Thread: T&P failed test ... seller's agent "unhappy"
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Old 03-03-2008, 01:02 PM
Dom D'Agostino Dom D'Agostino is offline
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Re: T&P failed test ... seller's agent "unhappy"
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Originally Posted by John Brown View Post
A little secret on getting a drippy T&P to stop:

Cut off water to heater and relieve water pressure back to atmospheric, and then reset. Then bring the pressure back up and voila....

Doesn't always work but its worth trying.

John

Except that method means you have now operated the shut-off valve that hasn't been turned in 5+ years. Guess what leaks next?
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