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When to get new water heater ? john 05-14-2008
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Posted by HeyBub on June 1, 2008, 12:05 pm
salty@dog.com wrote:
>
> 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.

I think one way you can tell is the presence of water towers. Many municipal
systems have a relatively small pump that pumps the water UP to the tower,
24/7, then lets gravity supply the pressure to the mains. This has the
advantages of a smaller pump and stable pressures.



Posted by Jim Redelfs on June 1, 2008, 10:45 am

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

There is a FIRST time for everyone.

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

Our local water utility, Metropolitan Utilities District (dig the
acronymn), recently acquired our private neighborhood's district water
system.

Some months after the switch-over was made, the utility announced they
would be increasing the line pressure to improve substandard service in
some areas.

Their first-class-mailed propoganda included the advise that a pressure
regulator might be needed inside my home to cope with the increased
pressure.

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

USED to do?
<big grin>
JR

Posted by Tony Miklos on June 1, 2008, 11:57 pm
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> 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.

Curious, is it wet behind your ears?

Posted by Smitty Two on May 19, 2008, 12:10 am

> These 'drain pans' only hold a maximum of like a gallon though right ?

Well, let's see, the one our plumber put in our attic at work recently
was about 2 feet in diameter and about 6 inches deep. That's about 1.57
cubic feet. Nearly 12 gallons. With a battery operated alarm, should be
plenty of warning of a failing tank.

Posted by Wayne Boatwright on May 19, 2008, 12:20 am
On Sun 18 May 2008 09:10:52p, Smitty Two told us...

>
>> These 'drain pans' only hold a maximum of like a gallon though right ?
>
> Well, let's see, the one our plumber put in our attic at work recently
> was about 2 feet in diameter and about 6 inches deep. That's about 1.57
> cubic feet. Nearly 12 gallons. With a battery operated alarm, should be
> plenty of warning of a failing tank.
>

Those 'drain pans' are usually connected to a hose or pipe that routes the
leaking water outside the house. At least the several homes we've had were
installed that way. Unless the bottom of your water heater literally drops
out of it all at once, you won't be awash in 50-80 gallons of water
everywhere.

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