﻿{"id":6855,"date":"2015-03-13T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T10:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/?p=6855"},"modified":"2022-11-07T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T03:59:16","slug":"withdrawn-butane-cannister-stoves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/withdrawn-butane-cannister-stoves\/","title":{"rendered":"Withdrawn Butane Cannister Stoves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have not already heard, the New South Wales and South Australian governments have banned the sale of butane cannister or &#8216;lunchbox&#8217; style stoves.<\/p>\n<p>This problem relates to the pressure relief valve, and until further testing we will not know which stoves are compliant with the Australian Standard.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/withdrawn-butane-cannister-stoves\/banned-gas-stoves-fb-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6869 size-full\" title=\"Banned Butane Cannister Stoves\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Banned-Gas-stoves-FB1.jpg\" alt=\"Banned Butane Cannister Stoves\" width=\"472\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Banned-Gas-stoves-FB1.jpg 472w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Banned-Gas-stoves-FB1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Banned-Gas-stoves-FB1-10x8.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><strong>What should you do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>At this stage a recall has not been issued.<\/li>\n<li>We recommend you keep your butane canister stove aside until further testing is undertaken by Australian Gas Certifying bodies to ascertain which stoves comply with their standards.<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to or check back on this article for updates as we receive them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Gas stove safety<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is easy to be complacent when it comes to gas stoves; we need to remind ourselves to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow manufacturer&#8217;s guidelines for the use of your stove.<\/li>\n<li>Store and transport gas cylinders and canisters in a safe manner.<\/li>\n<li>Check connections for leaks before lighting, a spray bottle of soapy water is handy for this.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid using large pots, barbeque plates or windshields that cause heat to build up around the stove.<\/li>\n<li>Always use your stove in well ventilated areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and a list of stoves approved for sale see the <a title=\"sa.gov.au website - portable butane stove withdrawal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sa.gov.au\/topics\/water-energy-and-environment\/electrical-gas-and-plumbing-safety-and-technical-regulation\/electricity-and-gas-safety-for-consumers\/gas-safety\/portable-gas-cooker-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sa.gov.au website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update March 16, 2015:<\/strong> As it stands the stoves are still withdrawn from sale and we are hoping for a clear direction by next week regarding our brands. Our suppliers are doing whatever is required to make sure their products are compliant with gas safety standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update August 28, 2015: <\/strong>New and improved models are on their way, we are expecting stock in September and we&#8217;ll have them on our website as soon as we receive them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/snowysblog\">Subscribe to our blog<\/a> and we will keep you up to date on the latest information.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style1 like-6855 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='6855' data-nonce='80382433f9' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Liked it' \/><span class='lc-6855 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-6855 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your stove safe? Get the latest updates on the butane cannister stove ban in South Australia and New South Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1584,1582],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear-cooking-equipment","category-gear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6855"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50627,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6855\/revisions\/50627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}