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Water Heater Explosion

Reinvent
Reinvent Member Posts: 43
in THE MAIN WALL
For those who have not seen this it is fun to watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmJoyuUJj2Q

Sorry it wont let me attatch the link but check it out anyhoo. Once in youtube type mythbuster water heater explosion

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  • Ed Lentz_2
    Ed Lentz_2 Member Posts: 158


    They did the water heater segment last week. It was very interesting. I did not realize the power that was developed. It made a strong case for checking the T&P vale!
  • Al Roethlisberger
    Al Roethlisberger Member Posts: 194
    \"Strong Case\" is understatement! *laugh*



    =)

    As an aside, when a previous owner of my home changed out the boiler DIY, he overlooked many safety and performance issues. One of which was the installation of a water heater T&P on the boiler. The T&P was rated at 150psi/212F(if I recall), and of course, the boiler was rated 50psi for hot water!

    ...and the relief rate required by the boiler is about 190MBTU/HR, but the T&P was good for about 100!


    It ran that way for 16 years, and fortunately no one blew up. Maybe that was because the entire system was run without any(zero, nada, none...) air vent for several years before I bought the house. So maybe half the system was its own expansion tank *laugh*

    No wonder they complained it never heated well and some of the valve stems leaked *sigh*

    Al

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