MikeG
New Member
Hey guys! I had my plumber come on Friday to look at my T&P valve issue. He did a review of the system and found that the PRV was starting to go bad. It resgistered 80 PSI and was fluctuating. So he replaced the PRV and the main shutoff valve, a 20 year old gate valve. He also replaced the T&P valve on the water heater. Over the weekend there was no water in the bucket under the T&P valve pipe. Tonight there is about a cup of water in the bucket. So it looks like I need the thermal expansion tank.
The installation seems pretty straight forward. My plan would be to run a "T" off the cold supply line just above the water heater shutoff valve. Or should I run the "T" after the shutoff valve?
The other question is how do I support the tank? I have a steel support post about 2 feet from the water heater that I could strap the tank to or make a little platform for it. My plumber suggested not running a pipe all the way to the floor. He thought that would make the tank less effective.
Any recommendations on tanks?
This seems like a fairly easy installation. Unless I'm missing something.
Thanks, Mike
The installation seems pretty straight forward. My plan would be to run a "T" off the cold supply line just above the water heater shutoff valve. Or should I run the "T" after the shutoff valve?
The other question is how do I support the tank? I have a steel support post about 2 feet from the water heater that I could strap the tank to or make a little platform for it. My plumber suggested not running a pipe all the way to the floor. He thought that would make the tank less effective.
Any recommendations on tanks?
This seems like a fairly easy installation. Unless I'm missing something.
Thanks, Mike