Gas Water Heater Leaking From Pressure Relief Valve

If it leaks then it can do quite a bit of damage in just a short amount of time with just the water that is leaked.

Gas water heater leaking from pressure relief valve.

It still hasn t fixed the problem can you please give me some insight on my problem because i have ran out of ideas to fix the issue. These valves may look identical but they re set to go off at 30 psi. A water heater pressure relief valve is what prevents the levels of pressure from your water heater from getting to dangerous levels. I replaced the relief valve and it is still doing the same thing so i bought a new hot water heater and pressure relief valve.

A good solution to this risk is the relief valve. What does the relief valve do. Im having problems with my pressure relief valve leaking after i take a shower. Usually what causes a leak is the minerals in the water that will deposit on your valve.

So why does my water heater pressure relief valve leak. 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. The relief valve is an important safety feature on the water heater. If a pressure relief valve for a boiler is accidentally installed on a water heater it will leak like crazy from the start.