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acetylene + spark =

hot_rod
hot_rod Member Posts: 23,184
in THE MAIN WALL
stay safe
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
Living the hydronic dream

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  • Gordan
    Gordan Member Posts: 891
    That'll buff right out.

    Sorry, couldn't help it.
  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,562
    Sprinter?

    Wow!
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  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,184
    the neighbors

    took a hit also. thanks to Kenny Green for passing these along.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    "Wow" is right!

    Any idea what actually blew? Seems too big for just the vehicle, was it the bottle that went?

    Do you have any more info? Pictures? When and where? I know someone who might be interested in this as he teaches safety in this kind of thing.

    - Rod
  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,371
    Was anyone hurt?

    We had a guy near us take a hit from a hand held torch set up. Young guy who prefered the ease of the small tank. I like my 15# turbo tanks. Yep I use propane most of the time for soldering. You can tell I am not into refrigeration.
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  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,184
    edited December 2009
    The story as

    I have it, 10-22-09, looks like a warm weather area, based on trees, maybe California?Leaking tank, possibly ignited by remote door lock device.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • CC.Rob
    CC.Rob Member Posts: 130
    Australia

    Near Melbourne.

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2367852/posts
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Thanks !

    Thanks for the link. I'll pass it along to my friend.

    - Rod
  • mjcromp
    mjcromp Member Posts: 57
    To distract a little

    from the revelation that I'm sure every one of us at one time has found a bottle of some sort of fuel gas leaking before.

    Who get's to clean up the mess? Does the plumber have to go out with his apprentice and pick up all the pieces??

    See when you think of it that way it kinda takes the sting out of it!!

    Amazing nobody was seriously hurt or killed!

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • Matthew Grallert
    Matthew Grallert Member Posts: 109
    acetylene+spark=

    For the past few years I've only had a  small bottle of mapp and the acetylene is stored safely away.  For the work I do, crawl spaces in old houses etc. the propress has been a real comfort for me.
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