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I noticed on Screwfix someone is asking advice as his unvented cylinder exploded - yes in the UK. He said, "was gushing steam and water into my airing cupboard. Luckily no one was under the water or they might not be here now"
http://www.screwfix.com/talk/thread.jspathreadID=100132&tstart=0
The cylinder failed and a violent explosion occurred.
He was lucky as, no one was near the cylinder when it exploded violently. A death would have resulted. It was not like a megaflo with an internal expansion vessel, otherwise the the whole cylinder would have taken off like rocket through the roof killing people.
The unvented cylinder should be removed ASAP and a zero risk vented thermal store/heat bank fitted. Unvented cylinders are time-bombs, terrorists could not have done better.
Unvented Cylinder blasts:
http://www.masterplumbers.com/plumbnews/2001/dec/avonasp
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/33094boom28.shtml
http://www2.canada.com/edmonton/edm...y.html?id=02acabcc-e7c4-43e4-8fe05c298527e2d5
http://www.abc15.com/news/local/sto...north-Phoenix-home/7p8jpeMzcU664SrKb_osA.cspx
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=puFwgIHsQA
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=GF_WrmNs0I
http://www.screwfix.com/talk/thread.jspathreadID=100132&tstart=0
The cylinder failed and a violent explosion occurred.
He was lucky as, no one was near the cylinder when it exploded violently. A death would have resulted. It was not like a megaflo with an internal expansion vessel, otherwise the the whole cylinder would have taken off like rocket through the roof killing people.
The unvented cylinder should be removed ASAP and a zero risk vented thermal store/heat bank fitted. Unvented cylinders are time-bombs, terrorists could not have done better.
Unvented Cylinder blasts:
http://www.masterplumbers.com/plumbnews/2001/dec/avonasp
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/33094boom28.shtml
http://www2.canada.com/edmonton/edm...y.html?id=02acabcc-e7c4-43e4-8fe05c298527e2d5
http://www.abc15.com/news/local/sto...north-Phoenix-home/7p8jpeMzcU664SrKb_osA.cspx
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=puFwgIHsQA
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=GF_WrmNs0I