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Leaking pressure safety Valve (?) on hot water gas heater system
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YOFJAB
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I bled my radiators today and alittle while later I heard a loud noise from the basement. I ran down there was water flowing from the gas heater -water pressure pipe. The safety release valve must have opened ( I think that is what it is called). I got a bucket etc and it eventually slowed down. It never really stopped dripping even when I reset the valve. A friend told me it could take a few hours to really re set r recalibrate (?). The heat came on later ans when I went too check on the drip, there was a stronger almost solid drip coming out of the valve pipe--and of course it was hot water now. I turned off the heat and tried re setting the pressure valve covering again. Now it is a slow drip again. Even if it stops dripping I am afraid to have the heater some on again. I bled a radiator of a cup or two of water. I tried another radiator and nothing came out--no air or water???
The psi says about 12 or 14 ( two story old house). Any ideas?
The psi says about 12 or 14 ( two story old house). Any ideas?
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UPDATE --the pressure safety valve finally stopped its little leak dripping -after about 5 hours. But not sure if it is because the heat is off and the water/radiators are cold or is it re set gain properly. Afraid to turn heat back on --will the pressure build up again and the leak start? And the psi pressure no looks like it is 6 or 8. Only ar comes out of one radiator, COuld the system have lost that much water? Or when cold it registers that low? Can I put heat on to test with only 8 psi?0
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