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Re: Fire ball

Posted By: SVP Neon Equipment
Date: Thursday, 7 December 2006, at 1:10 a.m.

In Response To: Fire ball (Mike D.)

> Any help here would be appreciated seeing as
> this could be a dangerous situation.

> Last time our propane tanks were refilled we
> came in the next day and recieved an
> unwelcomed site...namely a huge fireball
> that nearly took off our eyebrows. I beleive
> it happened again the next day too. We
> racked our brains trying to figure out the
> cause, but the problem disappeared as fast
> as it came. Haven't had any other problems
> in the months since then, until last week.
> The tanks (there are 2 that are connected to
> each other)were refilled and again thenwe
> had a huge fireball. I have worked in many
> shops and never seen anything like this. My
> first thought was "WOW! propane is
> leaking, and backflowing into the air lines
> overnight...BAD NEWS!", but now I am
> not so sure this is the case. The last two
> days I have arrived first and I only light
> the hand torch. After the mini-fireball
> calms down to normal (without any
> adjustments I might add) then I light the
> other fires. The hand torches will burn a
> huge yellow fireball for about 5-8 minutes
> before it calms to just a real gassy looking
> flame which lasts about another 2-3 minutes,
> after which everything levels off and runs
> fire. The only other thing I can add is that
> we have no fuel odor whatsoever and as a
> precaution we run the blower awhile before
> attempting to light. I have resorted to
> lighting the hand torn first for obvious
> reasons. My partner narrowly escaped
> lighting more than he wanted on his 24"
> ribbon Sat.

> Like I said this is the 2nd time this has
> happened to him in 14 yrs. The first time
> was after a refill a short time ago that
> went away in a couple of days and now which
> seems to be allot worse and shows no signs
> of stopping.

Is there one main valve between the LP tank and the burners? Or separate on/off valves on each burner?

Messages In This Thread

• Fire ball -- Mike D. -- Thursday, 7 December 2006, at 12:08 a.m.
  • Re: Fire ball -- SVP Neon Equipment -- Thursday, 7 December 2006, at 1:10 a.m.
  • Re: Fire ball -- Dana -- Thursday, 7 December 2006, at 7:55 a.m.
    • Re: Fire ball -- Sean S -- Thursday, 7 December 2006, at 2:22 p.m.

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