5 Jan
2003
5 Jan
'03
6:54 a.m.
Robert,
Speaking of Acetone, I noticed that an old metal
container of it that
I have keeps swelling up and creasing the metal a bit
The container
is ... probably only about six or seven years old. Is
this anything to be concerned about?
If you have a natural gas heater, hot water heater, or stove, with
a pilot light, you might have the makings for an explosion and fire
if that can of acetone can springs a leak and the vapors are ignited
by a pilot light. You might even be able to get an ignition spark off a
heater's wall thermostat.
I had a gasoline can made in the style of a military jerry can that
expanded and contracted too many times such that the metal fatigued
and it did spring a leak and the gasoline leaked out in the back of an
enclosed pickup truck camper shell, soaking the carpeting inside. Had
there been a source of ignition at the time, that truck would have burned
to the ground.
A new quart of acetone is only about $5 to $8 if I remember correctly.
Doesn't even compare to what it would cost you if your house burns down.
At 10:08 AM 1/5/03 -0500, you wrote:
Quothe pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com, from writings of Sat,
Jan 04, 2003 at
11:23:13PM +0000:
On Jan 4, 12:36, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Acetone: TLV 1000ppm
Speaking of Acetone, I noticed that an old metal container of it that
I have keeps swelling up and creasing the metal a bit after it's
reclosed, and vapors hiss out of it when it's opened. The container
is slightly rusty, and probably only about six or seven years old. Is
this anything to be concerned about?
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