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Old 06-02-2008, 07:29 PM
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Safety valve for Electric water heater
I know that I would use a Watts 210 gas shut off safety valve in place of the tprv for locations not conducive to installing a drain. Does anyone know of a similar item for electric water heaters that would kill the power?
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Old 06-03-2008, 10:40 AM
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Re: Safety valve for Electric water heater
No luck finding something to kill the power, but did find this:
Water Heater Auto Shut-Off Kit
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Old 06-03-2008, 10:42 AM
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Re: Safety valve for Electric water heater
And this:
Flood Stop Water Heater Auto Shut Off Valve 3/4 NPT - FloodStop Systems
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Old 06-03-2008, 05:53 PM
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Re: Safety valve for Electric water heater
Yeah, I found a few of these too. Not really the right item.
A watts 210 valve shuts off the gas to prevent explosion of the heater and is used in places where it is not practical to drain a T&P like on a slab house with the heater in the center of the place. I often see these with capped off T&P valves and that's VERY dangerous!
Check this out...YouTube - Mythbusters water heater

Very entertaining to watch, just not at my house please. Or one I've inspected.
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