Comments on: Water Heater Maintenance

By: dusty

dusty — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:00:24 +0000

I live in mobile and inside my closet is the water heater, the pressure valve is leaking and running down the pvc pipe and is running under the mobile now the ground under the home is like lake. could this be the pressure valve? do you have to shut off the gas piolet and drain the water any answers thanks

By: Richard Housfeld

Richard Housfeld — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:56:56 +0000

A plumber installed a power vented gas water heater about two years ago. Now when the wash machine is working or someone takes a shower, it leaks water onto the basement floor. I can’t see where it is coming from. Surely it couldn’t rust in two years. The pressure relief valve works and the condensate tube is “looped”. Any ideas?

By: Jennifer David

Jennifer David — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:06:57 +0000

We recently replace our old water heater and we noticed that the water pressure is not the same as it was and as the days, months went on the amount of water coming ou from our faucets is really little. My husband got discoureaged when he asked 1 plumer about our problem, his recommednation was to repipe the whole house which will cost arounf $ 8,000.00. This is a lot of money and I am not confident with that recommendation. Hope you can give us some advise on is the best ting to do. Thanks

By: eagle

eagle — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:24:32 +0000

Hello
i am plumber i find meny problems concerning water heaters but i don’t know how do i repair them?
i hope you to send me couses and sulochns

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:36:34 +0000

Why doesnt water go inside the water heater?

By: Tom Grimsley

Tom Grimsley — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:50:58 +0000

Dave,

I am having the same problem with a small amount of water leaking out my T&P valve. I replaced what I thought was a defective valve only to have the new one do the same thing. I have a 40 gallon gas water heater with an expanion tank. The water heater is 2 years old.
What gives?

By: John Cannamela

John Cannamela — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:38:35 +0000

You can try to change the sacrificial anode its the metal rod in all electric HWH’s sometimes the magnesium cna be changed to aluminum and may be the cause.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:07:25 +0000

Water is coming out of the pressure relief valve on my water heater. It will leak almost nothing for days, and then will push out multiple gallons of water on a given day. Could this be a defective T&P relief valve, knowing that the amount of water coming out is inconsistent? Also, is it possible that a water heater can be fine for 6 years, and then all of a sudden need a thermal expansion tank?

By: Bruce Adler

Bruce Adler — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:47:22 +0000

I have a fairly new 40 Gal. electric water heater that has been working great since April. This is a vacation home that I only get to on weekends. Last week I turned on the water to take a shower and the sulphur smell was terrible. Rotten Eggs. What could have caused this? Only the hot water. What can I do to remedy the situation shy of draining the tank?
been working great

By: Dave K

Dave K — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:18:01 +0000

After watching the segment on tv i followed the steps to drain the sedement from my electric water heater. Now the heater does not want to come back on. The power is on, what am i doing wrong?