Remove Water Heater Pressure Relief Valve

If you have a water heater in your rv then you have a device called a pressure and temperature relief valve p t for short.

Remove water heater pressure relief valve.

I don t know how thos guys were using it but for me it was very straight. If it is remove this using a screwdriver. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace the temperature and pressure relief valve. Prepare the water heater for repairs.

You will have to. To keep you safe. There are numerous possible reasons your water heater s pressure relief valve leaks. Remove the pressure relief valve.

Before doing any work on a water heater you should always turn off the circuit breaker or set the gas control valve to the pilot setting. It won t gush out like it would if the water was on and it might take a little while to get going but it should gently flow out of the hose. Check that the valve is not pinned to the water heater by a brace. 1 either the water pressure inside the tank is too high 2 the water temperature is too high 3 the t p valve hasn t been used in a few years 4 the wrong t p valve was installed or 5 the t p valve itself has failed.

98 0 99 oz 70 99 70 99. With this in mind the discharge pipe from the valve should be emptied into a bucket or tray or be piped outdoors or to a drain. This tool fit perfect and gave me exactly the extension to put breaker bar on it and removed then replaced pressure relief valve. Then take your wrench and place it over the water pressure relief valve.

Turn it slowly anti clockwise until it comes away from the water heater. Hydro master 3 4 inch ips isolator tankless water heater service valve kit with pressure relief valve clean brass 4 5 out of 5 stars 189 59 98 59. The p t is located on the outside of the water heater and it provides a most important service. Had to replace the hot water heater pressure relief valve on our 5th wheel.

If you open the drain valve at the bottom of the water heater and open the pressure relief valve and or the hot water side of a faucet water should drain out. How do i replace a leaking pressure relief valve. Step 2 remove the valve.