"Richard W." wrote in message
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SNIP
| Could be the diaphragm in the regulator. We had one leak and burned a guy,
| when he lit his torch again after returning from lunch. Company policy now
| is to turn off all tanks and bleed the pressure off all regulators when
not
| in use.
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| Richard W.

That was one of the very first things drilled into my head when I was
taught to weld. Later I kept wondering why my neighbor, whose torch I often
borrowed, got miffed because I bled it down, and at other times folks gave
me a hard time about it. F*** 'em all if I'm still in one piece!