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American Society of Sanitary Engineers publishes product standards of safety for plumbing systems.There are 5 major standards for mixing hot and cold water. Four of these standards are mentioned specifically in both the IPC and UPC Plumbing codes as well as the four states that use their own codes (California, Illinois, Wisconsin, and New Jersey).Commercial building require ASSE certified valves. Click below to understand how and when to use these valves. As always, you may contact a Leonard Sales/Engineering Specialist for assistance. Learn More

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Year after year, your water heater serves an important role in your home. Your morning routine just wouldn’t be the same—or nearly as comfortable—without hot water. Yet, water heaters and their components do not last forever. Preventative maintenance is the key to ensuring that your water heater continues to safely provide your home with hot water. In this article, we’ll review a critical safety component of your water heater, the water heater pressure-relief valve.

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The name is actually quite literal. It’s a valve that relieves excess pressure in the water heater tank. By doing so, it can prevent excess pressure buildup that has the potential to cause a tank burst and flood your home. It’s an unheralded but essential safety mechanism for your water heater.

As your water heater heats up the water in the tank, the water expands and steam is generated. The greater the heat, the more expansion that occurs. This expansion puts pressure on the exterior walls of the tank, but this is to be expected. Some degree of excess pressure escapes through the water pipes connected to the water heater. In the event that it cannot, the pressure-relief valve triggers. By releasing some of the hot water and air, the valve lowers the pressure back down to safe levels.

If the pressure-relief valve is unable to open, the pressure can continue to build inside of the tank past that 100 PSI ceiling. The heavy metal tank can withstand a lot of pressure buildup, but it eventually has its limits. The results are explosive, as the tank gives way, sending hot water flooding outward.

If your water heater has an emergency shutoff valve installed, the burst will be detected and the water supply will automatically shutoff. If not, you’re potentially looking at a flooded home with significant and costly water damage.

So, what causes the pressure-relief valve to fail? In many cases, the valve gets stuck or frozen in place due to the buildup of rust and corrosion inside the tank. Or, the valve is stuck due to a prior instance in which it released hot water.

A broken valve is something that should be fixed right away, but—unless you’re examining your water heater closely on a regular basis—may not be something most homeowners notice. That’s why regular testing and maintenance is important.

We recommend that homeowners here in Chicago test their pressure-relief valve when they flush out their water heater twice every year. Bundling your water heater maintenance tasks together makes sense, since each of these tasks takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Start by positioning a large bucket underneath the valve. You are going to release some hot water during this process, so you want to make sure you’re wearing safe clothes to reduce a scalding risk. Remove the drain pipe attached to the pressure valve.

Then, gently lift the valve switch so that hot water begins to come out of the valve and into the bucket. For the purposes of this test, don’t push the switch all the way up.

So long as water and air are coming out of the water heater during this test, your water heater pressure-relief valve is working as intended. On the other hand, if you’ve flipped the switch up and you’re not seeing any release, that could indicate a problem with the valve.

Did you know that most people use between 80 and 100 gallons of water every day? From using the restroom and showering to cooking and cleaning, your water usage is a crucial part of your daily home routine. Here are just a few daily tasks most homeowners do without thinking, and the corresponding amount of water it takes to complete them: Flushing a toilet: 1-3 gallons per flush

This doesn’t take into account washing your hands, taking a bath, or watering your lawn. Your water use may also skyrocket during the summer, when you’re drinking more water or cooling off in the sprinklers.

Taking all this into account, it’s crucial that your water systems are working at their full capacity. Your water heater delivers hot water to your home, and your water pressure needs to be sufficient for your appliances to work and for your showers to be comfortable.

For all your daily tasks to run smoothly, water pressure is especially important. Imagine not having enough water pressure to flush a toilet or take a shower. There are other consequences to having water pressure that is too high.

To get your water pressure checked and adjusted by a professional, call the team at King Heating, Cooling, & Plumbing in Chicago, Illinois. We’re the experts on all home systems and can make sure your home is running at 100% capacity.

