Whole house water filter explosion mystery (no injuries)

[Weldingrod1]

My cutting oil dispenser tank is a decommissioned sodastream co2 tank. I switched to an adapter and paintball tanks

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[Reddinr]

Glad no major damage or injury! But, damn, another thing to worry about.

 

[GeneT45]

Glad no major damage or injury! But, damn, another thing to worry about.

I've seen a few setups that used a 2-liter soda bottle (PETG) - still messy if it explodes, but it's not going to fragment.

GsT

 

[durableoreo]

I've seen a few setups that used a 2-liter soda bottle (PETG) - still messy if it explodes, but it's not going to fragment.

GsT

I think Tom Lipton has a video about making a buttress thread for a 2-liter bottle. Apparently they're rated for fairly high pressure.

 

[mmcmdl]

I think Tom Lipton has a video about making a buttress thread for a 2-liter bottle. Apparently they're rated for fairly high pressure.

Little off topic but ....................when we found line leaders sleeping on the job at the soap plant , we had a set-up that hooked to the air lines that we could hook up a 2 liter bottle . Had an air flow unit attached . We would hook it up and walk away . When it blew , we could hear it from the shop 100 ft away . Needless to say , the operator woke up .

 

[woodchucker]

Btw, how many psi were you pushing into that?
You only need about 5 psi if you are pressure feeding the coolant.

 

[mmcmdl]

If you were asking me .

Full plant pressure . 125 PSI with an air flow valve . Took about 5 minutes for the bottle to blow in shardes !

 

[woodchucker]

I was asking the op. I can't see much pressure for a coolant system.

You on the other hand must have had a great time at work, when you weren't slaving. I like that kind of stuff. We had a douche at work, I fastened a small boat emergency air horn to his chair, it took a while to go off, but when it did, everyone had a great laugh. That kind of **** is just priceless..

 

[mmcmdl]

You on the other hand must have had a great time at work, when you weren't slaving.

No one slaved at Unilever . Had to be there 7 nights a week but we were just an insurance policy when the lines went down . OMG , the stories I could tell. The plant closed April 14th 2014 but all the guys still meet up 2 times a year at the diner next to the old plant . None of them have changed , still ornery as hell .

 

[durableoreo]

Btw, how many psi were you pushing into that?
You only need about 5 psi if you are pressure feeding the coolant.

I had it set up to split between air blast and coolant pressure. The regulator was upstream of that. It was set at 40 PSI. I looked up residential water pressure and it seems to be 40-80 PSI.

Still, it's a good point. I'll turn down the pressure, even with the stainless tank. The needle valve on the air blast is wound most of the way in at 40 PSI so I'm sure I can get by with less pressure.