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Everything is HUNKY DORY now It has been awhile since the issues have been resolved - but wanted to get back and provide those of you who were willing to take your time and help me out with the definitive solution - MY EARNEST THANKS Well, folks, Sears showed up - the reason for the lack of...

How 'cum Well, to be honest I am just now dealing with the consequences of this guys work - getting the water back on and the kids back in the tub every night. I have called this guy (had to find out who he was through the county - at least he did pull a permit) but he didn't return my call...

BACKGROUND: In dealing with some frozen pipes, I came to learn that the Renovation Contractor (Eggleston Carpentry of Alexandria, VA) who remodeled the Bathroom in the home we purchased last year, had left an overhang space upon which the hi-end Kohler cast iron tub and supply and drain pipes...

Water CAN and WILL go through grout Grout is porous! After you grout any ceramic job the grout must be "sealed". If you don't water will seep through it, mold and even mushrooms can grow in it, it will rapidly deteriorate and the tile will begin to pop off the adhesive that cements them to...

a tad more some of the latter explanations were very helpful. Wish that info had been more readily available on general info household/DIY sites - probably there but I spent a helluva lot of time looking and never found one of them. Sure know alot more about the details of water heaters. I...

Here is how it turned out Well, everything is well. I ended up calling Sears and got an appointment for the next day - between 08:00 and 12:00. Around 10:45 I started calling sears - and then spent the next 4 hours trying to find out if they were coming or not. Turned out they were not...

epoxy I would use Epoxy. Try to counter sink the hole so there is more surface for the epoxy to adhere to. Mix the two part epoxy - if it is too runny, just wait a bit until it just begins to harden or thicken up and put some on the hole. You may wish to add some more after the intial...

Sweet Jesus : can't manufacturers build anything anymore Well, it looked like a fine water heater - at least Sears had all the info on it - other makes just made claims and had very little info on the heater itself. I did change the thermostats (upper down around the lowest setting 110 or so...

Well, it is probably my naivete - my son, who knows far less about all this than I do, immediatly said, "BS". We shall see. Yup, got a multmeter and an ammeter. After I got all the readings I should with my multimeter, I never got around to using the ammeter. Guess I'll go back and check...

Late Breaking GOOOD news I spoke with the "Quick Resolution Center" at Sears this AM. They immediatly asked me what the Thermostats were set at - both had been set at 140 degrees. I was told that was the problem!!! They explained that the upper element should be set at a much lower...

Update soldering near the water heater - Nope. That is why I used unions so I could solder everything in the garage and then neatly attach everything with wrenches. I Double/Triple checked that the cold water was entering the tank on the cold water side and the hot water on the hot water...

Dip Tube?? Which side is the dip tube on? Thought it was on the cold water side. What is the general nature of the damage - what causes it and what is the outcome.

Background: 55 gallon AO Smith water heater with two 4500 Watt heating elements goes belly up (tank starts leaking). It was 18 years old. Additionally, we had lots of very bad water hammer. Installed two 24" x 1" water hammer tubes (home built) with drain on the top, drain at the bottom and...