Instead it is attached with a discharge pipe link with hot water heater.
Hot water heater discharge pipe.
An air gap eliminates the possibility of backflow from the drain into the discharge piping.
This temperature pressure relief valve is not directly attach with the hot water pressure heater.
How to install a discharge pipe on a water heater step 1.
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Hold the tpr valve with the slip joint pliers.
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Turn the valve clockwise one additional turn to point the tpr.
The valve should be connected to a discharge pipe also called a drain line that runs down the length of the water heater tank.
Brush pipe joint compound on the threads on the tpr valve using the brush supplied with the pipe joint compound.