Date:         Wed, 9 Jun 2010 19:56:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Pain in the Propane
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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Dave,

All good, but you didn't go far enough.

WEAR GLOVES.  The primary danger of dealing with propane is FROSTBITE.  This
is a question on the exam for a hot-air balloon pilot's license.

I have had my tank filled by one of those folks whose only English is OK.
He overfilled the tank so that nothing would work till I vented out a quart
or so.

Karl Wolz


|
|But you need to get the beast level, then open the bleed valve to
|make sure that it's gas and not liquid coming out.  If it's liquid,
|keep on venting until only gas comes out.  Remember that the whole
|assembly will get very cold if you're venting liquid through it, and
|the valve might possibly stick because of freezing some moisture on the
|stem.
|
|Yours,
|David