Copper Tube Attached To Water Heater Draining On Floor

The water is leaking directly onto the basement and there is no drain so it s puddling on the floor.

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. Slide the nut as far back on the pipe as possible to give yourself room to work. Many municipalities require that homeowners install a hot water heater drain pan underneath the water heater. 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.

In most of the disasters caused by hot water heater pipe leaking from the top the trp valve is involved. The bottom of the tube is open and you should. Building codes require temperature pressure relief tpr valves with discharge pipes on all new water heater installations. Now shut off the water using either the valve in the cold water pipe above the water heater or the main water supply valve to the house.

I believe this may be the discharge pipe. With a drain hose attached open up the drain valve. Demonstrations on each how to connect pex to copper pipe. I replaced a water heater a couple of weeks ago.

Compression fitting shut off valves attach to rigid copper pipe and are popular options. Make sure the pressure is off by testing the water faucets in the house turning them on and checking for hot water. This temperature pressure relief valve is not directly attach with the hot water pressure heater. 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.

This copper discharge tube ends about 2 inches above the floor. The amount of leakage filled up a 5 qt pan in 20 30 minutes. We only noticed it this morning. We ve been using the heater a great deal in the last 60 days.

The pan prevents the water from spilling onto the floor but contains a drain line so. Quick lesson on uponor aquapex and copper water supply fittings. Follow me on instagram. The pipe ran up and over to the outside wall and down into the washer drain.

If the pressure in the tank exceeds 150 psi or the temperature exceeds 210 degrees fahrenheit the tpr valve opens to release the pressure. Open the drain valve. Begin to install the valve by sliding the compression nut over the supply pipe. Instead it is attached with a discharge pipe link with hot water heater.