It’s been a long day at work, and you want to come home, take a hot shower, and relax with the family. You turn on the shower to see a small stream of water—or droplets—coming from the shower head. Even when you turn the shower handle to full capacity, only a small amount of water drips out. What’s the problem?

Your water pressure is likely too low. This can be an annoying setback for many homeowners, who depend on high water pressure to shower, clean, cook, and more. How can you properly shower or wash your hands when only a few drops are coming out of the faucet?

On the opposite side of the water pressure spectrum, high water pressure can pose a danger to you and your family inside the home. When water pressure is too high, pipes can become damaged and systems can overwork themselves to bring that water to you. It’s just like the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: you don’t want your water pressure too low or too high—you want it just right.

Low water pressure is usually just a nuisance to homeowners and doesn’t pose a serious problem. High water pressure, on the other hand, can damage fixtures, seals, joints, and more. Water pressure that’s too high can also waste a lot of water in the home, leaving you with a higher utility bill at the end of the month.

As it comes from the municipal water supply to your home, residential water generally ranges from 40 to 80 PSI (pounds per square inch). Anything above or below this range could be considered too low or too high. Some experts will say that any level above 60 PSI is too high of water pressure for your home. It’s best to speak with a professional plumber to get your water pressure checked and to learn more about what level is right for your home. Your PSI range can be affected by elevation, house size, water needs, age of your home, and other factors.

If you haven’t checked your water pressure level in a while, it may be time to call King for a free VIP plumbing inspection. Even if you feel your water pressure and water heater are working great, there could be hidden efficiency problems lurking underneath the surface, such as a water heater that is running too hot and wasting energy. Only a true plumbing professional can get to the bottom of the issue and help you save money, month-over-month.

This goes without saying, but if you’re not comfortable flushing your water heater or checking the valve, don’t just ignore this crucial maintenance need. Give our team a call and have us out to your home to perform this service for you. Remember, this preventative maintenance can help prevent a tank burst and major water damage.

In these hot water temperature control articles, we explain how to buy, install, adjust and inspect anti-scald equipment to prevent hot water burns. We explain what a mixing valve, tempering valve, or anti-scald valve is, where and why these valves are installed on hot water systems, and how they work.

Photo: a Sparco anti-scald valve or tempering valve installed at a hydronic heating boiler. Other texts refer to these safety controls as mixing valves or compensating valves or temperature compensating valves.

Anti-scald valves used with water heaters are also called tempering valves or mixing valves. An anti-scald valve mixes cold water in with the outgoing hot water (or regulates pressure, or uses another approach) to assure that hot water exiting a building fixture is at a temperature low enough to be safe.

In the sketch shown below, courtesy of Carson Dunlop Associates (found at page bottom, Click to Show or Hide), an anti-scald valve (also referred to as a tempering valve , a compensating valve or an automatic mixing valve) is shown installed at the hot water piping and tankless coil on a heating boiler.

The drawing illustrates that hot water leaving the tankless coil has been heated to 180 °F. by the coil which is itself immersed in hot boiler water. The 180 degree F. water leaving the tankless coil is mixed with 55 °F. water inside the tempering valve. This produces outgoing hot water from the valve cooled down to 140 deg F.

In the U.S., most authorities consider hot water at or below 120 deg F to be safe from scalding. Some facilities limit water temperatures to 100 deg. F.

Anti-scald valves typically are warranted for just 12 months from the date of installation. Plumbers report a typical tempering valve life of five years. (Moley 2022)

Really? We"re uncertain about how various plumbers or others have defined the service life of these plumbing components. For example, a bathtub faucet may begin to drip after 2-8 years but may need nothing more than replacement of a faucet washer: a part costing less than $1.00 U.S. and a job within the capacity of many homeowners and most handymen.

Some plumbing faucets and valves, such as models using a ceramic cartridge, may last the lifetime of the building even if the faucet"s finish and trim do not last that long.

