Originally Posted By: cobarr
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Originally Posted By: jpope
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TPR must drain down hill. IRC 2803.6.1
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Originally Posted By: cobarr
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Thanks Jeff.
Originally Posted By: bkelly2
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http://www.codecheck.com/pg19_20mechanical.html#waterheater
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Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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looks like they did it the hard way. wouldn’t it have been easier to just extend the hight of the t.p.r. valve with an extiension of about 2 or 3 inches (or what ever it needs) under it rather than all that soldering??
Originally Posted By: jpope
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| Jay Moge wrote: |
| looks like they did it the hard way. wouldn't it have been easier to just extend the hight of the t.p.r. valve with an extiension of about 2 or 3 inches (or what ever it needs) under it rather than all that soldering??  |
An improperly installed TPR valve is no better that an improperly installed discharge pipe.
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Originally Posted By: bkelly2
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Jeff is correct Jay (Join) Raise the water heater.
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Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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oh. i see t.p.r. valves on comercial boiler that are mounted right on the manifold and on an extension. is this also wrong?
Originally Posted By: bkelly2
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| Jay Moge wrote: |
| oh. i see t.p.r. valves on comercial boiler that are mounted right on the manifold and on an extension. is this also wrong?  |
As long as the temperature sensing part of the TPR reaches into the boiler probably not. For residential water heaters if you just add an extension the temp probe will not be long enough.
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Originally Posted By: Jay Moge
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| bkelly2 wrote: | ||
As long as the temperature sensing part of the TPR reaches into the boiler probably not. For residential water heaters if you just add an extension the temp probe will not be long enough. |
Jeff, Brian. thanx guys, i never realy related the difference, the manifold is only about 3.5'' deep and a water heater jacket is about the same thickness as the extension on the manifolds i see, so it stands to reason the they may have needed to extend it on the manifold to accomidate for the probe. thanx again. (i feel a little smarter now) 
Originally Posted By: mthomas2
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Is that uprotected electrical cord OK in your area?