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Bradford White: stop the relief valve weeping: expansion tanks for closed systems

Sizing, supply and installation of thermal expansion tanks on closed potable systems with backflow prevention or pressure-reducing valves, so the temperature-and-pressure relief valve stays seated instead of dripping through every heating cycle.

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Expansion Control for Bradford White water heaters

When a backflow preventer or pressure-reducing valve closes the system, heated water cannot expand back to the main, so pressure climbs every time the tank fires and the relief valve becomes the release point. An expansion tank sized to the system volume and pressure absorbs the expanded water, which stops the drip cycle and protects the relief valve.

The service sizes the tank from the water-heater volume and the supply pressure, installs it on the cold side per code, sets the air charge, and verifies the system pressure, so the fix is engineered rather than guessed.

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What's included

  • Expansion tank sized to the system
  • Installation on the cold-water supply per code
  • Air-charge setting against supply pressure
  • Relief-valve behaviour check after install

Not included

  • Repairs to a relief valve damaged by years of discharge (quoted separately)

Process

How it works

  1. 01

    Check the system

    Backflow prevention, pressures and the drip pattern are checked.

  2. 02

    Size and install

    The tank is sized, installed and charged.

  3. 03

    Verify

    The relief valve is confirmed seated through a full heating cycle.

Why CANRO

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Gas-fitting licence LGA0043870 and boiler licence LBP0046450, as published by CANRO.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does my relief valve drip when the tank heats?

Thermal expansion on a closed system raises pressure during heating and lifts the valve. An expansion tank absorbs the expanded water.

Do I need one?

Any system with a backflow preventer or pressure-reducing valve is closed and needs expansion control; the visit confirms it.

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Facts checked September 7, 2026. Last updated September 7, 2026. Technical reviewer: not yet assigned.

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