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How crazy is this?
Scott
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hot water troubles
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The crazy part is, why did it happen if they turned the power off? Presumably they used some water around bed time, which should have brought the pressure down; and with the power off, it shouldn't have built back up.
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It's happened before....
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Hi scott_in_CT, hope you are having a nice day
On 10-Jul-03 At About 07:29:42, scott_in_CT wrote to All Subject: hot water troubles
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There is a film of experiments on water heaters exploding. they can really do some serious damage.
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I guess you would call them cold water heaters
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It was a boiler explosion, that is it was a steam explosion. I suspect that the tank was probably old with no TPR valve. I have seen the results of just such an explosion, not quite as drastic but it ruined the basement. Also one where the neighbor installed an old cookstove and capped off the water back pipes. Must have still been some water left in it.
Harry K
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Hi scott_in_CT, hope you are having a nice day
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There is a film of experiments on water heaters exploding. they can really do some serious damage.
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