Gassed myself

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bigfatfish
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Re: Gassed myself

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Glad you & the family are ok - but SO sorry about your little dog.
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Hilly
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Re: Gassed myself

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I would have never have though that much gas could have built up in a filter system, was there quite an expanse of pipe? Sorry about the dog.
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Savvy
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Re: Gassed myself

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Happy to know that you and the family are alright...but very sorry to hear about your dog! Thank you for the warning!
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Re: Gassed myself

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sorry to hear about your dog :grouphug:
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Re: Gassed myself

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OMG, that's awful :-( I never would have thought something like this could happen!
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Re: Gassed myself

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I am so sorry to hear about your dog! :grouphug: That's one hard lesson to learn. I would never have believed it could be that dangerous. How long did it take between turning off the filter and trying to remove it?
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Re: Gassed myself

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horrible! so sorry about your pup :(.
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Re: Gassed myself

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OMG! Thank you very much for the warning. So sorry you had to lose your dog :(
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Re: Gassed myself

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Yeah the pipe was about 15 feet total length. My pup found the noise of the hacksaw irritating and had her nose to the area was cutting, trying to nip at the top part of the saw (not the blade). When I broke through the pipe entirely the poor girl was mid bay and took a big deep breath just as the gasses started to leak. My kids were in the same room and I shooed them outside, came back and the pup was lying on the floor gasping and the wife was on the phone to the FD. The Vet thinks this was a combination of things that eventually led to a heart attack. The shock of the noxious over load of the hounds nose, the heavy gas in the lung, and her being terrified. I didn't know that some dogs can go in to shock from odors that strong....

My male beagle (her brother) is absolutely inconsolable right now. Stopped eating and does nothing but sleep on her side of the sofa or on my lap. I may have to find another female beagle to take her place to keep him going..... :(
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Re: Gassed myself

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WOW Dadof

I'm glad that you and your family are all right

sorry about your dog, he might of save your life by sniffing that gas first.
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OMG that is terrible. That is one of those life altering moments. My condolences.
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I am SO sorry you lost your dog! I also had no idea hydrogen sulfide gas could be so dangerous. Wow!! Thank you for the warning.
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Mr.U
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Re: Gassed myself

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I'm running a diy filter on a diy 80 gallon. curious to how your filter was set up, you got me a bit spooked. i'll see if i can post a picture of my filter set up later.
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Re: Gassed myself

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Im so sorry. Thankfully you and your family are all okay. Thanks for sharing.
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c333davis
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Re: Gassed myself

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Thanks for the warning. So sorry that your pup died. What a traumatic day for you.
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