Copper Tube Attached To Water Heater Draining On Floor

The 3 4 pipe had been crimped down to hold the 3 8 tube and soldered in.

Copper tube attached to water heater draining on floor.

The amount of leakage filled up a 5 qt pan in 20 30 minutes. You may have an issues with the hot water coming out of overflow pipe. Many municipalities require that homeowners install a hot water heater drain pan underneath the water heater. I replaced a water heater a couple of weeks ago.

The water is leaking directly onto the basement and there is no drain so it s puddling on the floor. Begin to install the valve by sliding the compression nut over the supply pipe. The pop off line was a 3 8od copper tube that had been inserted into a stub of 3 4 copper coming out of the male adapter connected to the t p valve. Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings.

Relief valves located inside a building shall be provided with a drain not smaller than the relief valve outlet of galvanized steel hard drawn copper piping and fittings cpvc or listed relief valve drain tube with fittings which will not reduce the internal bore of the pipe or tubing straight lengths as opposed to coils and shall extend from the valve to the outside of the building with the end of the pipe not more than two 2 feet 610 mm nor less than six 6 inches 152 mm. If the pressure in the tank exceeds 150 psi or the temperature exceeds 210 degrees fahrenheit the tpr valve opens to release the pressure. This copper discharge tube ends about 2 inches above the floor. Compression fitting shut off valves attach to rigid copper pipe and are popular options.

Follow me on instagram. The pan prevents the water from spilling onto the floor but contains a drain line so. Open the drain valve. Building codes require temperature pressure relief tpr valves with discharge pipes on all new water heater installations.

With a drain hose attached open up the drain valve. Slide the nut as far back on the pipe as possible to give yourself room to work. We ve been using the heater a great deal in the last 60 days. I believe this may be the discharge pipe.

Make sure the pressure is off by testing the water faucets in the house turning them on and checking for hot water. Take the old valve with you to the home depot to make sure the replacement matches. The tpr valve is located on the side of the tank and it should have a copper tube that extends out a few inches and then turns downward to the floor. The pipe ran up and over to the outside wall and down into the washer drain.

We only noticed it this morning. In most of the disasters caused by hot water heater pipe leaking from the top the trp valve is involved. This temperature pressure relief valve is not directly attach with the hot water pressure heater. Instead it is attached with a discharge pipe link with hot water heater.