What kind of floor do you have? *If it's concrete I'd probably just
leave it alone. *I've never seen one of those valves blow myself. *I
have seen them develop leaks that you will not notice if you route it
into your sump pit. *I have seen slow leak failures of hw tanks as
well as catastrophic failures. *All were the tank leaking, not the
safety valve. *If you want to do something to protect the floor area
of your basement I'd suggest a pan under your hw tank and route a
drain from it to your pit. *The pan will cvatch the pipe as well.


I just refinished my basement, all sheetrock. The floor is concrete,
with a layer of old 9X9 tiles, and I went over that with new 12X12
vinyl flooring. The pan was not an option because of space limitations
in the furnace room.
At least the floor is pitched towards the sump, so if anything did
happen, the water should flow right into the sump.