I hate to be picky........the Myth Busters created an eruption....explosions require hypergolic materials. I need to go get something to do...........
Holt E. Kelly Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products 500 Jewell Dr. Waco,Tx. 76712 254-751-9111 254-228-9621 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.holteksolar.com ----- Original Message ----- From: jay peltz To: RE-wrenches Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Pt valves as overheat control 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 > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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