Gas BBQ in condo

[Johnice]

I am contemplating giving up renting a house in CM and purchasing a 2 bed roomed condo. Being a SA'can I am crazy about BBQ. My question is:

 

Are gas fired BBQ's allowed in high rise condos? The purpose built BBQ will be used only on the balcony. When I rented a condo in Pattaya years ago they weren't allowed. Is this also the case here?

 

Thanks for any feedback in advance

 

[NickJ]

Most don't allow them. At least that's been my experience.  I have a condo I rent out and they don't allow it. I break the rules often when I stay there. But I just use a small grill. I light the lump charcoal on my kitchen stove in about two minutes with a burner. Nobody's ever noticed or complained.

[Peterw42]

I think you would find not allowed in most Condos. You would probably get away with it but where does it stop, next thing people put the whole Thai outdoor kitchen on the balcony etc, there goes the condo block. If you find a place where its allowed, it probably means the management doesn't enforce any condo laws.

[worgeordie]

Allowed or not,common sense says dont do it.

regards worgeordie

[KhonKaenKowboy]

People do put their whole kitchens on the balcony, but no gas canisters....there are some good electric ones.

[Don Mega]

1 hour ago, NickJ said:

Most don't allow them. At least that's been my experience.  I have a condo I rent out and they don't allow it. I break the rules often when I stay there. But I just use a small grill. I light the lump charcoal on my kitchen stove in about two minutes with a burner. Nobody's ever noticed or complained.

 

 

As far as I know charcoal is allowed as it dont get all destructive explody like a gas cylinder.

[pgrahmm]

More than a few don't allow LPG powered cars in their parking garages......Imagine what a condo full of gas bbqs would be like....

[jobin]

I've got a gas cooker which uses bottled butane.  Is that a bbq?  I can roast weiners on it, but mostly use it for frying eggs in the pan.  Seems ultra safe, and fast.

[NickJ]

6 hours ago, Don Mega said:

 

 

As far as I know charcoal is allowed as it dont get all destructive explody like a gas cylinder.

Unless you want it to.

[Don Mega]

1 minute ago, NickJ said:

Unless you want it to.

 

Are you saying a Thai charcoal BBQ will blow a big chunk out the building if it goes bang ?

 

one of these

 

[NickJ]

Yes.....huge giant bang, Everyone dead.

Or blinded. Or maimed or both....Foil can help though. Same as the meds I've gone off of.

Where is Wilson when you need him?

[jonwilly]

Not allowed in my condo the terms of residence describes them as 'No Bombs permitted'.

 

john

[LannaGuy]

of course not allowed on safety grounds

[terminatorchiangmai]

These little suitcase ones with gas canisters you can use on your balcony , i would not go for the bigger ones that need a gas tank.

[pgrahmm]

I imagine part of the problem is that if there is a leak the gas goes down & pools - not up & away.....That's what happens on those horrific 11 passenger vans crashes on impacts.....

Should that happen on an upper floor one spark/cigarette glow/ignition crank at an inconvenient time & place could make it a very bad day......

When I lived in the Sierras one winter a whole apartment house went boom - 20 units.....Propane had leaked & the gas pooled under the raised foundation & just sat there until a spark found it.....

Edited October 3, 2016 by pgrahmm

[Paul Catton]

Surprised there is a lack of inbuilt BBQ's as a communal facility, usually near the pool.

 

[jippytum]

gas cylinders are against the building regulations in condos .The building insurance also  prohibits  gas use .The building management should enforce this .Please consider fellow residents when cooking on a balcony

[Johnice]

Thanks to all who replied Got it, no gas in condos