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Subject:Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:29:54 +0000

Hey I resemble that remark!

Jim

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 3:06 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Not fool proof then eh?
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> :-)
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> Alistair
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> On Mar 31, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Alistair,
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> I've had my westy fill with stinky propane after crossing a raised
> railroad tracks, the side to side motion of the van swinging the rear table
> out and the table end simultaneously striking, depressing and turning the
> rear knob.
>
> Jim
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> On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 2:44 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
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> I disagree. The push in feature of the stove knobs is there to prevent
> accidental turning on of the stove burners.
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> Alistair
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> > On Mar 31, 2017, at 12:14 PM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
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> >        AND, on that note you just gotta ask WHY ALL European delivered
> Vamagon/T3 Westys had thermocouples on the stove burners !  That’s why the
> knobs push in !  North American Westys got the push in knobs, but no
> thermocouples !  THANKS probably to either the bean counters at VW or
> Westfalia !
> >
> >
> >> On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:57 AM, Automatic digest processor <
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
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> >> Along that general line, good idea to put something behind the stove
> knobs
> >> so they can't be accidentally pressed in and turned.  Too easy either by
> >> accident or curious kids.  I've had both happen.
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