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RCMAN46
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Jul 08, 2019

Running your propane Refrigerators while fueling?

Today I had an experience that should make you think twice about leaving a propane Refrigerator running while fueling. I was at a Sam's Club when the car next to me had a large hole develop in the ...
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Huntindog
Explorer
Jul 19, 2019
rbpru wrote:
If you are old enough to remember when smoking was very popular, filling your car. lawn mower, 5 gallon fuel carboy, chain saw etc. With a cigarette dangling from you mouth was common.

Was it smart? probably not.
Was it safe? probably not.
Did it cause numerous explosions and gas pump fires? No.
Did anyone care or give it a second thought? Not really.

Turning your propane off certainly cannot hurt but most folk do not feel it is an issue.
Fast forward to today.
You are not supposed to use a cell phone around a gas pump...
Everyone does it.
They must have seen the Mythbusters show where they tried to create an explosion with a cell phone and gas.

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