PRV's How do Pressure Relief Valves work? Altecnic PRV

Today we look at Pressure Relief Valves (or Safety relief valves) otherwise known as PRV 's or SRV 's, all supplied by Altecnic. MASSIVE THAKS! They're a very important component on a sealed or pressursied system. They are used on heating systems and hot water supply systems AND cold water supply systems. So it's time to get your head around them! Thanks to Altecnic for sending me out the cutaways and damaged products, it's not everyday a manufacturer will do that. Their website is below!
We use pressure relief valves to dump pressures of water we deem too high or dangerous. That's why they often leak outside to a safe place (and sometimes not!)
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[@tzo2008]

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[@plumberparts]

@@tzo2008 Test it now bro! Thanks for the heads up!

[@tzo2008]

@@plumberparts works like a charm! Thanks again!!

[@CarFinanceSimplified]

Learning so much from your channel - many thanks. I've just replaced my potable expansion vessel due to the SRV leaking down the tundish but it's still doing it. The pressure in the vessel was ZERO so I replaced it. I now think that it must be the SRV which has failed so I'll be replacing that next. At least I now know that my vessel is working correctly! Many thanks.

[@iandubbya8495]

Great! Helped me with the diagnosis of a problem on my Narrowboat heating system.

[@jamie3566]

Really enjoyed that, nice to see what's happening inside the fitting instead of just taking someone's word for it and putting it in anyway 🤙

[@plumberparts]

Thanks dude!

[@MartiA1973]

Brilliant presentation - thank you

[@phasedout6769]

Who doesn't love a cutaway? Great video bud.

[@plumberparts]

Cheers bro!

[@IlkinJamalli]

Thanks again for explaining the things! You made me subscribe!

[@junkendriven]

Spot on buddy, thanks for sharing, I have a regular nightmare with those things, system thats not had inhibitor and the limescale pretty bad causing them to fail regularly. Solving with inhibitor and replacing but good info there on reasons, etc. And yeah, too often them being twisted/twiddled! haha

[@Ilovetosingem]

Brilliant as always. Cheers and keep safe. Singem.

[@tadas8808]

Very useful video. Thank you.

[@spilknoob4google]

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[@neil5006]

Great tutor 👍

[@shahrukhtikotikar7551]

Great Cool video Thanks proud to be a plumber

[@plumberparts]

Cheer bro.

[@humanism2220]

Thank you friend for so much information I have learned what I needed but could you make a video about how to replace the expantion vasele . Thank you so much .

[@ratchriat1716]

found the video very informative and useful well explain love the video.

[@plumberparts]

Cheers dude!

[@salwaabedalaziz5368]

Brilliant video

[@DJSUKH300690]

Great video!

[@banzaiman1]

could you do a video on how you replace a prv valve on a combi boiler? Cheers

[@nicodavies3725]

SRV’s can also release pressure due to a failed PRVs aswell I’ve been to jobs before where the customers complaining of water trickling down her gutter then when I’ve gone up to look I traced the pipe back and it was D2 from the tundish. I Checked the vessel and and it wasn’t perforated I used a pressure gauge on the SRV it was showing 4 bar then when I checked the PRV the dial was showing 3 bar so then I knew instantly the PRV was knackered

[@jhuh1758]

very clear

[@richardgrt4757]

So helpful my expansion vessel rubber had a hole n leaking through seals causing my 6- bars SRV to leak too. Thanks mate 👍👍

[@getbry7452]

Cheers Jimmy! 👍

[@plumberparts]

No worries matey!

[@Rgant125]

That was a very informative video, nice one. Could you do a video on how an automatic air vent works when you have time please

[@anthonymassimo3843]

Great video

[@giannettotak]

Hello ! I really enjoy watching your videos and I must say thank for many tips you gave me so far ! On this valve subject my super naive question will be .... can I install one pressure relief valve on may main inlet system and set a pressure that will be kept constant on the whole system ? I have an old house with a messy pipe system and I can’t adjust my pressure to a good point so that I have good pressure when I open two taps or just one it’s either too low or too much... that is why I got this idea but I’m not sure the valve can be fitted that way. Thanks in advance

[@myfaceback100]

I Fully understand what you are saying about not giving the homeowner a way to bypass the pressure vessel but adding a shutoff valve makes sure the job much easier. The homeowner in the end in response if they bypass it and don't call you to fix it. I know one job I did not to long ago and I added a bypass as I always do and for some reason, the tank lost pressure and the homeowner used the bypass as they did not want to call me even though it was a free fix as it was under guarantee. It blew one night they had the heat up high. Costing them nearly 9K in damage they tried to say it was my fault we went to court and it was proven that they caused the damage. For me I still fit them I just wire tie them open so there is no way they can accidentally be closed.

