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Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.cars, aus.electronics
Subject Re: Totally OT: Water tank weirdness
Date 2022-05-18 11:24 +1000
Message-ID <op.1mcbi9dhbyq249@pvr2.lan> (permalink)
References <jegg3pF5dflU1@mid.individual.net> <t5v2mn$thp$1@dont-email.me>

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On Tue, 17 May 2022 12:53:07 +1000, Noddy <me@home.com> 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.

Its the new tank in the garage that is under pressure and is leaking,  
stupid.

> 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....

They have and she says that.

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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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