Recent content by PaulYM

Ok, so I finally got the pressure guage in the mail. My water pressure is 80Lbs. I pumped the expansion tank up to 80Lbs and now it actually has a ping noise on the air side when I flick with my nail. Cool. I'm thinking this is solved as long as i dont see any water come out of the relief...

Ok, the tank sounds full with water when I tap it, but when i pushed the air valve, no water comes out. How many LBS should I pump it up?

Thanks for the advice guys. I was thinking maybe just put one of those guages on the tank itself and leave it stationary. If I do it this way, should I put it on the cold water feed-in or the hot water feed-out? Or maybe both sides? And should i put above expansion or below? Thanks

Hello. I have a Top Performer Plus by Vaughn, model: S50TPPB. It has a 150psi 210 degree relief valve. I have an Alpine Condensate boiler running a zone to it. A few years back every once in a while the relief valve on the water heater would slightly lift and then close only during heating...