IMO if the water is getting hot enough to open the relief valve the tenant would notice it, being scalded in the shower or washing dishes.
Is it a slow trickle leak from the valve or is it periodically opening and letting out a blast of hot water? If a slow leak, might try operating the valve manually with the lever a few times, if is a bit of debris from the manufacturing or installation that's preventing it from sealing up properly that might flush it out. On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, at 11:04 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Seems unlikely to me that the original one and a replacement one would fail > that quick. Old water heater was there 15 years and never had a valve fail. I > wonder if it’s not shutting off when it should and heats the water too hot. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 12, 2021, at 9:42 AM, Jim Cathey <jim.cathey...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > >> Makes me think something is actually wrong with the tank... > > > > Makes me think something is wrong with the Chinese (?) factory that made a > > whole bad batch of POS pressure valves... > > > > -- Jim > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
