Jerry Peck
Yes, to a certain degree, because the safety relief valve is stuck.
Call a licensed and qualified plumbing contractor to replace the T&P safety relief valve (that’s why they are called safety relief valves); make sure the T&P discharge line does not run uphill (that it gravity drains dry); the discharge line terminates on the exterior; that the discharge end is open to the atmosphere; that there is 6″ between the end of the discharge line and whatever is below it (the ground); that the discharge line is not longer than 30′; and that there are no more than 4 elbows in the discharge line.
But then a qualified plumber would already know that stuff.
