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About four months ago, we replaced our electric water

So. The question is: do I *need* an expansion tank? I was given two
options:
1) Expansion tank.
2) Just run a tube from the valve to the floor drain nearby


Who told you to run the 'tube' from the valve to the floor?

Sears troubleshooting guy (they did the install, had a good sale on at the
time I bought it). He was interesting: had to be 75, obviously been doing
this since Hector was a pup. But he didn't figure out why it had just
started, I did, so I felt smarrrt (as my kids would say).

...phsiii


I don't care if he was 7 or 75, piping a leaking relief valve to a floor
drain is criminal.

I have to agree if he doesn't fix the valve first. As to running it
to a drain. That is only good practice as long as you leave an air
gap.

Harry K