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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:49:40 AM EDT
we had an earth shattering kaboom and now i have no water pressure.
 no thick smoke and no sirens yet so i am guessing no injuries or fire. Another fun day in the country. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:50:21 AM EDT
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It's started! Head for the hills!!!!!!!
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:51:31 AM EDT
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Oh, oh, whatever happened it is not good. You should have some 55-gal barrels of emergency water.
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:52:54 AM EDT
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That could really suck if your outtage continues for days or weeks...
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:52:55 AM EDT
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I can't even think of anything at a water station that could explode.
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:53:11 AM EDT
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do you have any emergancy water? if not, get to the store now! your neighbors are already there...
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:55:20 AM EDT
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The S has Hit The Fan!
Tagged for updates |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:57:02 AM EDT
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Perhaps a pressure release valve got stuck? Don't know what else could cause something like this.
Either way, close the blinds, grab your gear and prepare to draw down! 
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Posted: 4/12/2006 8:59:50 AM EDT
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Chlorine. If they use gas, it is actually a liquid under pressure. And if they use high test hypochlorite and someone spills oil on it... |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:01:27 AM EDT
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Tag,
hopefully this isn't more than an inconvenience for you. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:01:40 AM EDT
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I considered that, however, if there was an explosion loud enough for TBS to hear it, they would be calling for evacuations of the area. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:03:31 AM EDT
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You sure someone wasn't cookin up a batch of White Lightnin' at the local still?"
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:03:53 AM EDT
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Fun day in teh country = well water? No? |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:05:34 AM EDT
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Water pressure? |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:08:10 AM EDT
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this is a pumping station not a treatment plant.
i am guessing one of the pumps blew. as for emergency water i have plenty. and a well, i just prefer water on tap |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:08:48 AM EDT
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power transformer. try to put 480VAC on a motor that has moisture in it's armature. Imploded tank… Take an empty storage tank that has been drained of water and had its atmospheric vent closed and try to suck it dry again and it makes a loud noise when it collapses. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:09:50 AM EDT
[#16]
tag
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:10:02 AM EDT
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Did you take a big steamer right before the explosion and now have to stare at it for days?
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:25:33 AM EDT
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Most likely a transformer blew.
I spend my work days around construction companies and we sometimes do water projects. The larger pumps don't use 480V they use 13.6k or 7200k. One of those suckers blows and it will rattle windows in a large area. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:29:06 AM EDT
[#19]
Transformer I bet
-Foxxz |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:32:53 AM EDT
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Look for the usual suspects, I guess?  TRG |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:33:26 AM EDT
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ROFLMAO!!!!!!! You know that you can just dump liquid into the toilet and once full enough it will flush by itself? |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:35:31 AM EDT
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That Sucks
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:36:53 AM EDT
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Chlorine and ph balancing chems? 
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:38:25 AM EDT
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+1. The very same thing happened to me last year. A water station about two miles exploded and chlorine gas hung in the air for a half a day or so. The entire area was evac'd (except for me). I waited armed and ready for looters that never came.
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:42:50 AM EDT
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tag
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:43:43 AM EDT
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Hydrogen is a significant component of water, and everyone knows hydrogen is extremely flammable.. Oxygen, the other component is an oxidizer. Water explosions are extremely common, but are covered up by the .gov and the illuminiti to maintain the status quo. Think about that the next time you risk your families life by turning on the tap. 
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Posted: 4/12/2006 9:44:10 AM EDT
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You sure it was a water station and not a whole bunch of Glocks?
 JK Mike-sucks you've got no water pressure |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 10:34:17 AM EDT
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must have been power. we just got water back and a power company truck was leaving the site.
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Posted: 4/12/2006 10:36:34 AM EDT
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Probably a transformer. They make a big boom when they fail. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 10:57:22 AM EDT
[#30]
Imodium PU-32 Explosive Space Modulator
David |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:04:57 AM EDT
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My well is working just fine. Lemme know if you need me to mail some water over.
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:05:11 AM EDT
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Pump station or treatment plant? If a treatment plant, then there are a lot of nasty chemicals. If pump station, there isn't much there. Pump might have blown up, but not bloody likely. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:05:30 AM EDT
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Darn. I had loaded my car with guns and ammo and was going to head your way to repel the attackers
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:06:35 AM EDT
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Who was shooting Glocks near the pump station?
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:06:50 AM EDT
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Who cares about the water.
Is the beer OK? |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:07:34 AM EDT
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No Shit!
Tag for updates 
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:08:19 AM EDT
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Cl2 gas doesn't really hang in the air. It is heavier than air and will run to the lowest area. |
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:09:01 AM EDT
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I can't believe you guys haven't figured it out by now. Jack Bauer had to blow up the water plant to keep the Centox out of the water supply.
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:09:38 AM EDT
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What he said 
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Posted: 4/12/2006 11:14:25 AM EDT
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News flash from Homeland Security:
We don't know what caused the huge explosion near the TBS compound, but we are sure it isn't terrorist related.
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