Rv Hot Water Heater Pressure Relief Valve Leaking

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Rv hot water heater pressure relief valve leaking.

I forced air into the tank by turning off the water connection opening the relief valve then opening the hotwater faucet at the kitchen sink. Replacing the old valve with a new one. If at any point the temperature or pressure reaches an unsafe level the water heater triggers the relief valve to open and. Good thing it leaks outside the 5 wheel.

If a pressure relief valve for a boiler is accidentally installed on a water heater it will leak like crazy from the start. Do you have a suburban porcelain lined steel tank rv water heater. These valves may look identical but they re set to go off at 30 psi. For a little while now i ve noticed water dripping from the rv water heater s outside access panel.

A good solution to this risk is the relief valve. But recently the flow increased from the odd drips to a constant dribble. If the water inside the unit gets too hot usually above 210 degrees or pressure builds up too high above 150 psi the water heater can become damaged or even explore. During an early spring rv trip the hotwater pressure relief valve would not stop leaking.

One thing to keep in mind when doing the replacement is that. This is the water heater pressure relief valve s way of telling us that it needs to be replaced as soon as possible. Looks like a bad design. Had to replace it this year with an 900 00 atwood e4 water heater and ever time the water heats up the valve leaks.

Not completely abnormal since the units pressure relief valve does this on occasion. Jerry i had and atwood e3 water heater for 10 years never did the pressure valve leak.