Lots of good luck in the situation you just described Jerry! My first career was in natural gas distribution. One thing we sometimes had to wrestle with customers on was how high a gas hot water tank had to be if installed in a garage. 18" is the safe burner height. Reason, gasoline fumes stay below that height and a pilot or burner (shouldn't) ignite any gasoline fumes.

However I strongly agree, had the overhead furnaces' in the school shop kicked on and the fans stirred things up it could've been a heck-of-a fire.

RonR

RonR


1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear
1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
1964 CJ5