TPR valve discharge pipe missing

This can be dangerous.

More info on TPR valves here 

Temperature/pressure-relief or TPR valves are safety devices installed on water heating appliances, such as boilers and domestic water supply heaters. TPRs are designed to automatically release water in the event that pressure or temperature in the water tank exceeds safe levels.

It is critical that discharge pipes meet the following requirements, which can be found in InterNACHI’s Water Heater Discharge Piping. A discharge pipe should: 

1. be constructed of an approved material, such as CPVC, copper, polyethylene, galvanized steel, polypropylene, or stainless steel. PVC and other non-approved plastics should not be used since they can easily melt. 
2. not be smaller than the diameter of the outlet of the valve it serves (usually no smaller than 3/4"). 
3. not reduce in size from the valve to the air gap (point of discharge). 
4. be as short and as straight as possible so as to avoid undue stress on the valve. 
5. be installed so as to drain by flow of gravity. 
6. not be trapped, since standing water may become contaminated and backflow into the potable water. 
7. discharge to a floor drain, to an indirect waste receptor, or to the outdoors.  
8. not be directly connected to the drainage system to prevent backflow of potentially contaminating the potable water. 
9. discharge through a visible air gap in the same room as the water-heating appliance. 
10. be first piped to an indirect waste receptor such as a bucket through an air gap located in a heated area when discharging to the outdoors in areas subject to freezing, since freezing water could block the pipe. 
11. not terminate more than 6 inches (152 mm) above the floor or waste receptor. 
12. discharge in a manner that could not cause scalding. 
13. discharge in a manner that could not cause structural or property damage. 
14. discharge to a termination point that is readily observable by occupants, because discharge indicates that something is wrong, and to prevent unobserved termination capping. 
15. be piped independently of other equipment drains, water heater pans, or relief valve discharge piping to the point of discharge. 
16. not have valves anywhere. 
17. not have tee fittings. 
18. not have a threaded connection at the end of the pipe so as to avoid capping.

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Perry

Central Virginia Home Inspections