On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:58:40 +0000, John wrote:


In some countries (France being one), this will likely cause the gas
supply to trip off, and you won't be able to reset it.

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Andrew Gabriel
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That sounds interesting - is there some sort of cut-off device that
shuts off if the flow exceeds a certain volume?

This could be a life saver in areas where the theft of pipes is becoming
common place.

Indeed so. Most pre-pay key meters have all sorts of abuse trips.


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