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Check out this video. What happens when the TPR valve doesn’t work (or isn’t allowed to work).
http://www.waterheaterblast.com/
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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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jkline wrote: |
Check out this video. What happens when the TPR valve doesn't work (or isn't allowed to work).
http://www.waterheaterblast.com/ |
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sspradling wrote: |
Great video. I wonder, though..if the water heater was set up in the open, instead of in a "mortar tube" of earth, would it have been so dramatic? For instance, when a round of modern ammunition is subject to heat (like in a fire) to the point of ignition, the explosive force of the gunpowder is barely strong enough for pieces of casing to pierce a cardboard box, and the bullet goes almost nowhere. But confined by the chamber and closed breach of a rifle, the pressure can exceed tens of thousands of pounds per square inch, and the only place to vent that pressure is the end of the barrel. That's what drives the bullet. I'm not suggesting that an exploding water heater in the house is not a deadly situation, especially if it's a gas fueled. I'm just suggesting that the demo was very dramatically staged.
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Just my usual 12.5 cents
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