Hot water heater popoff valve

[Bob Lawrence]

Hey group,
Had my popoff valve popoff last weekend.
Thing is it's set to popoff at 210 degrees.
Wasn't sure if the valve was bad or the thermostats.
Changed them both out. The valve was harder as door is small in closet.
Weird thing is the valve doesn't have anyplace to drain except in the
compartment it is located. Noticed water running down the engine.
On my PT36 the water fill and electric are in a compartment all their
own.
I drilled a hole in the compartment upper area and then with an adapter
to the new valve (old one was the problem), ran a hose that I cut off
and put a barbed fitting on and screwed it to the opening I had cut out.
Now, if it ever pops off again, at least the water will drain outside
instead of in the compartment. Probably never happen again...
Might want to take a look at yours to see where it would drain if it
pops off.
Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Tacoma, Wa.

[Terry Neal]

Hi Bob,

On my PT40, the popoff valve for the water heater is fitted with an
adapter that is attached to a drain hose (think it's heater hose) that
fits through a hole in the floor of the compartment & drains into the
area behind the radiator in the engine compartment. Then if for any
reason the valve opens, all the hot water just sprays on to the ground.
Looks like it was plumbed this way at the factory. Yours must be a one
of a kind maybe? Sounds like you have a good solution now though.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40 6V92TA
74FC34 6V53T



Bob Lawrence wrote:

> Hey group,
> Had my popoff valve popoff last weekend.
> Thing is it's set to popoff at 210 degrees.
> Wasn't sure if the valve was bad or the thermostats.
> Changed them both out. The valve was harder as door is small in closet.
> Weird thing is the valve doesn't have anyplace to drain except in the
> compartment it is located. Noticed water running down the engine.
> On my PT36 the water fill and electric are in a compartment all their
> own.
> I drilled a hole in the compartment upper area and then with an adapter
> to the new valve (old one was the problem), ran a hose that I cut off
> and put a barbed fitting on and screwed it to the opening I had cut out.
> Now, if it ever pops off again, at least the water will drain outside
> instead of in the compartment. Probably never happen again...
> Might want to take a look at yours to see where it would drain if it
> pops off.
> Bob Lawrence
> 84 PT36
> Tacoma, Wa.
>
>



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[Bob Lawrence]

I wonder why mine wasn't fitted like yours?
Bob

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Terry Neal wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> On my PT40, the popoff valve for the water heater is fitted with an
> adapter that is attached to a drain hose (think it's heater hose)
that
> fits through a hole in the floor of the compartment & drains into
the
> area behind the radiator in the engine compartment. Then if for
any
> reason the valve opens, all the hot water just sprays on to the
ground.
> Looks like it was plumbed this way at the factory. Yours must be a
one
> of a kind maybe? Sounds like you have a good solution now though.
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40 6V92TA
> 74FC34 6V53T
>
>
>
> Bob Lawrence wrote:
>
> > Hey group,
> > Had my popoff valve popoff last weekend.
> > Thing is it's set to popoff at 210 degrees.
> > Wasn't sure if the valve was bad or the thermostats.
> > Changed them both out. The valve was harder as door is small in
closet.
> > Weird thing is the valve doesn't have anyplace to drain except in
the
> > compartment it is located. Noticed water running down the engine.
> > On my PT36 the water fill and electric are in a compartment all
their
> > own.
> > I drilled a hole in the compartment upper area and then with an
adapter
> > to the new valve (old one was the problem), ran a hose that I cut
off
> > and put a barbed fitting on and screwed it to the opening I had
cut out.
> > Now, if it ever pops off again, at least the water will drain
outside
> > instead of in the compartment. Probably never happen again...
> > Might want to take a look at yours to see where it would drain if
it
> > pops off.
> > Bob Lawrence
> > 84 PT36
> > Tacoma, Wa.
> >
> >
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Terry Neal]

Hello Bob,

I suppose it is the old "build each one different" philosophy. We see
this quite often based on feedback & info from the various forums.

