Water heater pressure release valve
2002 Montana. How easy/difficult is it to replace a pressure release valve on the water heater? Mine has a slow drip that probably will just get worse as time goes on. THANKS
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It's probably just threaded in. Drain the tank, use a wrench to remove it, buy another one. Try a local hardware store or one of the big box stores like Lowes. Take the old one with you and show it to the guy working there.
Get a roll of teflon tape and tape the threads on the new one, get the guy at the hardware store show you how if you haven't done it before. Screw the new one in and tighten with a wrench.
If it is just leaking at the threads the old one may just need to be pulled out, taped with teflon tape and put back in. If it's leaking on the valve body then replace it.
You may want to replace the anode at the same time and possibly flush the tank out.
Get a roll of teflon tape and tape the threads on the new one, get the guy at the hardware store show you how if you haven't done it before. Screw the new one in and tighten with a wrench.
If it is just leaking at the threads the old one may just need to be pulled out, taped with teflon tape and put back in. If it's leaking on the valve body then replace it.
You may want to replace the anode at the same time and possibly flush the tank out.
