After every couple of long holiday weekends I hear a story how someone came home to some sort of water damage.
The small damage is usually something like a drippy relief valve.
Bigger damage is someone leaving the faucet on, and rushing out the door.
More common when the parents shout
“Did you make yet?!”
The worst I saw was mold damage from an indirect water heater coil rupturing.
The water heater and piping in your home runs anywhere between 40-60psi. If you have less than 40psi, I apologize. We should get that corrected. If you have more than 60psi, lucky you.
Consider donating to those with not enough water pressure 😀
In any case, the rupture. The boiler loop that passes through the heater to heat the water in the tank up indirectly (aka the reason its called an indirect water heater), runs at a max pressure of 30psi.
So now here’s what happened.
The water from the tank (40-60psi) pushed through the little itty bitty hole into the boiler water which relief valve relieves itself at 30psi. The people had not only mold from water but mold from hot steam on every surface the steam can cling to.
It’s one of those houses that I shake my head as we pass every few days and say, “What if they had a Moen Flo?”
On the surface, a moon Flo is simple. I bet you can install one. It’s like arts and crafts.
See the photo of it installed, and then see the video from Moen!
Thank you for reading,
Your comfort specialist,
Moe
