Today I was working in my Studio and left for 5 minutes to grab a
sandwich. Came back and the place reeked of acetylene fumes. Quickly
turned the tank off…got my dog outa the Studio… and went to
bleed the line but couldn’t touch the torch handle as it was too hot
to touch. I am very careful about turning the torch off when I put
it in the holder, so don’t think it was left on. No flame was coming
out of the torch…so if it was inadvertently left on, it shouldn’t
have been hot, right??? The hose looks fine…
Called the welding shop and they said ‘it could be flashback’ but
aren’t used to dealing with a Smith torch so weren’t sure if that
even occured in a non-welding situation. This has never happened and
of course frightened me.? Would appreciate any input on why this may
have happened…
Thanks…
Liane