Plumbing pressure relief
I'm running on internal water (not city water). I don't leave the water heater turned on all the time (too wasteful to do so) and when I turn it on it raises the pressure in the whole plumbing system ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:Lynnmor wrote:mobeewan wrote:
Accumulator tanks are now required at the hot water outlet pipe of water heaters on residential construction and when replacing WHs in existing homes.
I believe that is local codes, it wouldn't make sense for those on a well with an open system that has no check valve after the tank.
A "properly" installed water well WILL have a check valve at the pump.
Never want water to flow back into your well.
My well driller put a check valve above the submersible pump down the well.. I have an additional check valve between the pressure tank and well head for good measure.
Correct, the check valve(s) is on the PUMP side of the tank, not on the HOUSE side. The tank has the air pocket to keep pressures from going too high. What I said before is correct.
