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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 17 3:02 pm Post subject: pressure barrel disaster averted

as i was cleaning to get ready for a batch i noticed a stubborn streak which on closer examination was hiding a crack about a 1/4 the way round the base with a tiny ouze in the middle inch or so.

sooner or later it would have been rather messy when it failed under pressure and probably full

therefore today's non news is dogs not traumatised, man not beaten with a mop.

it looked like a close miss though:roll:

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6614
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 17 5:36 pm Post subject:
Like a pressure washer chamber? I would very much not like being anywhere near a failure of one of those. Well-spotted

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 17 6:18 pm Post subject:
5 gallon beer barrel with a co2 injector, so not high pressure as we know it but enough to make a bit of a pop and expel the contents while doing a soda bottle rocket impersonation if the barrel fails, so i imagine it would be rather messy to be too close to it.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 17 6:23 pm Post subject:
I gave up on barrels. One bottle failing makes a lot less mess of your house.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 17 10:12 am Post subject:
Close call DPack. Good job of your eagle eyes.

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