Water Heater Overflow Valve Replacement

Prepare the water heater for repairs.

Water heater overflow valve replacement.

Required tools for this. If you do try to fix it here are the basic steps involved. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace the temperature and pressure relief valve. A trapped tpr dischage pipe is a common defect when a replacement water heater s tpr valve is lower than the original one and the installer connects to the exisitng discharge piping at the wall.

Wrap plumber s tape around the threaded section of the new valve. Before doing any work on a water heater you should always turn off the circuit. Fix water heater leaks replace the tpr valve. How to replace a water heater pressure relief valve testing the pressure relief valve.

8 termination of the tpr drain pipe cannot be more than 6 inches or less than two pipe diameters above the floor ground or waster receptor. There is a simple test to determine whether the tpr valve is operating correctly. Remove the old valve. Turn off the faucet that you turned on in step 3.

Use the pipe wrench to screw the new valve into the side of the tank. How do i replace a leaking pressure relief valve. Turn on the cold water to the tank. Add an expansion tank.

Open the valve at the bottom and the pressure relief valve for a minute to drain a little. Simply drain some water from the heater take out the discharge tube remove the old valve put in the new one and reattach the discharge tube. First turn off the gas to the water heater or flip the breaker if it s electric. Turn on the power or the gas when the tank fills with cold water.

The best step to take is to replace the valve with a new one which usually costs less than 20 and is easy to install. Close the cold water cut off valve going into the water heater. Then unscrew the threaded fitting from.