Rheem SP12574 Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve,Small

100% percent match and direct replacement. My existing one was starting to drip after ten years of service. I did test it every year as directed. This new one was a direct specification match and resolved my issue. tested ad looks to be good for a while. Quality looks identical to the OEM valve.

I needed a new pressure relief valve to replace the one on my Rheem water heater that the plumber broke during "routine maintenance". After doing a lot of searches, and finding that the original part number had been replace twice (the hot water heater is 21 years old and still going strong) I found out that the part is now made by Protech. This one was an exact match to my old one, and installation was a snap. It even came prewrapped in Teflon tape, which was a nice surprise. Some things to note if you are replacing 1 yourself: - Make sure you turn off the water and unplug the hot water tank to let it cool. If you have gas, shut that off also. - Pump the old release valve to slowly let pressure off before opening it full. It will reduce getting an air burst and potential hot water blast. - Opening the hot water taps in the house also helps after you shut it down. I was flushing mine at the same time, so it helped greatly.

Good fit works well

I sold my home and the buyers, rightfully, wanted a home inspection. The inspector decided to pull the lever on the pressure relief valve that was working flawlessly, even though the drip pan below the pressure relief pipe was totally dry. It immediately started leaking, although slowly. I ordered the new pressure relief valve and when it arrived, I turned the temperature dial on the water heater to vacation, closed the cold water inlet valve and drained about 6 gallons from the water heater. After removing the drip pipe and slowly turning the old PRV until there was no steam or liquid water leaking, the old PRV was removed. The new PRV was immediately installed and the drip pipe replaced. After turning the water back on and setting the dial to a warm temperature, the water heater fired up and showed no signs of leaks. I was sure the inspector caused the problem when just before closing, the buyer's agent asked to go into the basement to check on the water heater. If you are inexperienced with plumbing, I would advise shutting the water heater down entirely and waiting for the water to cool considerably.

Make sure the height is correct size or your overflow tube might need to be alter (used on solar water heater 120-gallon tank)

EXCELLENT ITEM

I woke up one morning to find the pressure relief valve dripping water from the discharge tube. The local box stores had replacements but did not have the right probe length as required by the manufacturer of my water heater. I was able to get this next day and it fit perfectly. No issues at all with this - water heater has been operating perfectly fine for the last week since replacement. You can find many tutorials online on how to change one if you're in a similar position. Highly recommended!

Seller description and picture is not what you will receive. Look up a 3 star review for this item by "scraps" which includes the right pictures. If not for his review I would not have bought this item. I still gave it 5 stars because it is an exact duplicate of my old defective valve and fit perfectly in my Rheem gas water heater. No more leaks.

Good just Returned due to dimension not good for me

Exactly what I needed

Buen producto

Good replacement Pressure Relief valve but the available space to work is pretty tight so I was really glad I bought the specialized tool that still was a tight fit but the job got done much easier then. YOU can do this but after 20 years that old one was in pretty tight.

Buenas calidad