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Old 2007-02-17, 8:59pm
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Originally Posted by e. mort View Post
The oil that gives propane that wonderful smell eventually builds up in the your hoses and can work its way into your torch causing a nasty flame, and carbon specks in your glass. Plus, it isn't good for your torch.
Actually it's not the odorant (Ethyl Mercaptan) in the propane....

A very informative white paper on what oils that are found in propane hose may be found here. And why you may or may not need to drain hose.

http://www.artglassanswers.com/forum...opic.php?t=219

Thank Bill Harrison ( of Creation Station) for this enlightening article.

Dale
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