It looks water has come out of the T&P valve on my Hot Water heater. Should I care?
I have a fairly new hot water heater. GE. With a 9 year warranty. Last year, it shut itself off, and I found that by leaving the cover off the bottom, it would stay on. I assumed some sort of short in the Thermocouple caused by the pressure of the cover plate against the fixturing, and just left it partially on.
Tonight I go downstairs, and it's wet underneat the T&P valve. Looks like it's possibly discharged a couple of times in the past week.
We've only been in the house 2 years.
Do I care? Is this a warranty thing? What should I do?
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This valves should be tested annually to see if they are working. Apparently, your water heater's valve is working.
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Okay, so, it's working. That's one good thing.
But, here's my concern/thought process - Is it normal that it's needed. i.e. Are there just some days when you get some overflow?
Or, does it mean that the temperature control system on my Hot Water heater needs work/replacing?