"Unrestricted gas appliances replace supplement" activities to be held in Shanghai

The kitchen is the most warm and small families, but in recent years due to the kitchen and bathroom appliances-induced accidents frequently appeared in major newspapers, all kinds of gas leak, explosion is not uncommon, the kitchen has become a "minefield".

With the approach of the Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai Gas Association through investigation and interviews found in some people do not understand, or ignore the life of electrical household appliances, use that raised over various accidents. Statistical results of over-age use gas appliances ranked top three difference is gas water heater, gas stove and range hood.

In order to protect the interests of consumers, as early as in the "household gas burning appliances safety management rules that clearly defines the life of the kitchen and bathroom appliances. Concerned experts pointed out that, in General, the life is 5000 range hoods, artificial gas heater for 6 years, the use of artificial cooking for 6 years should be scrapped, petroleum and natural gas stove use 8 years i.e. scrap. More than the standard use, mechanical equipment will have a security risk, while power is reduced, increased, deposition of wear and tear of oil heating evaporation will pose a threat to human health.

To facilitate early kitchen "dangerous goods" by Shanghai Municipal Gas Association-sponsored "unrestricted gas appliances replace supplement" activities from 5 March to 15th overall. During this period, the members of the public to the specified locations and replace old gas appliances, gas water heater to buy new price 10% of the replacement of the supplement, cooking 50 ~ 100 replacement supplement, cooker hoods 80 ~ 200 replacement supplement.