[TheForge] L.P. saftey, was quick disconnects

[Mike Sweany]

 It's not such a good idea to leave a hose on the floor, but i dunno if it is such a good idea to encase it in armor. If a leak did occurr would you not then have a length of of gas filled conduit waiting for a spark?
From my shop experience leaks in hoses, in most cases were quickly and easily detected and handled.
If it is possible reroute the hose.
  Rick & Kims Email <korineks@rcn.com> wrote: A couple of months ago I was using my propane forge with its supply
line running across the floor of the shop and remembered some of the
posts Terry Ridder sent on propane saftey. I relized how vulnerable
the line was to getting cut or burnt and how fast things would turn
south after that.

I made a protective sleeve out of "seal-tite" flexible electric
conduit that is long enough to cover the hose from below the regulator
on the wall and ends about a foot from the gas forge. I used 1"
seal-tite and the thin furrules (sp?) that screw into the ends of the
conduit and provide a nice smooth edge. The conduit acts as
protective sleeve and is not sealed in any way around the hose. The
result is the hose is a lot less vulnerable to mechanical damage. The
cost was $20-25.

As I recall Terry mentioned using braided stainless steel hose.

Rick Korinek
Emerald City Forge
Framingham, MA

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