steam explosion

[ecowarm]

Just seen a britony 11 multipoint water heater, its gas valve had jammed open, boiled the water and the resulting steam had blown several soldered joints and fired a section of pipe across the kitchen and filled the house with steam.

Never seen anything like it in 30+ years of plumbing.

 

[diamondgas]

Any pictures? lol

I had a main Mersey, or was it a Medway, just last week with a sticking water valve that opened the main gas to the burner!! Seriously dangerous pieces of kit! The new one's have an o/heat stat and t'couple fitted!

 

[ecowarm]

No pics sorry, my phone no good at taking pictures

 

[ricky1]

Just seen a britony 11 multipoint water heater, its gas valve had jammed open, boiled the water and the resulting steam had blown several soldered joints and fired a section of pipe across the kitchen and filled the house with steam.

Never seen anything like it in 30+ years of plumbing.

Seen it manytimes over the past 30yrs, shame they dont make it anymore:bomb:

 

[pobsdad]

You should see what they do to lead pipes!

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

im replacing one toady putting in a new bf main easy job woop

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Just seen a britony 11 multipoint water heater, its gas valve had jammed open, boiled the water and the resulting steam had blown several soldered joints and fired a section of pipe across the kitchen and filled the house with steam.

Never seen anything like it in 30+ years of plumbing.

on the plus side you wont have to strip it down for the scrap bin its self sorting

 

[Puddle]

Probably water section leaking into the gas section for ages,corroding up,good old french plumbing

 

[buckley plumb]

dont scare me ive got to remove the stat on a hideawy boiler tomorrow to try and get the gravity hw circs going airlocked somewhwere going to try and boil it out

Just seen a britony 11 multipoint water heater, its gas valve had jammed open, boiled the water and the resulting steam had blown several soldered joints and fired a section of pipe across the kitchen and filled the house with steam.

Never seen anything like it in 30+ years of plumbing.

 

[ecowarm]

Gravity with air lock? Are you sure? Maybe a sludge blockage