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Old 07-04-2021, 08:20 AM
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Note that a T&P (temperature and pressure) valve is designed to open when either the water temperature exceeds 210 degrees or the water pressure exceeds 150 psi. Those are extreme conditions which you would normally never experience, even if you didn't have an expansion tank. Hopefully, you just have a malfunctioning valve and don't have the conditions that would cause the valve to open as designed.