Hot Water Pressure Relief Valve
How difficult is it to replace the relief valve in a Atwood heater. Is there any tips or suggestions for this. Or is it just use the tool and apply pressure to unscrew it? 15 year old Atwood heate...
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I discovered the hard way (after paying for a replacement to be installed).....
That when my water heater initially heats up, if you are on the pump and it is ON and all the faucets remain closed during the heat-up (about a half an hour)......the extra pressure of the heated water is enough to make even a properly operating relief valve leak a little bit.
You can prevent that by shutting off the pump until the water heats up and crack a faucet open.
And let's hope that the amount of muscle required to remove the valve won't also damage the tank.
That when my water heater initially heats up, if you are on the pump and it is ON and all the faucets remain closed during the heat-up (about a half an hour)......the extra pressure of the heated water is enough to make even a properly operating relief valve leak a little bit.
You can prevent that by shutting off the pump until the water heats up and crack a faucet open.
And let's hope that the amount of muscle required to remove the valve won't also damage the tank.
