Oops, I guess that would refer to the volume of gas and I was thinking
liquid. Sorry. That would be a small leak.

Mark

David Beierl wrote:
>
> At 23:16 5/12/2000, Mark Drillock wrote:
> >of the gas line could result in a fire. If the tank regulator was
> >involved, the result might be spectacular. This seems unlikely but it is
>
> Mark, the POL spud on the regulator has a so-called "excess-flow" device
> (if not it's highly illegal) that shuts off if the flow is too
> high.  That's one reason why using a BBQ-type regulator is so bad, because
> it's unlikely that the POL fitting will be correct.  So anything downstream
> of that fitting that causes uncontrolled venting will be quickly shut
> off.  If the valve gets knocked off the tank, that's a different story
> entirely, but just having the valve open has been covered by the approval
> authorities.
>
> david
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