had an unwated fire today

[jeff of pa]

Warning !
If you have a Propane heater like This.



When they Installed it they Used
plastic Hangers like this



to fasten it to the Paneling
not to the Beams.

Was sitting here on the Computer when
it just dropped of the wall onto
its Face & Flames Shot out Everywhere.

After the 10 Second Shock
I Walked in Picked it up & Tried to turn it off.
the Pilot light refused to go out for awhile.

Finally got it out And used a 2X4
to make a Better Back Brace.

If this would have happend 6 Hours Earlier
I Probably wouldn't have Known it
unless the Propaine tank outside Exploded before
my house was Engulfed.

This Hung for over 10 Years like
a Time Bomb waiting to happen

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Jeff,

Glad to see all is well, and it didn't happen in the middle of the night when you were sleeping.........

 

[jeff of pa]

Jesus, Jeff.


Glad you're not hurt... AND you were home...

Did the carpet get borked?

No Luckly Me being here Prevented Any Flame Damage
except to the Face of the Heater

 

[silverswede]

Better check her on the net for recall notices,Jeff. Hard to get a good nights sleep with one of those in the house.

 

[River Rat]

Dang, Jeff! I'm sure glad you were home when this happened. If you have anymore like that heater, I would be checking out the installation on those too. Always pays to be safe.

RR

 

[jeff of pa]

Dang, Jeff! I'm sure glad you were home when this happened. If you have anymore like that heater, I would be checking out the installation on those too. Always pays to be safe.

RR

my other one was a stand alone which
i just replaced a few weeks ago.

Fairly confident I'm safe Now.
got 5" Nails holding the bracket to a 2X4

don't smell Propaine
so I'm hoping it didn't break loose at
the Conection when it fell,
should be Absolutely sure in the Morning,
after sleeping in fresh air upstairs all night,
i'm sure i'd smell it tomorrow
if the bathroom fills with propaine

 

[jeff of pa]

Praise G you are OK ....I caught myself so you wouldn't have to kill my post....LOL Hey do you have a good smoke and Carbon monoxide detector....the Good L might be trying to tell you something....

What's That ?

Last one I Had was maybe 20 years ago.
Went off in the Middle of the night.
Was so Tired I Ripped the Battery Out
& Threw it against the wall
& Went back to Bed
Took the rest & Destroyed them in the Morning.

 

[fossis]

Good to know, we have two of those type, glad everything is okay.

Fossis.............

 

[DigginThePast]

Jeff - Glad things didn't go worse.

At least check the fittings and any possible compromised line with a solution of heavily soapy water. Brush some of the soapy water on and look for bubbles to appear. If you see any bubbles turn off the propane source and repair.

Remember that propane is heavier than air. If there is a leak it will settle down low and you may flip a light switch and boom.

If you blow yourself up, I for one with no supervision, will run amuck on this board.

 

[jeff of pa]

If you blow yourself up, I for one with no supervision, will run amuck on this board.

 

[ashleen]

yikes

they say timing is everything!

Glad you dodged that bullet