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    Dopeyboy Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    May 15, 2013, 10:52 PM
    Hot water tank relief valve repair
    The auxiliary valve has blown on my heater tank when I pulled the relief valve up too high, can this be repaired or just replace the whole valve.
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    May 16, 2013, 01:52 AM
    Hi boy and welcome, not much to repair, just replace the valve there not expensive or hard to replace. Any problem just post back you'll get plenty of help here. Good luck
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    May 16, 2013, 09:42 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by parttime View Post
    Hi boy and welcome, not much to repair, just replace the the valve there not expensive or hard to replace. Any problem just post back you'll get plenty of help here. good luck
    OK, thanks for the advise, very helpful.
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    May 17, 2013, 04:45 AM
    Yes Kurt, replacing the valve is a good idea and it was already posted as a solution by Parttime. Dopeyboy acknowledged the answer and is all set here, but thanks anyway!
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