Fantastic that everything worked out great. Did you ever get a final virdict from the insurance company with regards to the cause?
Would a gas detector have actually helped in this situation? By looking at the photos it appears that the gas build up was actually behind an enclosure/cupboard adjacent to the oven. It appears the gas build up was well enclosed within he cupboard, probably due to poor venting to the outside. And to top it off there was an ignition source somewhere behind the stove/cupboard, or such a build up of gas that it reached the height of the stove.
Not that I'm knocking detectors, but would a passive safety measure be more reliable? i.e. an extra vent behind the cupboards to the outside? This is why gas fridges are pretty safe. They need huge levels of ventilation to work in the first place.
Should we all get our LPG systems pressure tested annually (especially on new vans)?
Would a gas detector have actually helped in this situation? By looking at the photos it appears that the gas build up was actually behind an enclosure/cupboard adjacent to the oven. It appears the gas build up was well enclosed within he cupboard, probably due to poor venting to the outside. And to top it off there was an ignition source somewhere behind the stove/cupboard, or such a build up of gas that it reached the height of the stove.
Not that I'm knocking detectors, but would a passive safety measure be more reliable? i.e. an extra vent behind the cupboards to the outside? This is why gas fridges are pretty safe. They need huge levels of ventilation to work in the first place.
Should we all get our LPG systems pressure tested annually (especially on new vans)?
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