Comments on: Water Heater Maintenance

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:06:49 +0000

Hi Bill,
Once you’ve turned off the cold water intake line to the water heater and opened the drain at the bottom, you will need to either open a hot water faucet in your sink or open the pressure relief valve to allow air into the system to get it to drain.

By: Bill M.

Bill M. — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:42:26 +0000

well I try to empty out my tank but nothing comes out the water only come outs when I open up the water what am I doing wrong?

By: johnny brown

johnny brown — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:47:29 +0000

I have a new hot water heater we hooked up electricity i have power to the tank but the tank does nothing. I have pushed the reset switch! What is wrong!!!!

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:25:08 +0000

Hi Dan,
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By: -dan z-

-dan z- — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:23:35 +0000

Folks, why asks questions here? Obviously nobody is answering….

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:57:57 +0000

I have notice my water heater is leaking around the cold water supply valve is this someting I can repair myself, and what would be some of the possible symptoms?

By: tiffany

tiffany — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:46:21 +0000

my waterheater is making a sizzling sound after the tank was starting to refill the hotwater. do you know what this could be.

By: Paul G.

Paul G. — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:36:13 +0000

I have a 40 gallon gas fired tall heater. When the burner is running there is a bubbling or crackling noise from bottom of tank. This sound gets worse if you turn on a faucet (call for water)and burner is running. I don’t think it is condensation from flue because of the extra noise when a faucet is turned on. Any help please?

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?