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re: What forces the water out?

Hydrostatic pressure?

Take a pipe capped on both ends that's completelty filled with water and add heat. Even a couple degrees temperature rise will cause pressure in the pipe to skyrocket.

The rule of thumb I was learned on was 1 degree delta T (F) in a completly filled water pipe = 100 delta Psig.

Why this is, I dunno.

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