HarleySilo
New Member
Hi folks, I am a DIY'er, I've installed at least 50 blow-off valves in the past when I was a maintenance man for apts. I've never had this happen. My Hot water heater, located in basement, has been dripping through the blow-off valve for some time now (months). The valve is piped to outside the house via 3/4 copper. So I remove everything, install new valve, turn water back on, flush all air out of sytem and within minutes new valve is allowing water to drip (o.k. more like 1 gallon in 5 mins.). It's 10:00 last night so I hung up my torch and will deal with it tonight.
We have high water pressure at this house, a cheapo presure guage on the closest outside facuet says 140 psi but that can't be right. I adjusted the Presure regulator all the way out, now terrbile flow at faucets, but still the valve is leaking on the HT water heater.
Could the new one just be faulty?
We have high water pressure at this house, a cheapo presure guage on the closest outside facuet says 140 psi but that can't be right. I adjusted the Presure regulator all the way out, now terrbile flow at faucets, but still the valve is leaking on the HT water heater.
Could the new one just be faulty?