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Propylene Cylinder?

Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:54 pm
by dseute
How much should you open the cylinder valve on a propylene cylinder. I can't find anything in search engines, they just bring up stuff about Praxairs fire in St. Louis. This is for a welding class I'm taking, so if you could provide some references it would be appreciated. Thanks Darren

Re: Propylene Cylinder?

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:45 am
by jpence38
You really shouldn"t open a fuel cylinder any more than 3/4 to 1 full turn. No need to open all the way. It's a safety issue.

Re: Propylene Cylinder?

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:09 pm
by welder57
absolutely no more than 1 turn. our company's safety manual specify's it as said by jpence38-in the event of a problem, it can be turned off quiclky