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pressure relief valve

motorbrain · 2011-08-03 11:17:35

Hello, I need to replace my pressure relief valve on my heating system and I was wondering if it is possible to do so without the hassle of draining the water ? Any ideas? :(

03-08-2011 11:17am

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motorbrain

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Hello,
I need to replace my pressure relief valve on my heating system and I was wondering if it is possible to do so without the hassle of draining the water ?
Any ideas?

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#2 03-08-2011 1:51pm

milltown

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If you mean the safety valve that vents from the boiler to outside, then yes it is. Just close off the ball valves under the boiler and have a basin to catch the little bit of water that will come out when you remove the safety valve.

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motorbrain wrote: »

Hello,

Any ideas?

Get someone who is competent, especially if it's gas.

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#4 03-08-2011 5:04pm

Billy Bunting

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PRV's can easily be "jumped" once the system pressure has been relieved, just so long as you know what your doing and understand the system, it can also go awfully wrong if you think you know what your doing, if in doubt do as gary71 suggests and get the man. :cool:

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