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Old 09-01-2021 | 08:09 PM
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The reason your water heater at home does not blow up and kill you if it malfunctions is because it has a relief valve. The reason relief valves were developed was because railroad locomotives had their boilers over heat and exceed their pressure. They blew up and killed locomotive engineers and firemen. Standards and codes, unfortunately, have been developed from deaths.
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