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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Wingnut1, post: 6948423, member: 89293&quot;]I got burned really bad once. The tank I was filling was set by a complete moron and was clear over on the other side of the house and took every inch of hose to reach. I knew that it was going to come back all twisted so I just had the nozzle laying on the ground, letting it do its little dance and avoid &quot;knots&quot;. I had it just about reeled up when it happened, and to this day, I have no idea HOW it happened, but the nozzle caught on the bumper and opened up, right at crotch level. Missed my lil johnson by not much and my thigh caught the brunt of it. </p><p>If anything like that happens to you, get that piece of clothing OFF. IMMEDIATELY! If you don&#039;t, the liquid will soak in and burn you as it is vaporizing. Unfortunately, nobody had ever given me that little tidbit of advice and I had 2nd degree burns. I kid you not, I had a blister on my thigh that was 2&quot; in diameter. Not a good way to get a week off work....</p><p>I never felt unsafe in the years I delivered, but just know, the stuff is no joke. Homes and people get blown up if leaks aren&#039;t handled properly. If you have doubts that maybe the tank was out and maybe a thermocouple was still open but the pilot went out, shut the tank off, even if you have to go back after hours to relight everything. That open thermocouple could cause a basement to fill with vapors.....In walks the home owner after work with a cigarette hanging out of his or her mouth and....BOOM.</p><p>Also keep an eye out for homeowner &quot;improvements&quot; or modifications to gas systems. People are idiots and I&#039;ve seen all kinds of off the wall things. Galvanized piping, flex lines all joined together, running off cylinders with just a gas grill regulator, etc, etc. If it looks sketchy, call it in and let someone else make the decision.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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