Important Safety Tip: Blowtorches Are Not For Housecleaning!

shadowangel · Nov 7, 2008

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 · Nov 7, 2008

They call that permanent housecleaning.

shadowangel · Nov 7, 2008

mysteriew said:
They call that permanent housecleaning.

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

Pandora · Nov 7, 2008

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 · Nov 7, 2008

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

Funny Face · Nov 11, 2008

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 · Nov 11, 2008

Funny Face said:
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 · Nov 14, 2008

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.

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