Important Safety Tip: Blowtorches Are Not For Housecleaning!

[shadowangel]

A Coweta County, GA man, set his house ablaze when he attempted to use a blowtorch to remove cobwebs from the eaves of the structure.
The fire was contained, but the entire home suffered smoke and/or water damage.

http://www.cbs46.com/news/17919628/detail.html

 

[mysteriew]

They call that permanent housecleaning.

 

[shadowangel]

They call that permanent housecleaning.

LOL....Right, come back the next day, nothing but a pile of ash..covered in spider webs.

 

[Pandora]

A few years back there was a story about a guy who was told to remove some signs attached to gas pumps whose bolts had become rusty. His tool of choice? A blow-torch. What is it with these guys?

 

[CaliKid]

Oh jeez, that is too funny. No brains, I swear, no brains.

 

[Funny Face]

Also not good for defrosting frozen water lines. The outcome won't be as spectular but the repair bill might, especially is the seams become undone.

 

[Pandora]

Also not good for defrosting frozen water lines. The outcome won't be as spectular but the repair bill might, especially is the seams become undone.

Oh, I don't know, my dad has been using a blowtorch to thaw water lines at their place since 1975. So far, so good!
(He leaves the hose hooked up w/ the water on throughout the winter.)

 

[Funny Face]

Pandora,

Your dad's using all the right precautions. Stay away from th water lines that maybe insulated. Long time Colorado Mountain resident. Oh the stories I could tell.