Propane Safety

We’re here to ensure your safety and well-being

When it comes to staying comfortable in your home all year round, nothing beats propane. You can use it for heating, to warm up baths and showers, for cooking your food, for drying your clothes, to light up your fireplace and so much more.

Additionally, propane has a fantastic safety record, backed by strong regulations at the federal, state and local level, as well as high industry standards and diligent work from local providers like Becks Propane.

We are committed to helping you stay safe and healthy around your propane tank, piping and equipment. Here are some things to consider.

Propane tank safety and recognizing propane leaks

Propane has no natural smell, but it’s scented to smell like skunk spray, rotten eggs or spoiled meat. This makes it easy to recognize a propane leak in your home or around your property. We also strongly advise you to install UL-listed gas detectors near your propane appliances. They will alert you to gas leaks that your carbon monoxide detectors cannot detect.

If you need to turn off the fuel supply from your home propane tank — and if it’s safe to do so — the process is simple. You can access the shut-off valve under the dome cover. Turn the valve right (clockwise) all the way to stop the flow of propane. (See the video below for a demonstration.)

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Responding to a propane gas leak

If you believe there is a propane gas leak nearby, please follow these instructions:

1. Get out of the house or affected area IMMEDIATELY.
2. Extinguish any sources of ignition, like candles or cigarettes.
3. Do not use any light switches, thermostats, telephones or other appliances until you are safely away from where you smelled gas.
4. Close the gas shut-off valve on your propane tank or cylinder if you can safely access it, using the instructions above.
5. Once you are safely away, call emergency services and Becks Propane.
6. Give emergency personnel and licensed propane service technicians time to check for escaped propane gas and perform any needed repairs.
7. Do not return to the area where you smelled gas or try to turn on the propane supply valve, even if you no longer smell gas.
8. Have a trained propane service technician repair the leak, carefully inspect all gas appliances and relight all pilots.
9. Stay away until you have permission from emergency personnel or the service technician to come back.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) created the videos below so that you can learn all about propane safety. We recommend that you watch them for more vital safety information.