Repsol YPF

Installation checks

Your safety is the main reason for checking your installations.

For this purpose, current regulations state that all owners of bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) installations are responsible for maintaining them in safe conditions.

To be exact, the Real Decreto 1085/1992, of September 11th which approves the Regulations on LPG distribution, specifies the distributors' obligations, in article 22. One of these obligations is to have the installation checked every five years by a legally authorised company .

How to keep my installation properly maintained.

The owner or user of an installation operating on butane or propane cylinders is subject to the obligations stipulated in article 22 of the Regulations on LPG distribution, approved by the aforementioned Real Decreto.

Basically, these obligations are:

• To have the installation checked by a legally authorized company every five years.
• To substitute all elements of the installation with expiry dates, within the specified period of time.

We also suggest you follow these simple safety guidelines:

• The hose must not come into contact with the back of the oven, or any other heat source.
• Ventilation is indispensable when gas appliances are in operation. Do not block vents or cover them with any object.
• Take into account that the flame reflects the quality of the combustion: if this is good, the flame should be bright, stable and bluish. If the flame is noisy, unstable and has yellow tips, have the devices checked by the manufacturers' technical assistance service. 

If you can smell gas, do not light any flame or turn on any switches: close the valve, ventilate the room and phone our Emergency Service on 901 12 12 12.

Comments on stoves, barbecues, paella cookers and others

The law states that all people who use bottled butane or propane gas in their appliances must have these checked periodically. However, in the case of portable gas appliances such as stoves, barbecues or paella cookers this periodic check is not obligatory.

However, in the interest of your own safety, we advise you to change any elements with expiry dates within the specified period, and to carry out preventive maintenance.