Hot Water Relief Valve Drip Normal?
When the electric heat to the hot water tank is on, there is a slight drip from the hot water heater relief valve. We do not know if it happens with Propane heat. Is this normal or is there a prob...
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Mine would drip a bit also . . . . tapping the top stem got it to seal. I had to rid the tank of some sulfur smelling bacteria (chlorox treatment).
In this weeks "winterization" I noticed the pop-off valve was pretty creaky. Hitting the exhaust spout with a few WD-40 treatments got it to move better. I'll find out this week whether it seals or not (another trip).
BTW - Knowing I would have to winterize weekly I replaced the drain plug with a plug / anode rod / drain valve to make draining easier (Camco product). Don't waste your time with one of these - it takes HOURS to drip out through the drain even with the pop-off valve open. When I winterize I'll be pulling in about 10pm 2 - 3 times / month and will need to do this quick. I put the nylon plug back in and will dedicate a 15/16" socket for this task. It looks like a 1 foot section of 1/2" threaded pipe will keep the water from running down the side of the coach, too. Look in the sprinkler section at Home Depot for plastic "header" pipe.
Best,
- bob
In this weeks "winterization" I noticed the pop-off valve was pretty creaky. Hitting the exhaust spout with a few WD-40 treatments got it to move better. I'll find out this week whether it seals or not (another trip).
BTW - Knowing I would have to winterize weekly I replaced the drain plug with a plug / anode rod / drain valve to make draining easier (Camco product). Don't waste your time with one of these - it takes HOURS to drip out through the drain even with the pop-off valve open. When I winterize I'll be pulling in about 10pm 2 - 3 times / month and will need to do this quick. I put the nylon plug back in and will dedicate a 15/16" socket for this task. It looks like a 1 foot section of 1/2" threaded pipe will keep the water from running down the side of the coach, too. Look in the sprinkler section at Home Depot for plastic "header" pipe.
Best,
- bob
