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Leaking Ariston 2kW Water Heater.

A customer complained that his Ariston unvented water heater that he installed himself had leaked water. The model is a 3100306 undersink type. He said that water was leaking from the heater inside the house in his utility room. I asked about the discharge pipe and he looked blank. He said that the pipework took care of the hot water pressure build up. The unvented heater did not seem to have a pressure/temperature relief valve, tundish or pipework to the outside. Nor does it have a pressure reducing valve. A warning label on the front says that if water leaks out to turn off the heater and call an engineer.  He poo pooed that idea. Will it eventually blow up or flood the house?

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  • Water is pretty incompressible - so even a small increase in volume results in a large increase in pressure - it needs room to expand.

    The supply pipework can be used - but the water must be free to flow backwards to the supply mains - any ‘loose jumper’ stop cocks, or check valves, or indeed most water meters will prevent that. The so-many-meters rule is just to prevent the warmed water flowing backwards ending up in the supply to cold water taps - potable water must be kept cool (or heated above 60 degrees) - nicely warm encourages bacterial growth.

       - Andy.

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  • Water is pretty incompressible - so even a small increase in volume results in a large increase in pressure - it needs room to expand.

    The supply pipework can be used - but the water must be free to flow backwards to the supply mains - any ‘loose jumper’ stop cocks, or check valves, or indeed most water meters will prevent that. The so-many-meters rule is just to prevent the warmed water flowing backwards ending up in the supply to cold water taps - potable water must be kept cool (or heated above 60 degrees) - nicely warm encourages bacterial growth.

       - Andy.

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