The codes require the releif to be piped to a place where the discharge will
*not* harm someone. How it's piped is usually locally determined.
I install a lot of releif valves that have nothing to do with the temprature of the water. Do you have a clue what I am talking about?
I don't use language like that and I think it's vulgar and demeaning. You need to grow up and start reading what is written with an open mind. This has never beena personal attack and will never be in a public forum. One of the best rules of management is to praise in public and punish in private.
By the way, what exactly do you do for a living? It sure isn't mechanical contracting.
Actually, you jumped in when I asked the OP "Who told you to pipe it to a drain?" My comment to that was doing that without repairing the problem wasn't not the proper way to solve the problem. You then said something about an air gap. The thread went downhill from there.
I will agree that is *should* be piped to a drain. It's just that it's not always possible.
Harry, people like you don't need a keyboard. You think you are always right and hide behind the keyboard proclaiming your superiority to anyone that will listen. That superiority complex you have (like a mini Napoleon) gets magnified because you can hide behind a keyboard.
When you have 20 plus years in the mechanical field, you will have the right to say what you want. Until you can prove to me you have been in my field for enough years, you are still a moron.
I am done with this thread and will no longer respond to your idiotic comments. If you wish to continue this conversation, you may email me at my response address.
BTW, your TPR comments are wrong. I call it a relief because they relieve pressure in boilers and water heaters. I have never seen a boiler set up correctly that had a 'TPR' on it. Most boilers I work on have relief valves that open at 30 pounds. Even those are supposed to be (at least) piped to the floor. Piping a steam boiler relief to a floor drain can be a major waste of materials.
'nuff said. Have a good life Harry.