[RE-wrenches] Pt valves as overheat control

[Drake Chamberlin]

That makes total sense to me!  Pressurized steam has the power to 
pull a freight train over the Rocky Mountains.  It is a force to be 
reckoned with.

Drake


At 08:24 PM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>Hi Drake,
>
>I don't know if you ever watch Myth Busters, but google them and check
>out the water tank they exploded.
>
>Short version is they took a standard 40 gallon electric tank, put
>into a small building, no PT valve, heated it until it exploded.
>It flew something like 200' into the air, just amazing and super scary
>to see.  I'm with Jeff, I'd put a second in just for safety.
>
>jay
>
>peltz power
>On Nov 11, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Drake Chamberlin wrote:
>
>>
>>At 09:15 AM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>>>My question....is there a more robust version of that P/T valve
>>>that I should be using? Something that you would use in a boiler
>>>perhaps?
>>
>>I'm not really a hot water guy either, but I'm scheming on putting
>>in solar hot water with a wood stove backup loop.  I was thinking of
>>using a valve from a dishwasher or washing machine.  They are
>>electrically controlled, and designed to take hot water straight
>>from the tank.  Control the electric valve with an aquastat.  If
>>there is no place to thread the aquastat into the tank, it would be
>>more difficult, but still possible with a bit of plumbing.  For sure
>>the T/P valve would be needed for whenever the power went down.
>>
>>
>>Drake Chamberlin
>>Athens Electric
>>OH License 44810
>>CO License 3773
>>740-448-7328
>>740-856-9648
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Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
740-448-7328
740-856-9648