Watch out: ease of replacement of faucet parts and even the cost of replacement faucet cartridges varies enormously. A typical brass Moen 1200 one-handle kitchen or bathroom faucet cartridge like the one shown above costs about $30. U.S. but we were quoted over $100. when trying to buy a ceramic faucet cartridge for a Kohler-brand bath sink faucet.

An anti-scald or mixing valve mixes cold water with the outgoing hot water either automatically or manually to make sure that a person using the plumbing fixture won"t be scalded.

and mixing valve manufacturers described here, all take care to refer to products like the Sparco control shown above and the Watts mixing valve shown on this page as a mixing valve or tempering valve. They are not promising that the device will prevent burns from scalding hot water.

That advice means that besides mixing valves or tempering valves that are typically installed at the water heater or tankless coil, separate anti-scald protection devices are available for and should be installed at the point of use: sink, shower, or tub etc. Those sorts of anti-scald devices are also discussed in this article.

Above, in our photograph of a more traditional single-function heating boiler limit control, the limit switch is being used on a tankless coil, serving as an upper limit on the temperature to which the boiler is to heat its water. This temperature may and usually is well above 120°F and so is a scalding burn hazard.

Really? In my experience with plumbing and heating installers, home inspectors, and consumers, these terms: automatic compensation valve, mixing valve, tempering valve, anti-scald device, automatic pressure regulating valve, pressure balancing valve, pressure compensating valve are thrown about in a blizzard of usages that treat the words as synonyms.

In the course of inspecting several thousand buildings between 1976 and 2014, I have almost never found anti-scald devices at individual plumbing fixtures in private homes. The only water temperature control we typically find are mixing valves at the hot water source. Worse, sometimes there is no hot water scald protection at all.

When a heating boiler uses a tankless coil to produce domestic hot water, a third single-function control may be installed for that purpose. In our photo, a Honeywell limit control switch is being used to monitor hot water temperature at the tankless coil which is in turn mounted on a steam boiler of an older home in Portland, Maine.

Cold water from the building is entering the tankless coil via the bottom pipe (green corrosion) and hot water, heated by the coil is leaving at the upper part of the tankless coil, where it turns downwards to enter the left side of the mixing valve.

Additional cold water is permitted to enter the bottom of the mixing valve, and tempered (non-scalding) hot water then leaves at the right side of the mixing valve in that photo,

Avoid scalding burns on someone using the plumbing appliance - generally by trying to prevent water temperature at the device from exceeding a safe limit either set by the manufacturer or adjusted by the installer or user.

Note that once a temperature limit or stop has been set, water temperature might still vary both above or below that setting, depending on the type of limiting device and on the causes of variation of water temperature entering the building or of hot water produced by and exiting the water heater itself.

Avoid or minimize variations in water temperature - generally by monitoring water pressure, flow-rate, or temperature to avoid surges of hot or cold water.

POS: Point of source: these controls are installed at the water heater or at the heating boiler that uses a tankless coil, as a tempering or mixing valve using any of several methods to control outgoing water temperature to the entire building, detailed below.

POU: Point of use: these hot water temperature controls are installed at or close to the point of use or individual plumbing fixture as we detail below.

THERMOSTATIC HOT WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL at POINT OF USE -or POS - point of source for some devices including TAFR - Temperature Actuated Flow Reduction devices as well as others.

Watch out: as you"ll read here and in the article topics we have listed, various water temperature control devices have different purposes, and not all of them are designed to prevent scalding burns.

Watch out:Where no anti-scald valve is installed, the risk of a person being badly burned by hot water can be significant in buildings for a variety of reasons that we will explain here, including:

Use of water use efficiency improvement devices such as low-flow shower heads. When a low-flow-rate shower head is retrofitted to a home where no anti-scald valve or automatic compensation valve has been installed, even if the shower controls or tub controls have been manually adjusted to provide safe comfortable water temperature, the unexpected use of other appliances or plumbing fixtures in the building can cause the water temperature at the shower or tub to suddenly become scalding.

