ll and went back in the house. About 10 minutes later I opened the door to check the meal and I had three foot flames coming from one of the burner knobs. I quickly rushed out and tried to grab the burner knob to turn it off. Came off in my hand and fell to the deck. It had actually melted. Now the flames are shooting out the hole where the knob had been. What makes it even more scary is that I have a wooden deck connected to a house with cedar siding on it. I reached under the grill and turned off the propane tank. Naturally, everything went out. I turned off the other two knobs and examined the grill. Opened the door and told Carol we may need a few new parts for the barbecue grill. But, until I finish replacing all the parts that need replacing, it probably will cost less to buy a whole new grill. Planned obsolescence!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - the fish was great!!
Monday, March 14, 2011
The "Where's the Fire Extinguisher?" Story
It was an ordinary day. My barbecue grill just caught on fire! Not from grease or fat or something such as that, but actually caught on fire from the propane gas. I bought the grill three years ago and use it almost daily, year round. Some of the guts of the grill are wearing out, but I thought the burners were working fine. The igniter stopped working after about the first month of use, but that isn't anything new to barbecue grills. I just use a match or hand igniter to start the burners. Tonight I lit the two burners on the left and had a bear of a time getting the one on the right to light, but it eventually came on. I left it heat up for about five minutes and then I used my scrapper to get rid of any junk from the last meal on it. Put the fish and onions on the grill and went back in the house. About 10 minutes later I opened the door to check the meal and I had three foot flames coming from one of the burner knobs. I quickly rushed out and tried to grab the burner knob to turn it off. Came off in my hand and fell to the deck. It had actually melted. Now the flames are shooting out the hole where the knob had been. What makes it even more scary is that I have a wooden deck connected to a house with cedar siding on it. I reached under the grill and turned off the propane tank. Naturally, everything went out. I turned off the other two knobs and examined the grill. Opened the door and told Carol we may need a few new parts for the barbecue grill. But, until I finish replacing all the parts that need replacing, it probably will cost less to buy a whole new grill. Planned obsolescence!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - the fish was great!!
ll and went back in the house. About 10 minutes later I opened the door to check the meal and I had three foot flames coming from one of the burner knobs. I quickly rushed out and tried to grab the burner knob to turn it off. Came off in my hand and fell to the deck. It had actually melted. Now the flames are shooting out the hole where the knob had been. What makes it even more scary is that I have a wooden deck connected to a house with cedar siding on it. I reached under the grill and turned off the propane tank. Naturally, everything went out. I turned off the other two knobs and examined the grill. Opened the door and told Carol we may need a few new parts for the barbecue grill. But, until I finish replacing all the parts that need replacing, it probably will cost less to buy a whole new grill. Planned obsolescence!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - the fish was great!!
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It can be very helpful to know a bit about how fire extinguisher classes work, otherwise you can end up buying inappropriate appliances, which can not only be a waster of money, but could actually be dangerous. All fire extinguishers are suitable for certain types of fire, and if you use the wrong one you could even make things worse.
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