Big Brother, Another ‘ERA’ and Water Games By the Liability SIG Speakers Tim Young, The Surveillance Group Martyn Gabbitass, QuestGates Ltd Andy Bryce, Hawkins Andy Bryce Coming up…….  How horse urine, the monsoon and the British army has helped us to understand of the failure of plumbing fitting joints  Why cheap Asian cooking pots have led to flooded bathrooms across the country  The equivalent of “flesh eating bacteria” for copper pipe  Plastics - not all they are cracked up to be?  The mysterious corrosion that baffled Samuel Pepys, is your airing cupboard a victim? ‘Season’ Cracking India - The British Raj Cracked brass cartridge case Season cracking….. stress + Specific corrodant Horse urine “Locked-in” stress from manufacture Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) High Stress + corrodant Characteristic microstructure Crack branching • Avoid high stress – • correct design, manufacture and fitting • Minimise exposure to potential corrodant Stainless steel Braided Flexible hoses  Very popular as they are easy to fit. Typical braided hose failure  Very unusual failure  “Austenitic” stainless steel (type 304)