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@nut case wrote:
@forumhostpb wrote:
I wonder how this happened? The story said that they were spending their first night in the house. Could it be that somebody turned off the cold water supply to the hot water tank when the house was previously vacated, and the new occupants didn’t turn it back on again – thus causing it to boil and rupture???
I’m surprised the resident JC plumber hasn’t elightened you on this one PB, maybe Doa hasn’t seen this post yet? :-k
Seems like another case of useless council workers not carrying out the simple checks they should always do before a new tennant has moved in to the property. :roll:
Yes I had rather hoped that the Official JC Moron would enlighten us all.
Mind you it does raise the question – is it REALLY the landlord’s (council’s) fault? I am only guessing that the cold feed to the hot water tank was shut off, but this would account for the tank ‘exploding’ or bursting as it heated up and the pressure couldn’t be released.
If so, then my instinct is that it is the occupant or tenant that is responsible for safely operating the system.
Thing is that we seem to be invoking the ”blame culture” here. Yes the death of this little one was tragic, but seeming to immediatly look for someone to blame won’t solve anything for the parents.
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