To: RayChuang88
Actually, the lines in a building aren't under much pressure at all. 1/4 psi above atmospheric is common, for the gas piping within a building.
But a leak and a spark can still be really, really ugly.
24 posted on
07/10/2006 6:19:52 AM PDT by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: FreedomPoster
"But a leak and a spark can still be really, really ugly."
That occurred to a house in northern virginia. The ground became saturated with natural gas from where a backhoe nicked a line, and over time, the gas finally made its way through a basement sump crock, over to the water heater pilot light. Decimated the one-year old home and killed the family inside. Gas can be dangerous.
29 posted on
07/10/2006 6:23:02 AM PDT by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?")
To: FreedomPoster; RayChuang88
Correct, FP..the expolosion is the result of the build-up of gas, not because of the pressure in the lines.
Thats why NG & Propoane leaks are so deadly.
If the gas leak has been going on for any length of time all it takes is a light switch being turned on or a phone ringing.
I'm surprised no one smelled it though.
182 posted on
07/10/2006 8:14:14 AM PDT by
concretebob
(The US Constitution only applies to those who believe what it says..)
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