> I'd be afraid of a ''newish'' tank... but I wouldn't back away from an old
> tank... I've got a 30 gallon riveted tank that is old... used
> it for years
> with 125 psi on it all the time... never failed... the new stuff
> is thinner
> material... your body..take your chances..
Thanks, John. My concern with older tanks is that water heaters normally
fail by corroding from the inside out. Now that I think about it, I believe
I'll test it by filling with water and then pressurizing to 300 psi or so.
Randall
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