Hi Gary, thanks for the input. :)
Do you do your work in an area with a low ceiling (8' or 9'), and if so, do you have black spots on it from the use of the acetylene over the years?
I have had various height ceilings over the years, but no, I have not had any black spots because I never ran the acetylene alone. Also, now that I think about it, the acetylene soot settles rather than rise up to the ceiling.
Gary