BBQs NOT allowed in apartments/condos! IS there a reason??

[low dealz]

Hey, I was just wondering why BBQs weren't allowed in apartments. We just snuck one in. Is there a reason why I should get rid of it?

[gman]

Hey, I was just wondering why BBQs weren't allowed in apartments. We just snuck one in. Is there a reason why I should get rid of it?
It is not allowed to use. It is not disallowed to store one inside your apartment. Hence, you don't have to get rid of it.

Reason: smoke affecting your neighbour. Dirty the windows. Higher chance of fire.

I assume you don't mean to use it within your apartment. If so, smoking alarm.

[reidjr]

Hey, I was just wondering why BBQs weren't allowed in apartments. We just snuck one in. Is there a reason why I should get rid of it?

That could void your agreement.

[masterballer]

+ fire department might come and make a big scene.

[mattwing]

My neighbor was on the board of my condo and he told me the reason is that bringing in propane tanks through the common areas was not allowed under the condo corporations's fire insurance.

[low dealz]

So I guess I should get rid of it (just in case some freak accident happens where a fire blows up my propane tank and kills all my neighbours???)

I know a few ppl in my apt have it, but we were told during the lease that they were disallowed.

[CSR]

Where are you gonna use it?? JUst give/sell it off.

[mattwing]

So I guess I should get rid of it (just in case some freak accident happens where a fire blows up my propane tank and kills all my neighbours???)

I know a few ppl in my apt have it, but we were told during the lease that they were disallowed.

I did not say to get rid of it, alot of people in the condo have them anyway.

You could keep it until management complains.

Another option is an electric grill which heats the bricks. Not as nice as a good gas BBQ but they are decent.

[steve.m]

one problem with BBQ (besides being a major fire hazzard) is that when you cook on them where does all the smoke and heat go?

You guessed it, up into you neighbours (through the window, balcony) and in the hallway.


If you really want to start a good fire I recommend dropping a frozen turkey into a deep fryer with overheated oil and leaving it unattended. :cheesygri

[rc51]

Hey, I was just wondering why BBQs weren't allowed in apartments. We just snuck one in. Is there a reason why I should get rid of it?



- you might be in violation of your rental/purchase aggreement
- you might be in violation of fire codes (possible fines)
- you might be negating all of your insurance coverage

[ccubed]

I can clear up the Condo rationale (and perhaps some larger apartment buiuldings as well).

It is a fire regulation that you can't transport items such as propane tanks in passenger elevators. As a result, even though our condo had an adundance of balconies, bbqs were restricted. Some residents argued that they would take the propane up the stairs (yeah, right - to the 21st floor!!) so in order to keep the peace the condo enforced the rule for all residents - no bbqs.

The only exception was the electric style which, while not as nice as a fire-breathing bbq, is still a nice change from frying up a steak in a pan on the stove :)

[yjxiao]

what about charcoal grills?

They're the best for flavor anyway ;)

Oh no, here comes the flames hahaha. No pun there.

[gman]

what about charcoal grills?

They're the best for flavor anyway ;)

Oh no, here comes the flames hahaha. No pun there.

CO.

[jed]

mrs. jed's last apt only allowed 10lbs or less tanks, but did allow tanks. In case of a fire, certainly less fuel to add to the fire.

[temporalillusion]

http://cp.darkmatter.ca/gallery/albums/misc/Picture6.sized.jpg

That's a pic of the condo complex next to mine. On one side everything was melted and scorched, if there had been propane tanks on the decks they might have exploded or burned and started my complex on fire too. So I'm glad our condo association doesn't allow propane BBQs (every deck has a natural gas outlet).

Thanks to the firefighters who saved my condo. :)

[gman]

That's a pic of the condo complex next to mine. On one side everything was melted and scorched, if there had been propane tanks on the decks they might have exploded or burned and started my complex on fire too. So I'm glad our condo association doesn't allow propane BBQs (every deck has a natural gas outlet).

Thanks to the firefighters who saved my condo. :)

A small propane tank explosion will not fired it to where you took the picture (assuming that is where your complex is). In Hong Kong, in the old days and even now, almost every unit has one or more propane tanks. They are much bigger than the BBQ tank. They are located in the kitchen and bathroom. In where my brother lives now (my home in Hong Kong) still has them. There were propane tank explosions in fire but it does not travel that far away.

I would worry about the natural gas outlets much more.

[airodus]

Soem condos let you use BBQs on the penthouse suites (noone above you). Mine didn't, but I snuck one up anyways. Lived there for 1.5 years and noone complained.

[UrbanPoet]

A small propane tank explosion will not fired it to where you took the picture (assuming that is where your complex is). In Hong Kong, in the old days and even now, almost every unit has one or more propane tanks. They are much bigger than the BBQ tank. They are located in the kitchen and bathroom. In where my brother lives now (my home in Hong Kong) still has them. There were propane tank explosions in fire but it does not travel that far away.

I would worry about the natural gas outlets much more.

oohh.. so its not like the movies eh?

[Emancipated]

I'm not a chemist, but apparently propane is lighter than air and will settle and pool if you used it on the balcony. Imagine someone lighting a cigarette unbeknownst that his neighbor above was bbq'ing. Big bang is what's going to happen.

[felixdd]

I'm not a chemist, but apparently propane is lighter than air and will settle and pool if you used it on the balcony. Imagine someone lighting a cigarette unbeknownst that his neighbor above was bbq'ing. Big bang is what's going to happen.

1) If it's lighter than air, why would it "settle" on the balcony as opposed to drifting away?

2) If it's lighter than air, why would the propane drift down to a neighbor one floor below who's lighting up? And how would the neighbor flick his butt up one entire floor to the balcony?

[FastFokker]

I'm not a chemist, but apparently propane is lighter than air
Not a chemist! :lol:

Propane is heavier than air.

Did everyone miss RC51's post? I think it clearly explained the reasoning why.

- you might be in violation of your rental/purchase aggreement
- you might be in violation of fire codes (possible fines)
- you might be negating all of your insurance coverage