elgato Posted September 5, 2014 Report Posted September 5, 2014 Saw this mounted on top of a State Industries electric water heater manufactured in 1983. No TPR valve, as I know them anyway. Anyone able to enlighten me on this? Thanks Click to Enlarge 58.17 KB
elgato Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Posted September 5, 2014 My guess is that this "fuse" melts at a high temp and opens to release excess pressure/heat, like today's TPR valve.
kurt Posted September 5, 2014 Report Posted September 5, 2014 A fusible plug has the same general function as a fusible link; it melts at a predetermined temperature. Never seen nor heard of such a thing on a water heater. Easy fix though....get a new water heater, it's 30 years old, it's time.
John Kogel Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Yikes, that thing doesn't blow until the water hits 195 degrees, that's cutting it pretty fine for a residential water heater, no? It is haywire. Look at the elbow and the missing discharge tube. Mr Handy strikes again with a haywire safety device.
Marc Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Looks too distant from the tank to correctly sense the hot water temperature. Further reason to replace the entire appliance. Marc
Erby Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Here's some drain tubes for you! Click to Enlarge 42.18 KB
Nolan Kienitz Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 The insulation caps are cute !!! [^]
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