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CH4 LEL question, why does LEL differ from location to location?

In the UK (and EU) it's 4.4%/vol for CH4, UEL is 17%/vol.

In the US, the LEL is 5% and UEL is 15%.

Why are these so drastically different? obviously, methane and oxygen don't change if you cross the Atlantic and physics is just physics, universal.

So surely, unless I'm missing something, one of these must be incorrect?

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u/toooomanypuppies — 3 days ago
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Gas line

Just had a guy install gas lines how do you think he did?

u/Kickerb6 — 4 days ago
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Hayward Heater - IF error fix help

I'm getting an "IF" error code and when I looked it up, many people here and elsewhere suggested it could be spider webs in the gas orifices. I'm not great with this stuff, but figured I could try and diy before getting a service call. I shut off gas and electricity and was able to take off the bottom bar and clean #2 and #3, but hole #1 won't come out without far enough and I'm not going to try bending anything too far. I have to move the circle part (sorry - not technical names from me) and the gas line is pretty fixed on the outside and I don't see a way to detach the part in the circle in order to move the black tube more so I get get a wire in and clean the #1 orifice. Any suggestions? Or am I out of my league and should get a tech in to check it out? (Knowing it might not even be the spider web thing...might be something else. Just thought I'd try that before dropping $$$ for the service call.)

Thanks.

u/Adil_Hoxha_in_Canada — 4 days ago
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The LNG arbitrage window across the US–EU route remains open.

Netback values continue to hold above recent ranges, with TTF pricing supporting the spread.

Daily prints show a stable sequence of positive netback conditions across the last sessions.

Flows tend to follow this structure when the economics stay aligned with shipping availability.

The current configuration reflects how US cargoes maintain a clear route into Europe under this pricing setup.

u/LMtrades — 14 days ago
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Natural gas connection issues

Our new home came with a natural gas grill. When we tried starting it up, the grill made a decently loud hissing noise and flames were spewing out from the front. My partner is convinced we need a new grill because it says it was manufactured in 2012, although it is in great shape. We’ve tried turning it on 3 times at this point trying f to see if perhaps some spiders webs got into the tube and needed to be burned off.
Any ideas?

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u/TimeEmergency9183 — 12 days ago
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Natural gas connections

My plumber stubbed this out and I am finally getting a ng grill. What connectors do I need?

u/Mean-Rabbit3619 — 11 days ago