My T & P relief valve is leaking. I can't reach a plumber until Monday. Can I drain the water heater below the relief valve and continue using the water heater a few days?

Any recent changes to the plumbing in the house? Draining it should work great. How do you plan on keeping it at that level?



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No recent changes. It is an old water heater. I just need to stop the leaking in my garage, and it is filling 5 gal buckets every 2-3 hrs. I plan to turn it back on when hot water is needed until I can get a plumber out

Yes you can continue to use it if you turn it off after you use it. If you have a Pipe Wrench, you can replace it your self, but turn the temperature down to 120 degrees or just warm. That may help. But if it is a seat problem you should just replace the Pressure Temperature Relief Valve. It is a 3/4" pipe thread. Drain it down below the relief outlet. With a 14 or 18" Pipe wrench, remove it and replace it with a new one. Put teflon tape and pipe dope on the threads when you install it. Good luck.



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Thanks a lot



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