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Posted by on July 13, 2006, 1:07 pm
broke and fixing it wrote:
> IHELP! have been struggling with my 50 gal Bradford White electric hot
> water heater (approx. 8 yrs old) for a week now. Woke up the other day
> to find my garage floor soaked and hot water draining out the overflow
> tube. I emptied and flushed tank, refilled, only for the problem to
> repeat itself as soon as the water got hot...Note: it has seemed hotter
> than normal the night before in the sink.
>
> Since then I replaced both thermostats but as soon as I get the
> electricity back on within 10 minutes the drain tube had a pretty good
> flow coming from it..not just dripping! And the water is not THAT hot
> at the point. Do I take it that my next step should be replacing the
> pressure relief valve? Or is it a blockage in something else?
> Currently I am cutting electricity on only a few minutes as needed
> while catching overflow in buckets/tubs. I am attempting to make these
> repairs without incurring huge bills as I have just had to have both my
> roof and a/c units replaced.
>
> What should be my plan of action on finding the correct fix? Thanks.
>
> broke and fixing it
Sounds like a bad pressure relief valve. I'd replace it and then see if
problem wasn't solved.
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