On Sat, 19 May 2007 12:39:42 GMT, "Donna"
wrote:


"tom" wrote in message
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"Nancy Young" wrote in message
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"tom" wrote

In article ,
"Robert11" wrote:
How "safe" are these things, both in use and just sitting there with
the
attached tank ?

The flexible hose on our LP gas grill failed while in use and the full
tank
turned into a blow torch spewing a 6 foot flame against the back of our
house 8 years ago. Even the firemen couldn't do anything with it except
put
water on it and let the tank burn itself out. The fire destroyed a
bedroom,
bathroom and burned off about half the roof. I now use a natural gas
grill
that has several remote shut offs.

I can't add anything to the safety discussion other than to think quietly to
myself that the danger factor feels kind of overblown. I've heard stories
that start out "a friend of a friend of mine had a gas grill and ..." but
I've never personally heard "I had a gas grill and...". But whatever. I

You can't say that anymore. Because that's exactly what he said.
Unless you don't think Usenet is personal.

And most grills are kept pretty near the house. My little area is
only 8 feet deep so that's as far as I can put it, unlesss I want it
in the middle of the yard or on the sidewalk for the mailman to walk
around. Actually, I now have a spare tank** and it's only 4 feet from
the house, but it's not lit either.

**I bought an old tank for two dollars at a junkyard. The junkyard
guy asked what I wanted it for. I said, to trade in at Home Depot for
a new tank. He was just curious. Ten minutes later I was coming out
of HD a half mile away. with the new tank and he was going into HD,
for some other reason (no tank in his hand, although I guess he could
have left one in the car until he was ready to pick up the new one and
leave.)

Donna