Harvey51 wrote:
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.
A couple of people have mentioned they didn't feel it would/could exploded the hot water tank, so that's a relief.
When it lit, there was no "pop" that I noticed, so I wonder if that means it was a little natural gas in the water supply. I didn't happen again. (not that I was trying to light it! but I didn't notice the 'fog' or gaseous vapor coming out.)
Oh well. I think SoundGuy and Gary were the most correct.... don't light strange vapors in a camp trailer. :)
(thanks for the laugh bigred!)
