And I had no idea that copper was the norm in the UK, so we both learned something! There are also Fiberglass tanks used here as well, but obviously only for indirect or electrically heated water tanks.
As for the steel tanks, in my part of the country they all have a safety relief valve that opens if the pressure exceeds (typically) 150 PSI or the water temperature reaches 210 degrees F. I'd assume it's pretty typical anyplace in this country. Of course a tank full of 150 PSI water is a much tamer animal than a tank full of 150 PSI air, which is pretty close to a bomb. Tanks rated for compressed air are much heavier walled than these hot water tanks are. I would not willingly be anywhere close to one of these water tanks used for compressed air.
It may be an entirely different thing where the guy in the video is from, so I would not presume to comment on his useage.

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