After writing a blog post about leaking temperature and pressure relief (TPR) valves at water heaters, I learned that this particular issue seems to completely befuddle folks. In the two years that I ...

The column you wrote a while ago on Radon mitigation system states that some installers seal the sump pit. Yet the instructions on our water heater, located nearby, warn that unless the pressure ...

TPR valves have a small trip handle on them that, if lifted open, the valve will drain water from the tank which is under house water pressure. But most professionals who work around such things warn ...

Q: We have a 50 gallon water heater in our basement. It’s only seven years old, but it has always leaked from the drain pipe on the pressure relief valve. We’ve tried everything to stop the leak. We ...