Re: gEDA-user: Tin pest

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 12:07:58PM -0500, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > > there was a danger of tin pest with this ratio, wouldn't there be more
> > > stories of disasterous leaks in new building construction after the first
> > > freeze?
> > 
> > If the water in the pipes freezes, the pipes burst anyway.
> 
> New buildings have neither heat nor water in the pipes until they're
> finished and occupied.

The pest takes 1.5 years of freezing temperature to happen. If you have
freezing temperatures for 3 months in year, then you would have to leave
the building 6 years after installing pipes before occupation. That
doesn't happen.

CL<