Richard Moore Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 ...and 15 years later they're still just laying there. Exactly as I found it. Sometimes you just have to chuckle. Download Attachment: 121023K 014xx.jpg 139.85 KB This first-replacement heater was tucked away in the dead end of a pantry, the original TPR discharge line hard-plumbed to the exterior through the wall, out of reach behind the tank. I can't quite figure out how the home-owner disconnected the first TPR without damaging the threads. Well, OK, I can, but it first involves a wrench on the valve while someone else unscrews the TPR by spinning the whole (empty?) tank in place. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 They turned the discharge pipe from the exterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 They turned the discharge pipe from the exterior. No, it had a couple of elbows before entering the wall, and then the termination was another 20' or so away. Maybe a hacksaw on the old TPR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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