JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
I'm doing some work out on Galiano Island here on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast and noticed a strange noise coming from the Hot Water Tank. I have never heard this sound before from any Hot Water tank and it was kind of a Whirling Sound. The hot water tank is an electric John Wood JW50SDEB1 (twin element).
I thought that perhaps there was a leak in a water line and tried shutting off the cold water supply but the noise continued. When I used the sink a lot of sputtering happened and I chalked this up to the home's Bunk House (Detached Building) just not getting any regular action. The cabin and bunk house are four years old and everything is brand new back when it was built.
I read through the instructions for the Hot Water tank and it says these sounds can happen when the hot water tank is not used very often. Should I warn the client of a potential problem?
My gut tells me to flush the hot water tank and leave it be. I'm going to try and drain it as well with a garden hose and think perhaps I should just leave the hot water tanked switched off since this bunk house gets little use. What is the longest time a hot water tank should be left powered down? If it is say powered down for 4 months at a time should it be reflushed before use once powered back up?
What about some kind of timer? Would a timer that switched on for say 4 hours every week be better than leaving the bunk houses hot water tank shut off completely for months on end?
I thought that perhaps there was a leak in a water line and tried shutting off the cold water supply but the noise continued. When I used the sink a lot of sputtering happened and I chalked this up to the home's Bunk House (Detached Building) just not getting any regular action. The cabin and bunk house are four years old and everything is brand new back when it was built.
I read through the instructions for the Hot Water tank and it says these sounds can happen when the hot water tank is not used very often. Should I warn the client of a potential problem?
My gut tells me to flush the hot water tank and leave it be. I'm going to try and drain it as well with a garden hose and think perhaps I should just leave the hot water tanked switched off since this bunk house gets little use. What is the longest time a hot water tank should be left powered down? If it is say powered down for 4 months at a time should it be reflushed before use once powered back up?
What about some kind of timer? Would a timer that switched on for say 4 hours every week be better than leaving the bunk houses hot water tank shut off completely for months on end?
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