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When to get new water heater ? john 05-14-2008
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 1, 2008, 12:22 am

> john wrote:
>
> > Plus, I heard from one of the guys
>> working on my flooring..who said he bought a new water heater and it
>> didnt even last 6 months. It blew open and flooded his house.
>
> LOL! Reminded me of a guy who tapped into city water lines and ran it
> into his new house. The dummy didn't known it needed a pressure regulator
> and he exploded 2 water heaters! They even had pressure relief valves but
> the water pressure was just too great and the relief valves couldn't
> relieve the water fast enough.

Sounds like BS to me. We have 105 psi coming into our building at work and
never cause any damage to a water heater. We have 6 of them. FWIW, I don't
have a pressure regulator at my house either.



Posted by SteveB on June 1, 2008, 2:31 am

>
>> john wrote:
>>
>> > Plus, I heard from one of the guys
>>> working on my flooring..who said he bought a new water heater and it
>>> didnt even last 6 months. It blew open and flooded his house.
>>
>> LOL! Reminded me of a guy who tapped into city water lines and ran it
>> into his new house. The dummy didn't known it needed a pressure
>> regulator and he exploded 2 water heaters! They even had pressure relief
>> valves but the water pressure was just too great and the relief valves
>> couldn't relieve the water fast enough.
>
> Sounds like BS to me. We have 105 psi coming into our building at work and
> never cause any damage to a water heater. We have 6 of them. FWIW, I
> don't have a pressure regulator at my house either.

Why is it that this is the first time I have heard that a pressure regulator
is required for a public water supply?

Seems to me if pressure was indeed that high that it would have popped a
line upstream, rather than a pristine new one.

Reminds me of a guy that used to do too much acid.

Steve



Posted by Wayne Boatwright on June 1, 2008, 12:54 am
On Sat 31 May 2008 11:31:56p, SteveB told us...

>
>>
>>> john wrote:
>>>
>>> > Plus, I heard from one of the guys
>>>> working on my flooring..who said he bought a new water heater and it
>>>> didnt even last 6 months. It blew open and flooded his house.
>>>
>>> LOL! Reminded me of a guy who tapped into city water lines and ran it
>>> into his new house. The dummy didn't known it needed a pressure
>>> regulator and he exploded 2 water heaters! They even had pressure
>>> relief valves but the water pressure was just too great and the relief
>>> valves couldn't relieve the water fast enough.
>>
>> Sounds like BS to me. We have 105 psi coming into our building at work
>> and never cause any damage to a water heater. We have 6 of them.
>> FWIW, I don't have a pressure regulator at my house either.
>
> Why is it that this is the first time I have heard that a pressure
> regulator is required for a public water supply?
>
> Seems to me if pressure was indeed that high that it would have popped a
> line upstream, rather than a pristine new one.
>
> Reminds me of a guy that used to do too much acid.
>
> Steve

Not implausable. Back in the 1950s my parents bought a house in a
neighborhood quite close to the reservoir and pumping station. We were
blowing washers right and left in every faucet, and serious knocking in
almost every pipe. My dad, an engineer, measured the pressure at 145 psi.
He installed a regulator soon after that. I think most homes in the area
ended up with regulators.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Saturday, 05(V)/31(XXXI)/08(MMVIII)
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A big enough hammer fixes anything
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Posted by on June 1, 2008, 7:30 am

>
>>
>>> john wrote:
>>>
>>> > Plus, I heard from one of the guys
>>>> working on my flooring..who said he bought a new water heater and it
>>>> didnt even last 6 months. It blew open and flooded his house.
>>>
>>> LOL! Reminded me of a guy who tapped into city water lines and ran it
>>> into his new house. The dummy didn't known it needed a pressure
>>> regulator and he exploded 2 water heaters! They even had pressure relief
>>> valves but the water pressure was just too great and the relief valves
>>> couldn't relieve the water fast enough.
>>
>> Sounds like BS to me. We have 105 psi coming into our building at work and
>> never cause any damage to a water heater. We have 6 of them. FWIW, I
>> don't have a pressure regulator at my house either.
>
>Why is it that this is the first time I have heard that a pressure regulator
>is required for a public water supply?
>
>Seems to me if pressure was indeed that high that it would have popped a
>line upstream, rather than a pristine new one.
>
>Reminds me of a guy that used to do too much acid.
>
>Steve
>

They are not all that unusual in some places. Home appliances and plumbing
fixtures are designed to operate within a range of water pressure. Some places
have a lot more than the 40-60 pounds of pressure that are considered normal for
residential use. In those cases, a regulator is installed.



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 1, 2008, 8:29 am
On Jun 1, 7:30=EF=BF=BDam, sa...@dog.com wrote:
e:
>
>
> >>> john wrote:
>
> >>> > =EF=BF=BDPlus, I heard from one of the guys
> >>>> working on my flooring..who said he bought a new water heater and it
> >>>> didnt even last 6 months. =EF=BF=BDIt blew open and flooded his house=
.
>
> >>> LOL! =EF=BF=BDReminded me of a guy who tapped into city water lines an=
d ran it
> >>> into his new house. =EF=BF=BDThe dummy didn't known it needed a pressu=
re
> >>> regulator and he exploded 2 water heaters! =EF=BF=BDThey even had pres=
sure relief
> >>> valves but the water pressure was just too great and the relief valves=

> >>> couldn't relieve the water fast enough.
>
> >> Sounds like BS to me. We have 105 psi coming into our building at work =
and
> >> never cause any damage to a water heater. =EF=BF=BDWe have 6 of them. =
=EF=BF=BDFWIW, I
> >> don't have a pressure regulator at my house either.
>
> >Why is it that this is the first time I have heard that a pressure regula=
tor
> >is required for a public water supply?
>
> >Seems to me if pressure was indeed that high that it would have popped a
> >line upstream, rather than a pristine new one.
>
> >Reminds me of a guy that used to do too much acid.
>
> >Steve
>
> They are not all that unusual in some places. Home appliances and plumbing=

> fixtures are designed to operate within a range of water pressure. Some pl=
aces
> have a lot more than the 40-60 pounds of pressure that are considered norm=
al for
> residential use. In those cases, a regulator is installed.- Hide quoted te=
xt -
>
> - Show quoted text -

perhaps the regulator is also a anti siphon valve?

they are being required here along with a pressure tank, so dirty
water cant siphon back and make someone ill.....

i sold my moms old home a few years ago, and had the valve and
pressure tank added, to meet new code,

the ultimate buyer was very concerned with tht tank and what it meant,
he had never seen one before, or a condensate pump on the furnce
either......

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