Calor warns customers not to replicate “The house that 100k built”

Calor Gas Ltd are extremely concerned to note that during an episode of “The House that 100k Built” on BBC2, the programme showed how to recycle a gas cylinder as a light fitting. Calor are currently making a formal complaint to the programme makers.

“Such activity is not just highly dangerous but also unlawful. Throughout the duration of their life, gas cylinders remain the property of the gas cylinder company and it is only they who, as the owner, can dispose of the cylinder. Any vessel which contains a highly flammable and potentially explosive substance must be handled responsibly and with respect.

We urge the wider British public not to replicate the suggestions made on the programme yesterday evening and that all cylinders should be returned to Calor to be disposed of in a safe and secure manner,” said a Calor Gas spokesperson.
CEO of Flogas Britain, Lee Gannon was shocked by what was aired:
“It is staggering that the very clear danger behind tampering with a pressurised, flammable product was not acknowledged – not least that this act was also illegal! The production team claimed that neither they, nor the self-builder were aware that LPG cylinders remain the property of the supplier, and they were satisfied that ‘practical building skills’ qualified the self-builder to make the adaptations. Clearly this is not the case; cylinders should never be modified by unqualified individuals and only those who are competent Gas Safe-registered can service or install cylinders.
“The resulting reassurance from the producers that the programme had been re-edited, removed from iPlayer and will not be repeated in its original edit, goes some way towards preventing viewers from replicating such unsafe actions, but it still highlights the need for ongoing consumer awareness.
“Used correctly, LPG cylinders are safe and versatile, but being a combustible fuel, the potential dangers and legal implications of unsafe storage and modification, must be recognised. Whilst we support the rise of imaginative building solutions and reclamation projects that are currently being captured on television, it is worrying to see such an associated growth in dangerous acts.”
Image courtesy of BBC.