Gas Grills: Fire Hazard in Florida Heat?
 

I happened to see 2 brief videos recently of gas grill tanks exploding into fireballs due to high outside temps.. We are a year away from moving into our home in TV- I'm curious if outdoor gas grills are common here or if we should leave it behind when we move from Mass.

Thanks!

We leave ours out in the birdcage baking in the hot sun every summer, hasn’t exploded yet.

Propane grills are exceptionally safe unless they leak. The key is to close the valve at the tank. The tank's valve is certified by stamp placed on the tank. It must be recertified as leak proof after 12 years.

Fun fact: In other countries small propane tanks are kept inside the kitchen, below the range top. While arguably those countries have fewer consumer protection laws, there would be a natural process of people demanding that this practice end it was patently unsafe.

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this ain't hot
 

We moved here from Lake Havasu City AZ, one of the hottest cities in the US. Not uncommon to have a few days in a row of 115 degrees and occasionally 120. Dry, intense sun. Most people have gas grills. I never heard of one just exploding on its own.

Your house literally has a better chance of being struck by lightning than the propane tanking spontaneously exploding.

I don't know, man. With all those exploding propane tanks, lighting strikes, hurricanes, and sinkholes you probably ought to just stay in Massachusetts. The experts all say we'll be under water in a few years, anyway, when the polar ice caps melt. If it saves just one life! Better safe than sorry!

As the guy said "shut off the tank when you are done".

If you happen to come across these stories (or the links to these), I would like to see as I believe that there were other circumstances involved, I agree with above comments that propane tanks are very safe if used properly and not abused.

have the NG line fitted for the grille to eliminate the tank. Propane is very expensive relatively speaking.
hopefully your house came with a natural gas extension line to the back of the house.

refitting the grille burners should be relatively easy.

May work if you have NG at your home. Not all do and this buyer is still a year away.

Thank you for pointing out the dangers. You'll be glad to know I'm gonna stay in Mass. Thanks again.

That’s definitely the way to go if you are fortunate enough to live in an area with natural gas. Many propane grills, but not all, can easily be converted to natural gas with a conversion kit that runs about $50. The only problem with using natural gas is that your grill is no longer portable for grilling in different areas since it needs to be hooked up to a gas line.

They are common here and boy to they explode.

They have a pressure relief valve to prevent this they must of been faulty. Mine sits outside never seems to be a problem.