Watch out: it can be confusing listening to plumbers, home inspectors, and building supply sales staff who toss around terms like "mixing valve", "tempering valve", and "pressure-balancing valve" a bit loosely, all referring to ways to avoid scalding burns at plumbing fixtures, but not all working the same way.

Watch out: every anti-scald device, mixing valve, temperature control device whose instructions we reviewed includes a collection of safety warnings that explain the limitations of the device and its vulnerability to improper installation, improper adjustment, or to external causes of water temperature variation that are outside the scope of the control.

Watch out: read the installation instructions from the manufacturer of the product you are installing, both to make sure it"s installed properly and thus will work as expected, and also so that you understand what to expect by way of hot water temperature control that the product handles.

WARNING: Thermostatic mixing valves are intended to increase the supply of hot water available from the coil. They are not intended to prevent a scald hazard.

Similarly, the Watts Regulator Company"s instructions for the installation of the Series LF1170 & LFL 1170 Hot Water Temperature Control Valves includes this warning: [Bold font is our emphasis]

The first document below lists the components and parts of the mixing valve you describe - or a model close to it. The second provides instructions for a newer Thermostatic Mixing Valve or TMV from Danfoss, the Series 30 HR/HV.

Products listed here include thermostatic mixing valves of several types including valves that are installed at the fixture or point of use (POU thermostatic mixing valves), valves that are installed at the water heating source, and other products.

Watch out: as you will read in the individual product specifications, some thermostatic mixing valve instructions take care to mention that the valve does NOT provide scald protection and should not be used where ASSE 1070 devices are required.

Apollo DUAL PURPOSE THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE IO MANUAL [PDF] Model MVB & MVBLF ASSE 1017 Point-of-source & ASSE 1017 Point-of-use, Conbraco Industries Inc., 1418 Pearl St., Pageland SC 29728 USA Tel: 704-841-6000

Apollo THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE 34ALF Series SPECIFICATIONS [PDF] Apollo, Op. Cit., this valve is a POS or Point of Source use only temperature control valve.

The Apollo “MVB” Series are designed to mix and regulate the amount of cold and hot water to produce a comfortable and safe outlet temperature at a predetermined setting, either from the “point of source” or “point of use” application for single or multiple fixtures.

ASSE 1017 model 5231 series high flow thermostatic mixing valves are designed to be installed at the hot water heater (point of distribution) and cannot be used for tempering water temperature at fixtures as a point-of- use valve.

Series 5231 thermostatic mixing valves can also be used for regulating the flow temperature in radiant panel heating systems, to which it assures a constant and accurate control with ease of installation.

Cash Acme HEATGUARD 110-D SERIES TEMPERATURE-ACTUATED MIXING VALVE [PDF] (2014) assists in scald prevention, Cash Acme Corp., 2400 7th Avenue S.W. · Cullman · Alabama 35055 · USA · www.cashacme.com

Danfoss ESBE Series 20 THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE TMV INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] retrieved 2017/04/03, original source: http://na.heating.danfoss.com/PCMPDF/ESBE_Series20_TMV_instructions.pdf

Danfoss THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE Series 30 HR/HV INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] retrieved 2017/04/03, original source: http://na.heating.danfoss.com/PCMPDF/ESBE_HRHV_TMV_instructions.pdf

Photo: a replacement Delta Scald Guard cartridge. This is a rotational stop device. Detailed instructions on how to adjust this Delta scald guard device are given just below as a PDF download from the company.

ASSE compliance: ASSE 1017 - requires installation of a check valve. An expansion tank must be installed with the check valve to accomodate thermal expansion.

The AMX300 Series DirectConnect™ Mixing Valves fit any application requiring accurate control of water temperature by mixing hot and cold water such as domestic water.

