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Old 09-07-2012, 10:24 PM
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The left hand thread connections are all made of brass (I think) because the metal is too soft to produce a spark which could ignite flammable gas.

So with a left hand thread you cannot attach a steel connection - which should all be right hand threads so this cannot happen.
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