[@dansmith436]

6:29 .. no way did you have a leak on the pressure gauge... definitely .. not holding tight ;) haha much love great video

[@tuligross8045]

Really informative - I have one on my boiler but it just discharges onto my floor! i'm sure that's not right! i don't have a close drain, so just wondering if there is some sort of receptacle (maybe with an alarm) thats legal?

[@johnquinn.3438]

Top man James,great video,many thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@plumberparts]

No worries Jonny!

[@miaji1963]

So good

[@andydreads100]

Great vid

[@kylepratts8628]

Thanks for your video! If my boiler is 8bar max, upto how many bars should i adjust my presure relief valve to? Thanks

[@gkuk]

Topman great job, 😺

[@plumberparts]

Thanks mate.

[@michaelogorman984]

Love your video's they are brilliant: I've got a system with a pumped water supply coming in at 4 Bar. The PRV is failing every 5 to 6 months and the Pressure release vessel is losing its air fill in the same time frame. Is it possible that the water hammer from the pump is creating dynamic pressure which shortens the life of the PRV? Any ideas on a fix? Thanks in advance !/ Mike

[@Panther-]

Hello thank you...is this valve the same as an Expansion relief valve? Thanks

[@ttrjw]

Fantastic T-shirt.

[@plumberparts]

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[@ritvanxh9654]

Hi James Great video mate My Vailant pro 28 been dropping the pressure for about s year or so Today an engineer from home serve attended the annual gas safety inspection and reported / suggested that the prv is changed (hopefully this will solve the pressure issue) do you think I can change the prv only or I will need that air bubble tank changed too ?? It is an old boiler and wouldn’t want to spend too much on it. Looking forward to your reply

[@FAT-NUT]

Can you put a check valve on the flow to the Expansion vessel? 🧐

[@jurajkecso]

Hi, a quick question. I recently had to drain the boiler to clean the DHW sensor. Did this via closing the boiler isolation valves and then opened the discharge valve as directed. Now it seems that the boiler is losing pressure, possibly through the valve. In the manual it says that the valve seat should be cleaned to ensure it seals. Any advice on what is a valve seat or how to clean it?

[@andrewmorrison8033]

Cheers James I have learned so much from watching your videos and on a couple of occasions had the change my expansion vessel one question isn't that Altec tank filled with nitrogen and not air?

[@plumberparts]

It’ll more than likely be an inert gas...but I’m not sure which!

[@braddd1000]

So one thing that is different in Canada is that people don't have 10 dishes underneath their pressure release they usually go directly into the room so they are invisible mess that makes you aware of what's going on

[@huunghiem]

Hi can PRV only losing air? Because when my boiler pressure down to zero within 3 to 4 hours, when I put water back the needle when up very quick to 1

[@zac34p]

I have a question please: I need to use a 13 bar releive valve and I don't have (I didn't found in the market), can I add in series 2 reliefs valve of 8 & 5 bars?

[@johnsullivan395]

Good viddy.

[@anthonysalisbury6945]

I have a combined pressure reducing valve and pressure relief valve on unvented system, when the expansion vessel also connects.....lost flow rate on the cold water balanced feed off that valve...could it just be knackered or could the expansion tank effect it, if that's knackered?

[@alanoreilly]

Had to keep topping up my system as the PRV was letting out water a lot. Turned off 2 rads and it slowed and at times stopped the boiler PRV letting out the water. Assuming I probably need an expansion vessel. Thin k it started happening since a couple of rads were added to system. The in built Boiler vessel seems to be working, no water coming out of vent, only air, would it be that its just not a big enough vessel anymore now more rads were added?

[@bernardneild327]

Hi how do you release the pressure, as my gauge is going over the set amount 1.5 bar

[@rasosteva]

Should it be closed or opened. Mine is 1/2 6 bar and located at heating system

[@tarkimicaleff1547]

I've never drained using a prv/srv........I'm also the child of god haha. Good video.

[@ramboshar5747]

Vaillant boiler turbomax 842e pressure release valve, cannot tighten pipe going out of the value and cannot add olive help?

[@jennyomalley7634]

Do you need a PRV on a 10/15 Lt under sink water heater ??

[@smilertiler1]

I'm a tiler/bathroom fitter. I do enjoy your videos, even the ones I'm never gonna use. I've got a client who wants a whole house pump to boost the flow on the bathe taps and kitchen hot tap. Do you have a vid about this or could you use this idea to do one?

[@plumberparts]

Hi dude. Yeah got loads. Search for salamander in my KZbin channel. Good luck!

