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Water Heaters Can Be Dangerous
Posted by Ron (more from Ron) on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:40:54
In Reply to: Gas Water Heater Question, ursaw, Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:36:36
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A few weeks ago I saw an episode of Myth Busters where they forced water heaters to explode. They were using electric water heaters, but I suspect a gas water heater would act in a similar way. They bypassed the 2 thermostats and monmitored the temperature. At around 300 degrees the water heater exploded. Did you have one of those water rockets as a kid? They were the kind you filled half full with water and pumped with air and shot off. The same thing happened with the water heaters, except instead of having a few ounces of water in them, the water heaters have 40-50 gallons of water in them. The ones that exploded traveled 300-400 feet in the air. They even built a small house with a roof to code and the water heater went right through it. If your water heater is over 10 years old, I would just get a new one and not worry about the thermostat... Ron
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Posts in this Thread:
- Gas Water Heater Question, ursaw, Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:36:36
- Two controls within, upper and lower, CrNiFe
, Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:29:02 - Re: Gas Water Heater Question, dtech, Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:19:26
- Water Heaters Can Be Dangerous, Ron, Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:40:54 <-- Viewing This Message
- bad dip tube? nm, BobH, Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:51:26
- Re: Gas Water Heater Question, TML
, Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:22:55
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