Water Heater bad or Sharkbite Thermal Expansion Valve bad?

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Mustanggt428

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Installed a new GE Smart 50 Gallon Electric Water Heater with Flex Capacity and added a Sharkbite Thermal
Expansion Relief valve that is piped to my utility sink. Any idea what the hell is happening?Failure video
 

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I am currently researching this but I think I will end up going with an expansion tank as it immediately absorbs increased pressure whereas the sharkbite part only works at 125 psi.

Do you have a pressure gauge?

Does the valve have an arrow on it for direction of water flow?
 

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Have checked your home water pressure?
Those are supposed to relieve themselves at 125 PSI I believe.
A house pressure should be 80 PSI or less.

 
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