KOHLER THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE INSTALLATION & CARE GUIDE [PDF] (2015) describing a POU point-of-use hot water temperature control from Kohler, Models K-2972, K2975, K2973, K2976.This valve meets or exceeds ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1 and ASSE

TUB AND SHOWER VALVES INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] (2002) Moen, retrieved 2022/06/12, original source: https://assets.moen.com/shared/docs/instruction-sheets/mt692c.pdf

Moen, ONE HANDLE TUB/SHOWER VALVE TRIM INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (2014) Moen, retrieved 2022/06/12, original source: https://assets.moen.com/shared/docs/instruction-sheets/ins2153c.pdf

Moley, Hot Water Tempering Valve, Maintaining & Servicing, [Website] Moley Plumbing & Gasfitting, retrieved 2022/06/12, original source: https://www.moyleplumbing.com.au/blog/hot-water-tempering-valve-maintenance-service#:~:text=A tempering valve should last approximately five (5) years.

Resideo (Honeywell) Braukmann PROPORTIONAL THERMOSTATIC MIXING VALVE [PDF] (2020) AM-1 1070 Series Proportional Thermostatic Mixing Valve, Resideo Technologies, Inc., 1985 Douglas Drive North, Golden Valley, MN 55422 1-800-468-1502

Symmons TEMPCONTROL 700-Series MIXING VALVE INSTALLATION MANUAL [PDF] [Shown above] Symmons Industries, Inc., 31 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA 02184 USA, Tel: (800) 796-6667 Web: symmons.com Email: gethelp@symmons.com

left. Install retaining nut back onto valve body.[Note the requirement t torque the retaining nut to 132 inch pounds. - Ed.]5) Refer to "Setting Valve Temperature" section (pg.4)

Tempress PRESSURE BALANCING VALVE I-595 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] (2020) for use with Tub and Shower Fittings, Newport Brass, 2001 Carnegie Ave, Santa Ana CA 92705 USA Tel: (949) 417-5207

Watts, SERIES LF1170 AND LFL1170 HOT WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE INSTRUCTIONS [PDF] (2013) Watts Regulator Co., USA Tel: (978) 688-1811, Fax: (978) 794-1848,

I can but guess because there is other information about your plumbing system that I don"t know, but it"s possible that you are anti scald device is installed at the water heater and that there is too much distance between that point and the nearest hot water Plumbing fixture.

A solution would be to install the anti scald device right at your plumbing fixtures. It"s more expensive in the landlord may not want to do that. OR the mixing valve output temperature is simply set lower than necessary. Temperature can be set as high as 120F. but no higher at the fixture or there"d be a scalding burn hazard.

A mixing or equalizer valve was just installed on my hit water tank by the landlord. I am finding that the water isn"t hot enough for us. We were told the temperature would be set for 110°F and would not be allowed to be higher.

We also pay for our own hot water usage through the gas company and it isn"t being paid for by the landlord. We are not using any cold water for showers or for anything other than drinking at this point. I would like to know if there is a way to increase the amount of hot water.

There is no risk of scalding in this house as we are adults who know how to live responsibly while using the water without harm to ourselves and others within the home.

If we are talking about a domestic water heater that produces hot water for washing and bathing, there will be a thermostat (or two of them) on the water heater; the thermostat controls vary depending on whether the heater is fueled by oil or gas or electricity.

Continue reading at ANTI-SCALD WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL TYPES or select a topic from the closely-related articles below, or see the complete ARTICLE INDEX.

ANTI SCALD VALVES / MIXING VALVES at InspectApedia.com - online encyclopedia of building & environmental inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair, & problem prevention advice.

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Thanks to Bruce Jones, Renewable Energy Solutions Manager, for suggesting clarifications about which way to turn the mixing valve to make water supply hotter or colder. email August 2010.

Thanks to reader Chris Martino for pointing out inconsistent text about which way to turn the hot water mixing valve or tempering valve. December 2010.

