Close call for condo tenant as water heater explodes

SINGAPORE: A 39-year-old Australian tenant of a condominium unit at Cote D'Azur in Marine Parade was reading a book on mortality just seconds before an explosion ripped through the bathroom and his master bedroom last Saturday.

The electric storage water heater in the en-suite bathroom had exploded, ripping the bathroom door off its hinges and blowing out the bathroom window. The force sent the door flying across the bedroom, moved the bed, and smashed the windows and glass doors to the connecting balcony.

The bathroom window landed about 10m away from the building, said the tenant, who would give his name only as Eduardo. His wife's make-up and other personal effects were also blown out the window.

"I was sitting on my bed reading at 4.50pm when my wife asked me to go to my daughter's room before going for a walk at East Coast Park. If she had not called me over, I would have been badly injured."

The Singapore Civil Defence Force is investigating.

Eduardo had taken a bath just 30 minutes before the incident. He said the heater was switched off when the explosion occurred.

He said: "The heater was hanging from the ceiling, some water was dripping off. The ceiling was also badly damaged."The family, who moved to Singapore in June, are now staying in a nearby hotel.

Eduardo said storage water heaters should be located outside the apartment, where air-conditioning units are also placed.

"It was ironic that I was reading that book on mortality. I was very lucky to have got out of the room. Hopefully there are some safety lessons to help other people."

A repair technician told Shin Min Daily News that such heaters usually have safety mechanisms, such as a pressure relief valve. The technician said heaters should be switched off when not in use. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network

Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/20...5g3o8ygfMikx.99

This post has been edited by xpole: Oct 4 2017, 10:14 AM

crazy

I have same type of water heater in my house.

What kinda water heater we are talking about?

Those standalone units?

Or those central units?

Scary. How come can explode like that?
Lack of maintenance?

This one should be the storage type of water heater right?

Wow... Already reading on bed at 4:50pm.
That's very OZ.

RIP...

should be storage type.

water heater

the real terrorist living amongst us

no safety components ?

no safety components ?

As usual, claims heater was already switched off. Padahal didn't.

Singaporeans and their topkek lies to save their own ass.

Storage water heater. So, the tap has mixer to mix hot and cold water to your preference. Mine is mounted on the ceiling. Nothing to maintain though. Yes, got pressure relief valve.

However, in this case the guy said the heater is switched off. Maybe he thought so but actually was still on. If not, no reason to explode.

soon..

Wasiat dah tulis?

Even if it is on it shouldn't explode.
I'm guessing the pressure relief valve is faulty.

wtf water heater also need maintenance?@@
all the while just told to test the safety button every month..

Ni centralized punya heater neh.

Kalau dia tengah mandi then meletop. Mampos. Nasib baik.

I'm resting in peace when I get home from office

The heater was broken and I got it replace about 2 years ago. Costed me about RM100

This type

how to pronouce "cote"??

Reminds me of mythbusters doing the exploding water heater myth.

I prefer instant type of water heater.

So use standalone is better than the storage type?

Horycrap...

my house comes with those solar heated central unit wor.... so its the same shit?

No wonder explode la... he put such a big unit in his house wall... can hang ah?

The valve has lever that can function as bleeder to empty the tank if you need to change heater element. I have to insist the installer last time to connect small pipe to channel water down into bathroom because he said it is not necessary. He think that the heater can last forever or what

Once water reaches certain temperature the power will cut off. It is not boiling temperature though. Maybe the sensor was also faulty

I cannot imagine using solar type in Malaysia. During hot sunny day, you don't need hot water. During rainy day, the water is not hot

Yes

.......they heat the central hot water storage lah dei...

The central storage also electrically assisted when needed?

No lah. The concept is old because this was develop first before instant water heated. However, it is still in use and popular. You can use one tank to supply hot water to 3 bathroom for example, instead of installing water heater in each bathroom

http://www.joven-electric.com/product_main...g?category_id=1

apa LJ lu cakap... storage water heater la...

A water heater can explode and shoot through the roof of a house like a rocket.

CONFIRMED
In small scale testing, the MythBusters started with a small six gallon water heater and disabled all of its safety features under the theory of poor installation or neglect. While the water heater eventually ruptured, it did not explode like a rocket. The MythBusters then upgraded to larger thirty gallon water heater which exploded with significantly greater force, sending the water heater several hundred feet into the air. In order to confirm the stated myth, the MythBusters obtained a full size fifty two gallon water heater and built a shack around it with a roof that followed standard California building codes. The water heater eventually exploded, shooting through the roof five hundred feet into the air and disintegrating the shack. In light of these results, and the fact that there is documented evidence corroborating the myth, the MythBusters deemed it confirmed.

(The MythBusters revisit this myth in Myth Evolution to see if a water heater can explode through the roof of a two-story house.)



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Horyshit... I'm living with a time bomb....

This type la, i have it in my house too. Shit i'm a bit scared now as it is mounted directly over my head

Sila tulis wasiat awal awal.

Yah he hang in his toilet, lucky the whole condo din collapse from the blast

must be Samsung water heater

is it switched off when not in use?

Fuiii, thank god i solded that development years ago...

blow off valve sure jammed d....

Basically, it's overpressure. The cylinder is a pressure vessel. D pressure release valve must've been stuck...?...

This case also happened in Singapore before. Macam deja vu.

a book on mortality

-__-

It need to be regularly serviced


If pressure relief valve plugged then gg liao

Instant heater = instant electrocution
Storage heater = explosion
Las Vegas= kena shot

All die 😞

Mont Kiara recent only
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017...nt-kiara-condo/

Both also angmoh. Conclusion- angmoh dunno how to use storage heaters 😡

This post has been edited by idoblu: Oct 4 2017, 01:01 PM

Thats the one, not Singapore then

joven lod inkambing

so sarahan siapa ni?

is it sarahan water heater unit owner not doing proper checks?

is it sarahan owner not adhere and comply to bomba rules and regulations

is it sarahan water heater seller?

is it sarahan water heater technician not install it properry?

Yeh m8 with me VB and sheila at my side to snuggle under the blankets watching HBO and reading

Thats the life m8

Ini bukan Singaporean. Its ang moh, thats why use that type of heater. In their country already got 2 tap in every outlet, one hot one cold

Because in Australia they got piped hot water. 2 taps for each outlet, so maybe there also want same

Actually Singapore and Malaysia weather already very hot already. Dunno why ang moh die die want hot water like that.

Correct. You deserve a medal. And ang moh forgot they living in hot country now. Sure hot country easier to explode if tank too hot.

gg liao i never service b4, use until like a boss. I did turn it off when not in use though.

hokkien ppl say.... God walk pass..."ang kong kia gui"