[@ziawalizada3184]

Hello sir I have water boiler at home Ariston boiler when I don’t release water in sinks and shower there is no leakage from valve but when I use water the leakage starts from valve what to do to stop leakage from valve? Thank you in advance

[@arian79]

Hi..my T&P valve starts running as soon as the water temperature gets slightly warmer..! Then temperature won't go higher and water is keep running..! Any suggestions before go for valve replacement please.??? Thanks in advance..🙏🙏🙏🙌

[@BN-hy1nd]

👍🏿 I have a mini expansion arrestor which isn't working in my opinion. Can I drain the system and then replace the/a suspect arrestor with a new altecnic mini expasion arrestor? Much easier than recharging, I think.

[@dani_huni7022]

Please help I've just watched your prv video I have the small red round 3 bar and I have mistakenly turned it slightly now water is dripping and black hand on gauge is dropping to zero when both red,black hand was at 1.

[@jurakas]

Cool shirt :)

[@dw349]

Good information, and explained in a way that anyone can understand... but when did professional golfer Ian Poulter become a professional plumber?!😂😂😂

[@jeanhodkinson420]

Had house rendered and they have rendered a small copper pipe (it looks like a bent finger ) in to wall is this dangerous . Regards jean

[@CosmikDebriis]

Question: My PR valve is situated above the boiler which is on the wall in our kitchen, The outlet pipe (copper) runs down inside the boiler casing then out of the bottom of the casing, extends about a foot below the boiler before exiting through the wall then drops down outside the wall and terminates just above ground level. My missus wants to put a Kitchen cabinet around the boiler and the pipe sticking out of the bottom of the boiler is in the way. Can I simply change the exit pipe to run straight out of the wall above the boiler then down? I won't need to alter anything else in the system.

[@plumberparts]

Yes you can do that. Nothing wrong at all!

[@loafersheffield]

Have you ever sat in your van, scoffing down your lunch and noticed a nasty green streak down someone's brick work, just below the prv terminal? Usually there's moss and cracked cement joints and if you're really lucky... MUSHROOMS! Pop into your bacon butty.... Filling loop left on slowly letting by and/or faulty or broken pressure gauges + tinkerers. "dur.... doopid!" Rolls eyes, face palms, shakes head... emits long heavy sigh.

[@Gixer750pilot]

So Jimbo . The expansion vessel should be charged to 1.5 bar. But is that through the valve . But is that when its empty of water straight out the box ? So if I want to check mine can I do it with the system full or do I need to drain it and top it up empty . Hope that makes sense

[@plumberparts]

Best thing to do is drop the system pressure. Then charge the vessel to desired pressure. Then reinstate the system.

[@coreybarnes3268]

Hello there My problem is my value is not connected to a pipe running outside and it’s leaking in my boiler? Do I need to connect a copper pipe to run out or put a stop value on there? Guessing not as it’s pressure release 😂

[@PaulJones-jk7rw]

I might have twisted my SRV valve when trying to re-pressurise (proper rookie.) It clicked once. Does this now mean the valve is damaged and will need replacing? Thanks for all the brilliant videos and any advice you can give in advance.

[@ln5747]

Just had the same problem - did you get an answer?

[@nicodavies3725]

You’d never install the pump on the same supply as the Vent pipe because you’d get water constantly entering the F&E tank which in the longer run you’d constant get water running down the overflow and could cause sludge due to wasted inhibitor

[@grasshoppers7742]

Think mine is knackered by not opening. Put CH on boiler panel flashes mental and boiler goes weird, fires up, shuts off, fires up, shuts off constantly in 10 second intervals. Boiler 18 months old.

[@bikerchrisukk]

Great video mate, just wondering but how long are they reliable for? Just wondering really. Cheers!

[@plumberparts]

As long as they aren’t tinkered with I’d say 10 years. But unfortunately we tinker!

[@bikerchrisukk]

@@plumberparts Nice one, regards, non-tinkerer 😁

[@jonkirkham7961]

When you say the whole product needs replacing. Do you mean a new boiler ?

[@jeanhodkinson420]

Had house rendered they have rendered over a small copper pipe on outside wall from boiler (it looks like a bent finger ) that’s the only way I can describe it it is this dangerous. Thank you jean

[@jezlucas3878]

Hi what does the arrow mean on the valve

[@hawkins7331]

why do they go on the cold side??

[@RAWSONJM]

Cheers mate, mine continuously dripping. To add insult to injury whoever built the house didn't connect the waist pipe to a drain so it's soaking through from outside into my skirting boards. Oh and i think the pipes got a leak so now i have to jigsaw a chunk out of the bedroom floorboards or take out the wall to get to it... my house has only been up 6 years.

[@johndaniells4440]

What does the turning of the cap actually do? Squash the spring to disapate the pressure? Can it alter the tension of spring turning the cap and affect the calibration, is that why u said not to do it?

