WH T&P valve drips on electric but not gas
We have a 6 gallon DSI gas & electric WH, new in 2014. On our first trip I noticed that when on electric, but not gas, the temperature & pressure relief valve would drip. So the dealership replaced ...
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Lynnmor wrote:
If the heating element is cracked open, exposing the internal parts to water, it will cause gas to form. Does the dripping stop as soon as you open a hot water faucet? If it does, then the pressure is increasing while the water is turned off. Does the heater make a louder than usual hiss sound when the heating element is operating? You might want to pull the element and have a look.
Never heard of an electric element gassing :H
Where do you get this information?
Have heard them hiss.....typically from being scaled up.
