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Old 12/31/11, 10:48 AM
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I don't know how this got off topic but the picture I am displaying is an electric Hot Water tank.



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Old 12/31/11, 10:56 AM
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I don't know how this got off topic but the picture I am displaying is an electric Hot Water tank.
Who cares?

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Old 12/31/11, 12:27 PM
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The bottom end of the discharge pipe must have an air gap and must not be threaded.
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The bottom end of the discharge pipe must have an air gap and must not be threaded.
Stop it with the facts, you'll just confuse KEVIN.



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Old 12/31/11, 1:02 PM
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Sorry.... my bad!
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Translate this Michael YRAI!



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Old 12/31/11, 1:57 PM
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Translate this Michael YRAI!
We don't know what he means but I sure he thinks it's clever.

Define-YRAI

Here is one for KEVIN

ESL



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Old 12/31/11, 3:30 PM
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I don't know how this got off topic but the picture I am displaying is an electric Hot Water tank.
Is it the large font that's confusing you?


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The T&P (Test and Pressure) valve


Test and pressure? TEST and pressure? TEST and pressure?



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I thought the pipe had to be "Non threaded" from the TPR valve???.
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I thought the pipe had to be "Non threaded" from the TPR valve???.
Correct the discharge pipe cannot have a threaded connection at the end, this is to prevent someone from capping it.



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Correct the discharge pipe cannot have a threaded connection at the end, this is to prevent someone from capping it.
But there are ways around that ...
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