[@plumberparts]

Exactly. The whole reason it’s there is a failsafe in case the valve sticking closed.

[@johndaniells4440]

Thanks for the reply mate. Great vid as always.

[@amnanbazli]

i cant find any pressure relief valve with a gauge at my home. if i want to install one how do i determined the right pressure? should i get the 2.5 bar or 6 bar or something else?

[@plumberparts]

If you haven’t got one, it’s probably gravity fed. Just leave it how it is.

[@stefanp6141]

@@plumberparts Hi James, I have a gravity fed system but the plumber still fitted a PRV to the boiler flow pipe. Excess of precautions? I should perhaps get him to watch your tutorials :)

[@ThePhilandPam]

I do that......sorry something else I’m doing wrong again 😬👍

[@milkyporridge5929]

ThePhilandPam dont let this fat mess influence what you do

[@plumberparts]

@@milkyporridge5929 yeah...remember its what you look like that matters! 😂

[@nomore5668]

@@milkyporridge5929 Always one nobhead.

[@groovylicks6]

I've replaced my p.r.v. and flushed it and it's still dripping. Anyone know why?

[@Gixer750pilot]

Love the “oh I just sharted myself “ walk at the start

[@andymiles5156]

Do they always fail open?

[@euanbegbie]

Andy Miles no

[@bscott77]

.....I’m still singing ‘please don’t chase that wall’. 🤬

[@plumberparts]

Choon!

[@mightymagnum8811]

Why does the top rotate at all if we're not meant to turn them, and why don't they just turn so far instead of ratcheting past the high point??

[@vinparaffin6082]

Talking of 'blow offs' (a big one), what happened to your live broadcasts ?

[@AllenGoldsmith]

jimbo sparks here go easy ha if the pressure rose and the pressure thing and the vessel was fucked would the boiler literally blow up?

[@plumberparts]

No. You’d just get joints leaking after a while.

[@AllenGoldsmith]

What would need to happen for a boiler to blow off the wall 🧐

[@MySpace662]

Thermal Expansion Relief Valve is used instead of an expansion tank, you dont's need both.

[@leebenstead7171]

Why design them with a perfect twisty knobby they don't want you to twist. If it doesn't seal and it's hard to get at I'll take it apart first, clean off any scale, pop it back in and test.

[@plumberparts]

I think they have that capability because its a failsafe incase of the valve getting stuck down...I'll ask!

[@leebenstead7171]

@@plumberparts That twisty knobby is like a nipple to a baby

[@plumberparts]

Or a bloke. Let’s be fair! 😂😂

[@leebenstead7171]

@@plumberparts You naughty boy lol

[@tomsearles1914]

PRV's should really be tested and checked while servicing (who does a service on an unvented cylinder though?) If a component fails due to use...unless for example its meant to like a fuse it's just poor quality don't make excuses for them.

[@junkendriven]

And how would you easily test in the field? twisting the cap isn't really testing anything other than the seal hasn't jammed/sealed shut, you're not verifying their pressure release pressure or anything other than the basic moving component.

[@tomsearles1914]

@@junkendriven CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE VALVE i) Slowly manually open, for a few seconds, the Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve situated on the Megaflo unit (see Figure 15). Check water discharged runs freely away through the tundish and discharge pipework. Close valve, ensure water flow stops and valve reseats correctly. ii) Repeat for the Expansion Valve situated on the Cold Water Combination Valve or Expansion Core Unit I'm confused why you've asked me what you're testing for as you've already touched on what you're testing for? You should always be sure to read the manufacturers instructions but MOST manufacturers will say to check it for the above reason.

[@marcincz147]

Gay gas engineer 👍

[@adamsala9291]

Rubbish part!

[@euanbegbie]

Beware guys, just because you get water out the Schrader doesn’t mean the vessel is burst. Sounds like this guy is on commission from the vessel manufacturer.

[@plumberparts]

I'd love to know what water out of the shrader means in euan land...?

[@euanbegbie]

plumberparts you can get quite a lot of water out of a schrader and it’s just condensation build up, its not always burst.

[@plumberparts]

I guess...but it’s never happened to me. Usually it’s manky water coming out, often under pressure, with a full expansion vessel and a PRV dumping. That’s usually when I think this probably a bust membrane...not a tiny bit of condensation! 😂. So anyway into your other point. Explain to me how I can make ‘commission’ from this video? Because I can’t and I’m not! 😂

[@euanbegbie]

A lot of absolute nonsense this video.

[@plumberparts]

Thanks for your considered comment.

[@nomore5668]

Such as? By all means qualify your comment. Otherwise it's just... nonsense.