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VegasScotty
Explorer
Oct 31, 2016

Fire came out of my water faucet in my camp trailer

Went camping last weekend, last time I used my 2010 KZ was in July, 3.5 months ago. After that trip I drained all the water, including hot water tank, and left the low point drain open. On this tr...
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Harvey51
Explorer
Nov 28, 2016
No danger of blowing the tank - no source of ignition in it.
If natural gas coming out the faucet, the lighter will ignite a flame.
If a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen from electrolysis there will be a terrific POP as it is an explosive mixture.
This is standard junior high science, which used to be demonstrated to all students before we became overly safety conscious.
Leave the door open when testing.

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