Speaking of nostrils and LP..... What if you've got a wicked bad cold? I've been in that position. I was using my propane torch at home. There was a leak, and as the LP pooled, it ignited and sent a ball of fire up my arm. Burned off some hair, but I was ok. I had a cold, and could not smell the propane. As has been written, an LP "sniffer" is a good investment. Also, I've noticed that when cooking in Westy with door open on a windy day, that on lowest setting burner on stove can blow out. I think that can happen when stove at lowest and slider door shut quickly. Just some thoughts.....
Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
On 5/11/07, gary hradek <hradek@yahoo.com> wrote: > I think the actual event that started this thread is > very rare and is likely to have been easily prevented. > The stove and the fridge may be the usual suspects but > not the unusual suspect here. It is easy to leave the > burner on but that is not what happened, unless your > too high to notice it. I can think of two causes. > One is it was intenstional and the other is that a > single stage regulator was used instead of a dual > stage regulator. So sleep very well in your westy > unless you foolishly used a single stage regulator > because it fit better or was cheaper and if you are > not sure, would not hurt to check what the previous > owner did for you. Gary > > I was told this is likely a regulator that is slowly > failing. They tend > to vent some gas to the air > when the tank pressure gets very low, or at least that > is how it was > explained to me. I had > mine tested at a shop when the tank was full and no > leaks were found, > so this was his theory. > It seems to be true, as I only smell it when the tank > is nearly empty. > I bought a new regulator > from GoWesty but still haven't installed it. |
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