What is the difference between LP for grills and LP for cook stoves?

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leaflady Hughesville, MO(Zone 5a) Jan 17, 2001

We just bought a gas grill. I've cooked on it a couple times in the living room. Several people said I shouldn't do that because of the fumes. However many people, including us, cook(ed)on LP gas cook stoves and no one worried about those fumes. Should one be concerned about the fumes from cooking on an LP or natural gas cook stove?

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Brook Richmond, KY(Zone 6b) Jan 18, 2001

I'm confused, Leaflady.

Is your grill LPG or propane? They are not the same thing. If propane it is not recommended that you use it in the house.

If propane leaks (and there is _always_ some uncombusted gas escaping from a grill---it's the nature of the beast) it builds up at floor level. The surface of this propane layer, where it mixes with air, is an explosive mixture. Any spark, open flame, even plugging in a light fixture or vacumn cleaner can set it off.

Propane is never recommended for use in enclosed spaces for that reason.

Gas stoves are another kettle of fish. First of all, the tanks usually are kept outside. We run off of two 100 pound tanks, for instance. Many of our neighbors, who heat with gas as well as cook with it, have larger tanks---up to 500 pounds for that purpose.

Second, stoves and grills have different types of regulators that effect the gas flow and the amount of pressure delivered. The system on your stove is exponentially safer, in terms of gas leakage, then the system used on the grill.

Safety aside, there's another reason to not use your grill in the living room. You have no vent, there. Which means smoke, micro-grease, and other fumes will condense on the ceiling, slowing turning it brown.

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