I just put in a brand new gas hot water heater and at first it appeared everything went smooth, then two hours after installing it, I saw a somewhat strong flow of water coming out of the T&P valve. I then ran back to Home Depot and bough a new T&P valve and even turned down the temperature to about 90 degrees. Then overnight I saw a lot of water came out of the new T&P valve once again.
After browsing through this group and doing some research, it appears I might have too much pressure coming from the public water. But I'm surprised because I never had this problem on my old hot water heater. Both of the valves are the same (I believe 170 PSI or 205 degrees)
A few questions:
1) Is there a possibility I could have a defective water heater? It's a 40 gallon GE 6year that I just purchased from Home Depot. I'm on my second T&P valve.2) Why didn't I have this problem on my old hot water heater? (they use the same T&P Valve)
3) If this is the case, can I get away with just installing a pressure reducing valve, or will I need an expansion tank as well.Thanks for any help!
Mike