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Old 07-24-2025, 09:22 AM
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If pressure high enough it will relieve pressure, some times mine do it and some times they don’t. I’ve replaced mine several times some do it and some don’t depending on spring tension inside. I never tighten the jam nut so tight that it twists off, make it easy to replace them. When I shut water off I sometimes step on hose that makes them squirt so I know still working.

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