Anybody watch \"Mythbusters\" last night?

Bill W@Honeywell

Last night's "Mythbusters" program featured what would happen if you plugged the T&P valve and disconnected the safety controls. Some cuts from "Danger Lurks", the old industry safety flick were shown along with their usual mayhem. They sent a 30-gallon electric waterheater 500' straight up, then built a shanty with a California code roof around a 40 gallon, of course, Buster, the crash-test dummy was seated beside this disaster-in-waiting, then they plugged the T&P, and disabled the safety controls. The heater "launched" at 300+ PSI, and predictibly demolished the shack, punching thru the roof like wet kleenex, and went over 500 feet straight up. Buster was thoroughly "steam cleaned". BTW, 300 PSI is higher than the standard boiler pressure used on most steam locomotives! Graphic demo of what a badly installed, tampered-with water heater could do.

nugs

yea itwas fun to watch ,though I still have and show the old WAtts danger lurks video to my class. No real myth to bust here though, water heaters have been blowing up for years. Wanna have some real fun, do it with a cast iron boiler sometime.

Anna Conda

Too right - the locomotive I work with runs on only 250 psi ))

Wasn't that gorgeous? Mr. Conda was all "whoa!" My buddy phoned me up after and says likewise. I keep telling people, these things are bombs, maybe now they'll believe me

Larry Weingarten

hmmm...

Missed it ;~( Wonder if I can get a copy of that show? Thanks for the heads up!

Yours, Larry

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Larry

Contact the show, they mention getting copys all the time.

I sat with my sons and wife and watched it. The boys were impressed and my wife had no idea what goes on ion the basement.

Scott

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Glenn Harrison_2

Will be on again this morning...

at 9:00 AM Central (10:00 AM Eastern I assume) on Discovery Channel According to my Cable Provider.

Aidan (UK)

\"Water heater rocket\"

Like this?
http://www.waterheaterblast.com/

Never tire of watching that.