[5] "Water Saving Tips: For Residential Water Use, Indoors and Out",Alliance for Water Efficiency, 300 W Adams Street, Suite 601 Chicago, Illinois 60606, Tel: 773-360-5100, 866-730-A4WE, Email: jeffrey@a4we.org, web search 12/14/11, original source: plumbingefficiencyresearchcoalition.org/

[6] "Danger in the Shower: 2008 Forum Looks at Hot Water", John Koeller, Home Energy, Jan/Feb 2009, Home Energy Magazine, 1250 Addison Street Suite 211B, Berkeley, Ca. 94702, Tel: (510) 524-5405 Email: contact@homeenergy.org

TECHNICAL REFERENCE GUIDE to manufacturer"s model and serial number information for heating and cooling equipment, useful for determining the age of heating boilers, furnaces, water heaters is provided by Carson Dunlop Weldon & Associates

Anti-scald valves, also known as tempering valves and mixing valves, mix cold water in with outgoing hot water so that the hot water that leaves a fixture is not hot enough to scald a person.

Unwanted temperature fluctuations are an annoyance and a safety hazard. When a toilet is flushed, for instance, cold water flows into the toilet’s tank and lowers the pressure in the cold-water pipes. If someone is taking a shower, they will suddenly feel the water become hotter as less cold water is available to the shower valve. By the same principle, the shower water will become colder when someone in the house uses the hot-water faucet. This condition is exacerbated by plumbing that’s clogged, narrow, or installed in showers equipped with low-flow or multiple showerheads. A sudden burst of hot water can cause serious burns, particularly in young children, who have thinner skin than adults. Also, a startling thermal shock – hot or cold – may cause a person to fall in the shower as he or she scrambles on the slippery surface to adjust the water temperature. The elderly and physically challenged are at particular risk.

Anti-scald valves mitigate this danger by maintaining water temperature at a safe level, even as pressures fluctuate in water supply lines. They look similar to ordinary shower and tub valves and are equipped with a special diaphragm or piston mechanism that immediately balances the pressure of the hot- and cold-water inputs, limiting one or the other to keep the temperature within a range of several degrees. As a side effect, the use of an anti-scald valve increases the amount of available hot water, as it is drawn more slowly from the water heater. Inspectors and homeowners may want to check with the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) to see if these safety measures are required in new construction in their area.

Installation of anti-scald valves is typically simple and inexpensive. Most models are installed in the hot-water line and require a cold-water feed. They also require a swing check valve on the cold-water feed line to prevent hot water from entering the cold-water system. They may be installed at the water heater to safeguard the plumbing for the whole building, or only at specific fixtures.

The actual temperature of the water that comes out of the fixture may be somewhat different than the target temperature set on the anti-scald valve. Such irregularities may be due to long, uninsulated plumbing lines or defects in the valve itself. Users may fine-tune the valve with a rotating mechanism that will allow the water to become hotter or colder, depending on which way it’s turned. Homeowners may contact an InterNACHI inspector or a qualified plumber if they have further questions or concerns.

In summary, anti-scald valves are used to reduce water temperature fluctuations that may otherwise inconvenience or harm unsuspecting building occupants.

On the side or top of your water heater tank is a valve connected to a metal or plastic discharge tube pointing downward. The valve is called a T&P valve, or TPR valve, for "temperature and pressure relief."

If all goes well, a TPR valve never gets used intentionally except during testing. But in the event of an emergency or malfunction, this valve is of critical importance. It can potentially prevent your water heater from exploding. Understanding how a T&P valve works will help you keep your water heater in tip-top shape and prevent possible damage to your home.

A T&P valve is a valve with an attached tube located on the outside of a water heater. The valve provides relief to the water heater if the pressure exceeds normal operating limits, usually 150 psi.

Mandated by all plumbing codes, the T&P valve relieves excess temperature and pressure in a water heater if either reaches a critical point. A water heater is a closed system, and thermal expansion is an inescapable fact of both normal and abnormal water heater functioning.

In a standard water heater, the water is heated by a gas burner or electric elements. As the water reaches temperatures between 120 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit, both the water and the water heater"s metal tank expand.

Some expansion is normal, but too much expansion is unsafe. When the temperature reaches 210 degrees or the pressure reaches 150 psi (pounds per square inch), a properly functioning T&P valve opens and expels hot water and steam through the discharge tube.

