Thermal expansion in a home inspection report
Heated water expands and increases pressure on tanks and pipes. Urgency: The pressure stresses the water-heater tank. Fix: An expansion tank absorbs the force of expanding water.
- Meaning
- Heated water expands and increases pressure on tanks and pipes.
- Urgency in the source
- The pressure stresses the water-heater tank.
- Typical fix or next step
- An expansion tank absorbs the force of expanding water.
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- InterNACHI Inspection Narrative Library, retrieved 2026-11-06
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