Re: Automatic Gas Shut Off Valve ?

["Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I think I have seen fire extinguisher systems for restaurant grills which
>are also wired into a valve for the gas line. So may want to check
>companies which install these systems - maybe can find just the electric
>valve. Then make your own timer or ask on the internet what to do.
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Ah, an ansul system.  Parts for it may be the trick.  Hmmm...  Anybody got
any suggestions.


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> "Bob La Londe" wrote in message
>> One of the things we often do is cook steaks on the grill.  With people
>> making noise and hurrying to get the freshly cooked meat into the house
>> to feed the clamoring natives I have forgotten to turn off the grill a
>> couple times.  With a small five gallon tank that just means by the next
>> mronign tis emtpy and I have to go to the store for another refill the
>> enxt time I want to use the grill.
>>
>> We will be moving soon, and the new house has bulk propane for fuel.  It
>> is plumbed out to the back patio with a gas line for a grill.  I just
>> fear forgetting to turn off the grill and having it run for a couple
>> days.  I can see extreme heat building up and causing all kinds of
>> potential safety hazards not to mention burning hundreds of dollars worth
>> of fuel.
>>
>> Does anybody know of a shut off valve with a timer that I could install
>> inline to automatically shut off the fuel to the grill if I don't reset
>> it every so often?  Say every 30 minutes or something like that.
>>
>> --
>> Bob La Londe
>> http://www.YumaBassMan.com
>>
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