[Public-List] Blower

[Stephen Gwyn]

Or because a gas-air mixture won't ignite if the ratio is over 16%.

SG

On 2023-07-19 04:54, Gordon Laco wrote:
> Hello again…
>
> Stephen…
>
>> God may protect you if you are a fool or a drunkard.
>> Science will protect you if the fuel/air ratio is less than 5%.
>
> My friend not only evacuated air from above the gasoline in the bilge 
> with a shop vac… this person also used the shop vac to slurp up the 
> gasoline itself.  Why that didn’t ignite must be due to enough water 
> mixed in with what was coming up I suppose.  And perhaps divine 
> intervention.
>
>
> Gordon Laco
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>> On Jul 19, 2023, at 1:49 AM, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List 
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>
>> I generally turn the blower off while the engine is running.
>>
>> I usually only run the blower at the first start-up of the day, and 
>> mostly
>> so I can get an olfactory sample of the bilge air. I start by putting my
>> head in engine compartment to open the gas valve. If I don't smell gas
>> then, I run the blower. If I don't smell gas after a minute or two, I 
>> start
>> the engine.
>>
>> While there are many horror stories of gas explosions, there has to be a
>> LOT of fumes before they will burn. Many other parts of sailing are far
>> more dangerous.
>>
>> God may protect you if you are a fool or a drunkard.
>> Science will protect you if the fuel/air ratio is less than 5%.
>>
>> SG
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