So I’m just about to get my first CLS run under way and I have one question…
I just put up an electric fence to keep my flock safe, and the fencing runs about 4 feet from my “lab” (just a pop up canopy with walls for prying neighbor eyes)
Is it safe to have the electric fence going while I do a run? Or is this a possible ignition point and It needs to be turned off when I’m doing anything.
Sorry if this is uber newb, just trying to make myself some good dabs, lol, and don’t wanna go boom!!
idk, that a new one. my gut says turn the fence off for extraction, then flip it back on afterword’s.
But then again, I’ve seen fires started with just static electricity.
I guess I’m really only worried about having it on at night for predators. So turning it off and just putting it back should be ok?
As far as the static electricity goes, would turning it off and letting it sit for a few hours beforehand be ok? I’ve also heard grass can also? Planning on putting some pallets down as flooring.
I used to use 50 miles of cattle fencing on a farm as a shortwave antenna. Amazing pre-grounded bastards. I could pick up radio stations in the Florida keys from rural as fuck CO - alternatively that should also say about how well it keeps things around
don’t be too nervous, just use your common sense. Make sure you have a garden hose and a shovel if anything were to go wrong, make sure you are away from trees and anything that could burn.
It would only ignite if you had a leak and one of your animals was close by you and touched the fence.
Even then, if you evacuate the air out of the system before introducing solvent then if your fence system did ignite the vapor it would make a flame thrower and not an explosion.
Id find a different spot. I worked on a horse farm when I was young, ive seen little arcs jump on fences. Treat your closed loop like an oxy fuel torch set up hazmat handling wise, then double down on your safety after that. Ive had bad thing happen with no fires… Doesnt take much.
There is a difference between an explosion and a conflagration. A fuel air explosion happens when the mixture is ignited and expands dramatically. It is the expanding hot gases that push everything out of their way trying to get out, that results in the explosion. If it isn’t contained, it just flashes.
That said, I would turn it off or relocate the tent. I would also use enough ventilation that any leaks are quickly diluted below LEL, because even a flash is hotter than molten steel.