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07/6/2018 at 1:10pm
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If you turn off at the appliance (so the flame goes out) then turn off at the bottle/cylinder, effectively there is still gas in the hose.
This bothers some more than others! 
Obviously. if you turn off at the bottle/cylinder first, then when the flame goes out, switch off at the appliance, effectively, there is now no gas in the hose.
I use the word "effectively" to suggest the complete set up is leak-free, of course! 
Additionally, to avoid any need to screwdriver on/off a jubilee clip each time, and avoid a long length of hose being "permanently" attached to either appliance or gas regulator, fit a short hose to each (appliance and regulator) and slip one of these to each end of the main length of hose in between...
Quick-Release connector...
These are particularly handy if you are likely to swap between gas types (Propane/Butane), using different regulators, for whatever reason, or want to use same gas bottle/Cylinder on different appliances (at different times!).
For fitting any hose to any coupling, dip the end of the hose in a cup of hot water first... it softens the hose considerably, and makes life soooo much easier!
Finally... unless new already... there's no harm in treating yourself to a good length of nice new gas hose (It can often be purchased "by the metre")... they can perish, and they do have a life span! From memory (You may wish to Google it for exact facts, sorry!  ) it's around 7 years (...or was it 4???) and any new hose should also have the year of manufacture stamped on it (I believe?). Bear in mind that any new (to you) hose could have been sat idle on a warehouse/stockroom shelf for a few years, before landing on your pitch, and being used for the first time!
Please don't quote me on that last paragraph, but it may be worth researching... particularly as this thread title included the word "safety"! 
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