Your water heater is leaking? Unfortunately it's a common problem for them. But it’s nothing grave. Probably the problem could be in the temperature and pressure relief valve. So, it will be simple to fix, even without the help of a technician. You can do it, without any help. All you need is just to follow all following steps. Before starting ensure that you have prepared some tools: work gloves, adjustable wrench, pipe thread sealing tape and manufacturers approved temperature and pressure relief valve.
- Shutting off the electricity. Switch the two house circuit breakers dedicated for the water heater to OFF. Wear work gloves to protect your hands.
- Draining the water heater. Turn off the cold water supply to the water heater. Attach a garden hose to the drain valve located at the bottom of the unit and run the garden hose outside. Open a hot water faucet in the house or flip the relief valve open on the water heater. Open the drain valve and allow the tank to drain approximately 10 gallons of water or below the level of the temperature/pressure relief valve (T&P). Then shut off the drain valve.
- Disconnect the pipe or tubing from the pressure relief valve.
- Unthread the temperature/pressure relief valve and remove it from the tank.
- Installing the temperature and pressure relief valve. Wrap pipe thread-sealing tape around the male end of the T&P valve. Thread the new T&P valve into the tank and tighten firmly.
- Wrap pipe-sealing tape on the drain pipe and reconnect the pipe or tubing to the new pressure relief valve.
- Filling the tank with water. Turn the cold water supply on to the water heater and allow the tank to fill with water. Once you see water coming out of the hot water faucet, turn the faucet off.
- Restoring power. Flip the house circuit breakers to the ON position.
Problem with leaking is solved. Leave the water heater to work in normal mode, to ensure that isn’t leaking anymore. In case you can’t replace part alone - don’t hesitate to contact our customer support and arrange a meeting!