When you purchase a water heater, the T&P valve generally comes pre-installed. A threaded inlet is welded onto the side of the tank. This inlet cannot be removed or replaced. The T&P valve is screwed clockwise onto that inlet.

Because the T&P valve is rarely used, mineral build-up can cause it to stiffen over time. This is a significant safety hazard because, in the event of a temperature or pressure spike, the T&P valve may not open as it should and the water heater might explode.

Water heater manufacturers recommend regular checking of the T&P valve. Wear closed-toe shoes to avoid scalding. Except for a bucket, no tools are required.

Before you begin, make sure you know where the shut-off valve of your tank is. It"s usually located on the cold water feed, on the right side inlet on top of the tank.

Release the lever and let it snap back to its original position. If the lever does not snap back into place, the valve is faulty and must be replaced.

In most cases, there are two problems you might have to address with the T&P valve: a valve that leaks by constantly dripping or a valve that sticks and doesn"t open and close properly.

When a T&P valve is leaking, it may be due to the valve not being properly seated in the threaded opening of the tank. This is especially likely if the leaking occurs immediately after an old valve is replaced. This can be remedied by shutting off the water heater and letting it cool down completely, then removing and rethreading the valve into the tank"s opening.

If the valve is leaking due to dirt or sediment trapped in the relief port, pull the metal spring lever back again and discharge water into the bucket. Once the lever snaps back again, if the water fails to stop completely, shut turn the gas valve to the off position and shut the water off to replace the valve.

A water heater that periodically discharges hot water and steam from the T&P valve may be set to a water temperature that is too high. Make sure that the water temperature setting is in the normal recommended range—about 120 degrees Fahrenheit—or no more than about 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

When stuck downward, the valve cannot provide relief if the system reaches maximum pressure. As a result, the water heater tank might rupture. When stuck in a fully extended position, the T&P valve will continually leak water down through the discharge tube, potentially flooding the home.

The stickiness of the valve can sometimes be remedied by simply opening and closing the lever several times. Jiggle the T&P valve by gently pulling the lever towards you. Much like jiggling a toilet handle, this action may be enough to unstick the valve. If this does not fix the problem, replace the valve.

However, some caution is necessary whenever working with a water heater, because the T&P valve can become damaged if the water heater has exceeded maximum pressure or temperature levels. If you suspect a pressure-related problem with your water heater tank, hire a licensed plumber to have the water heater inspected.

All Delta tub and shower faucets are engineered to keep the water temperature within a safe ±3.6° F (±1.7° C)*. This technology makes sure your family doesn’t experience a sudden and possibly unsafe change in water temperature as a result of running water elsewhere, such as using a dishwasher, flushing a toilet or running a washing machine.

Delta thermostatic tub and shower faucets are built with TempAssure valves, while pressure balance tub and shower faucets are built with Delta Monitor valves. Both feature an adjustable handle limit stop that, when properly set, helps ensure the handle cannot be turned to a position that is too hot for comfort.

A child can be severely scalded in under a second when the temperature of water coming out of your taps is around 65°C. When the water coming out of your taps is at a maximum of 50°C, it’s much safer. At this temperature, it takes five minutes to severely scald a child.

Here are some simple tips for preventing scalds in the bath:Check the bath temperature using a thermometer. You could also test the temperature by putting your arm in. If your skin goes red, the water is too hot for your child.

Ensure that the water coming out of your taps is at a maximum of 50°C. This is a low-risk temperature for scalds. Talk to your heater manufacturer, local gas supplier, plumber or gasfitter about a temperature control device for your hot water system.

Turn on the cold water first, then the hot to get the right bath temperature for your child. When turning the water off, turn off the hot water first so the cold water can run through the tap and cool it down.

Heated water needs to be stored at above 60°C to prevent the formation of Legionella bacteria. This is why it’s good to have a temperature control device fitted to lower the temperature of the water coming out of your taps.