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40 6V92TA
74FC34 6V53T



Bob Lawrence wrote:

> I wonder why mine wasn't fitted like yours?
> Bob
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> , Terry Neal wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > On my PT40, the popoff valve for the water heater is fitted with an
> > adapter that is attached to a drain hose (think it's heater hose)
> that
> > fits through a hole in the floor of the compartment & drains into
> the
> > area behind the radiator in the engine compartment. Then if for
> any
> > reason the valve opens, all the hot water just sprays on to the
> ground.
> > Looks like it was plumbed this way at the factory. Yours must be a
> one
> > of a kind maybe? Sounds like you have a good solution now though.
> >
> > Terry Neal
> > Bozeman, MT
> > 82PT40 6V92TA
> > 74FC34 6V53T
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > > Hey group,
> > > Had my popoff valve popoff last weekend.
> > > Thing is it's set to popoff at 210 degrees.
> > > Wasn't sure if the valve was bad or the thermostats.
> > > Changed them both out. The valve was harder as door is small in
> closet.
> > > Weird thing is the valve doesn't have anyplace to drain except in
> the
> > > compartment it is located. Noticed water running down the engine.
> > > On my PT36 the water fill and electric are in a compartment all
> their
> > > own.
> > > I drilled a hole in the compartment upper area and then with an
> adapter
> > > to the new valve (old one was the problem), ran a hose that I cut
> off
> > > and put a barbed fitting on and screwed it to the opening I had
> cut out.
> > > Now, if it ever pops off again, at least the water will drain
> outside
> > > instead of in the compartment. Probably never happen again...
> > > Might want to take a look at yours to see where it would drain if
> it
> > > pops off.
> > > Bob Lawrence
> > > 84 PT36
> > > Tacoma, Wa.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>



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[Bob Lawrence]

That's ok...with this group we can fix any problem or know where it
can be fixed...I know I have learned a lot.
Bob
> Hello Bob,
>
> I suppose it is the old "build each one different" philosophy. We
see
> this quite often based on feedback & info from the various forums.
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40 6V92TA
> 74FC34 6V53T
>
>
>
> Bob Lawrence wrote:
>
> > I wonder why mine wasn't fitted like yours?
> > Bob
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > , Terry Neal
wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Bob,
> > >
> > > On my PT40, the popoff valve for the water heater is fitted
with an
> > > adapter that is attached to a drain hose (think it's heater
hose)
> > that
> > > fits through a hole in the floor of the compartment & drains
into
> > the
> > > area behind the radiator in the engine compartment. Then if for
> > any
> > > reason the valve opens, all the hot water just sprays on to the
> > ground.
> > > Looks like it was plumbed this way at the factory. Yours must
be a
> > one
> > > of a kind maybe? Sounds like you have a good solution now
though.
> > >
> > > Terry Neal
> > > Bozeman, MT
> > > 82PT40 6V92TA
> > > 74FC34 6V53T
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bob Lawrence wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey group,
> > > > Had my popoff valve popoff last weekend.
> > > > Thing is it's set to popoff at 210 degrees.
> > > > Wasn't sure if the valve was bad or the thermostats.
> > > > Changed them both out. The valve was harder as door is small
in
> > closet.
> > > > Weird thing is the valve doesn't have anyplace to drain
except in
> > the
> > > > compartment it is located. Noticed water running down the
engine.
> > > > On my PT36 the water fill and electric are in a compartment
all
> > their
> > > > own.
> > > > I drilled a hole in the compartment upper area and then with
an
> > adapter
> > > > to the new valve (old one was the problem), ran a hose that I
cut
> > off
> > > > and put a barbed fitting on and screwed it to the opening I
had
> > cut out.
> > > > Now, if it ever pops off again, at least the water will drain
> > outside
> > > > instead of in the compartment. Probably never happen again...
> > > > Might want to take a look at yours to see where it would
drain if
> > it
> > > > pops off.
> > > > Bob Lawrence
> > > > 84 PT36
> > > > Tacoma, Wa.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
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