Leaking Water Heater Home › Forums › Public Forums › General Plumbing › Leaking Water Heater This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 24 years, 9 months ago by hj. Viewing 1 reply thread Author Posts 4 Mar 2000 at 7:09 am #272585 Anonymous My water heater is about 10 years old. It just started leaking from the overflow pipe. Do you think thepressure valve is bad or is something else causing it? 4 Mar 2000 at 2:47 pm #285977 hjParticipant After 10 years, I would assume the safety valve is bad. Author Posts Viewing 1 reply thread You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In