suburban water heater relief valve - dripping

Had the same problem with our water heater during a spring break trip to the Texas hill country. Normally I flush the water heater before beginning our camping season. However, since we left Colorado in freezing conditions, I had no water in the system when we left and during our first overnight in Texas, after filling the water system, the water heater began to leak at the temp/press relief valve. Went to Ace H/W and picked up a new one. Installed it and the problem went away. Upon inspecting the old one, there was considerable debris stuck in the valve, either due to my not flushing the tank beforehand, or just age. At that point, it didn't really matter as everything worked fine during the trip and all continues to be ok. I flushed the tank this spring anyway just to be sure all of the debris was gone. Replacing the relief valve is pretty easy.

Best regards,

Lowell