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Old 04-07-2009, 09:51   #5 (permalink)
ScotJimland
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Originally Posted by vwalan View Post
with out further info its hard to understand what happened i would have thought accidents can happen with the standard fill adapters as well . does it really make a differance, if the filler is fitted to the van n bottle clamped down its all joined with adapters. think beware this is all to be done with care n attention is what needs to be used here. looks like gas was leaking n caught fire due to fridge vents being close .bet they take more care in the future.hope its not going to happen to me.

Hi Alan

Filling a bottle in a locker definitely increases the risk of an accident no matter what adaptor you're using .. as you know, when you disconnect there is a woosh of gas .. which on a normal lpg tank isn't an issue as they are usually underslung with plenty of free space around.

The problem is, that many (most) garages won't allow you to fill a bottle on the forecourt so people fill covertly .. in car boots, back of estate cars or in lockers which is inherently more dangerous ..

jim
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