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Originally Posted by sandybill2
thanks for your posting. I am sure it will give newcomers a heads-up and something to look for. We bought last Sept- never had irrigation system but noticed on our first two bills that we were paying into the "2nd tier" charge for residential irrigation--using 12,000--11,000. My husband checked our irrigation system and found one sprinkler head had been broken off ; therefore, whenever the system was on it was just like a hose running the entire time. At least there was a connection for a sprinkler--unlike your story.
One thing he just noticed is that on our gas water heater, there is no pressure release valve. He checked our neighbors heaters and they all seem to have a valve. There is a plug in the hole where it says to install pressure release valve. Who do you think we should contact about this? The plumbers that installed it--according to our list--was Tinney. I am assuming that is a company name. We could not find it in our phone book.
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If you get a run around - got to home depot and buy a PRV for about 15 bucks and install it yourselves.
Turn off the hot water heater
Shut the water supply valve.
Open a hot water valve in kitchen or bath to release pressure.
Remove the plug.
Install the PRV - use teflon tape on the threads.
Install plastic pipe from the PRV discharge to the floor or better discharge location
open the water supply valve and check the prv threads for leakage
open the water discharge valve
start up the water heater
run like hell (LOL)