and carbon deposits in the fire hole, keeps the gas path unobstructed, and burns stably.
Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt on the surface of the ignition needle and the thermocouple, which can effectively prevent the accumulation of oil dirt, the failure to start the fire, and the situation that it will go out after the fire is ignited.
When cleaning the steel frame, use a soft dry cloth and a hot water solution of detergent to clean, do not use acidic substances (vinegar) to scrub the enamel surface.
After cleaning, dry the fire cover base, fire cover and pot holder to ensure that there is no water in the fire hole of the fire cover, and then install the fire cover base, fire cover and pot holder in turn.
In addition, before using the gas stove, check whether the base of the fire cover and the fire cover are flat. Do not ignite when they are not flat or in the wrong position, otherwise there will be fire leakage, tempering, etc., which will seriously lead to the fire cover and Its base is deformed.
Gas alarms are also self-tested
According to the national standard "Regulations on the Safety Management of Household Gas Burning Appliances", from the date of sale of the gas appliances, the life of the instant water heater using liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas should be 8 years.
The public should pay attention to the usage time of household gas appliances.
The relevant person in charge of Guangzhou Gas reminded that the overdue use of water heaters is very harmful. First, the working efficiency of the water heater is reduced and gas is wasted; second, the safety protection device is aging, the gas pipeline is aging, and accidents such as gas leakage or burns are prone to occur; third, the nozzle is easy to block, Causes incomplete combustion of gas, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning.
Therefore, if the gas appliance has reached the service life, even if it still looks "in good condition", for their own safety, consumers are advised to forcibly scrap it.
It is also recommended that citizens determine the purchase of household gas stoves with corresponding heat load values according to their living habits and the number of family members, and should be careful not to use excessive heat load when using them.
In addition, some users have installed gas alarms in the kitchen, but they do not know that the gas alarms also expire when they are used.
According to the industry standard of the People's Republic of China "Technical Regulations for Urban Gas Alarm Control System", the combustible gas detectors used by commercial and industrial enterprises have a service life of 3 years and a household validity period of 5 years. Please replace them in time when they expire.
You also need to perform self-check on the gas alarm frequently. Just press the "self-check" button. When it detects that it has a fault, the yellow light will continue to flash and an alarm sound will sound to remind the user to replace it.
And clean the gas alarm at least once a year, so as to ensure normal use.