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| From | Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.cars, aus.electronics |
| Subject | Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness |
| Date | 2022-05-17 15:57 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <jegrr7F7edkU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <jegg3pF5dflU1@mid.individual.net> <t5v2mn$thp$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 17/5/2022 12:53 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 17/05/2022 12:37 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
>
>> It's very dusty up there, and I have to wear a proper filter mask. As
>> I was returning the mask to the garage area below the living area of
>> the house, where I keep such things, I heard a noise coming from the
>> hot water tank. Turned out there was a leak from where the heating
>> element goes in. Given that the tank is under pressure, the leak was
>> making a hissing noise.
>
> The tank shouldn't be under any pressure at all if it's not being used.
> I presume you have a more modern hot water service somewhere else on the
> property?
>
> If you do, then the supply and feed pipes to this old lump should have
> been cut and capped off....
>
>
Darren, I'm shocked! You've posted a reasonable response, one I could
agree with, and not a sign of your usual hate filled vitriol and
invective. Keep it up, it might be a harbinger of a new you, and not
before time.
--
Xeno
Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2022-05-17 12:37 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Noddy <me@home.com> - 2022-05-17 12:53 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2022-05-17 13:39 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Noddy <me@home.com> - 2022-05-17 20:30 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2022-05-17 15:57 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-18 11:24 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Daryl <dwalford@westpine.com.au> - 2022-05-17 14:10 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-18 11:08 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2022-05-18 12:46 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2022-05-18 13:43 +1000
Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2022-05-18 14:32 +1000
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