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The city where I live has a district heating system using water, the temp in the mains is up to 130C or thereabouts. Occasionally there are failures, but they t
by jabl 2y ago
The city where I live has a district heating system using water, the temp in the mains is up to 130C or thereabouts. Occasionally there are failures, but they tend to be fairly undramatic. Due to the temperature the water flashes to steam when released. It's not recommended to go too close to the leak due to the risk of scalding from the hot water and steam. But no explosions like can happen with a hydraulic block in a steam system.