This wasn't in Baltimore ...michaelanthony wrote:..............oh did you find a baro or mpd in the carnage?
Wood Boiler Explosion
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BunkerdCaddis
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There is actually a thread on here about a Weber >>>Any Info on This Boiler?
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NoSmoke
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Wow: Just wow.
This is potentially a big problem because a lot of people do not run antifreeze in their heating systems; myself included. It is not just because I am too cheap to buy antifreeze but because it makes the whole system about 10% less efficient then straight water.
Now granted this happened because of frozen valves, but could have just as easily happened if there was a bad relief valve and the power went out keeping circulators from moving water from the overheating water jacket. I have not completely hooked up my WC-90 New Yorker boiler to my propane system yet, but I did plumb the relief valve OUTSIDE in case my dump zone was not adequate. When it is hooked up I also planned to add an automatic back up generator. We put an awful lot of trust in that little bitty relief valve that is mass produced in a factor by humans.
This is potentially a big problem because a lot of people do not run antifreeze in their heating systems; myself included. It is not just because I am too cheap to buy antifreeze but because it makes the whole system about 10% less efficient then straight water.
Now granted this happened because of frozen valves, but could have just as easily happened if there was a bad relief valve and the power went out keeping circulators from moving water from the overheating water jacket. I have not completely hooked up my WC-90 New Yorker boiler to my propane system yet, but I did plumb the relief valve OUTSIDE in case my dump zone was not adequate. When it is hooked up I also planned to add an automatic back up generator. We put an awful lot of trust in that little bitty relief valve that is mass produced in a factor by humans.
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Lightning
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Not amongst the carnage, two miles away on the other side of the hill. JKmichaelanthony wrote:......But funnies aside, thank God no one got hurt or worse.
right on bro....................................oh did you find a baro or mpd in the carnage?
